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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

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Ate, the daughter of Zeus and Eris, was a divinity who delighted in evil.
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Having instigated Hera to deprive Heracles of his birthright, her father seized her by the hair of her head, and hurled her from Olympus, forbidding her, under the most solemn imprecations, ever to return. Henceforth she wandered among mankind, sowing dissension, working mischief, and luring men to all actions inimical to their welfare and happiness. Hence, when a reconciliation took place between friends who had quarrelled, Ate was blamed as the original cause of disagreement.

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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, Project Gutenberg eBook #22381

KER. MOMUS.