

Yes, for once Zeus even was deluded, though men say he is the highest one of gods and mortals. Ate is the elder daughter of Zeus, the accursed who deludes all her feet are delicate and they step not on the firm earth, but she walks the air above men's heads and leads them astray. " ‘It is the god who accomplishes all things.
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"But abhorred Eris (Strife) bare painful Ponos (Toil), and Lethe (Forgetfulness), and Limos (Starvation), and the Algea (Pains), full of weeping, the Hysminai (Fightings) and the Makhai (Battles), the Phonoi (Murders) and the Androktasiai (Man-slaughters), the Neikea (Quarrels), the Pseudo-Logoi (Lies), the Amphilogiai (Disputes), and Dysnomia (Lawlessness) and Ate (Ruin), who share one another's natures, and Horkos (Oath)." Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) :


Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. (Blünmer, Ueber Idee die des Schicksals, &c. She appears most prominent in the dramas of Aeschylus, and least in those of Euripides, with whom the idea of Dike (justice) is more fully developed. 381), so that her character here is almost the same as that of Nemesis and Erinnys. 126, &c.) In the tragic writers Ate appears in a different light: she avenges evil deeds and inflicts just punishments upon the offenders and their posterity (Aeschyl. When Zeus discovered his rashness, he hurled Ate from Olympus and banished her for ever from the abodes of the gods. She once even induced Zeus, at the birth of Heracles, to take an oath by which Hera was afterwards enabled to give to Eurystheus the power which had been destined for Heracles. 91) of Zeus, was an ancient Greek divinity, who led both gods and men to rash and inconsiderate actions and to suffering. 230), a daughter of Eris, and according to Homer (Il. Her power was countered by the Litai (Litae) (Prayers) which followed in her wake.ĪTE (Atê), according to Hesiod ( Theog. It does not store any personal data.ATE was the personified spirit ( daimona) of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, rash action and reckless impulse who led men down the path of ruin. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".

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