Personification
Eris
Ἔρις
Roman:
Discordia
Overview
Goddess and personification of strife and discord.
Generation
Primordial descendants
Parents
Children
No children recorded.
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Eris still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Eris
Today: A dwarf planet in the outer Solar System.
Eris was named after the Greek goddess of discord and strife. The name was particularly apt because its discovery helped trigger the debate that led to Pluto's reclassification as a dwarf planet.
Explore Eris in astronomy →Related Myths
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The Judgment of Paris
Introduces the golden apple of discord