Mythology: Gods, Monsters, HeroesBy: Asma Karedia, Arij Khanjee, Sree Yeluri

ARES, DIONYSUS, ERIS, THE FURIES

Ares LINEAGE:o Son of Zeus and Hera (both detested

him) o Brother of Eriso From Aphrodite - Anteros, Deimos,

Eros, Phobus, and Harmoniao From Harmonia - the Amazonso From Enyo - Anyalio, Atalanta, and

ParthenopaeusSYMBOL:o The vulture is his birdo But the dog was wronged by being

chosen as his animalo Bronze armor POWERS/ WEAKNESSES:o Powers: Decisive, determined, fearlesso Weaknesses: Impulsive, bloodthirsty,

raring for a fight regardless of the consequences

Ares ID/DESCRIPTION:oKnown as the Father of Victory,

Leader of Men, Lord of the Dance, Ares, the Greek God of War who is better known as the Roman god named Mars

omurderous, blood-stained, incarnate curse of mortals, yet cowardly when wounded or defeated

oGoddess of War, Enyo, walks beside him with Terror, Trembling and Panic and voices of groaning arise behind them and the earth streams with blood

ohateful throughout the Iliad

Ares IMPORTANT EVENTS:oTrojan war- Since Ares was in love

with Aphrodite, he sided with her and favored Paris, yet with Hera and Athena opposing him, he lost

ALLUSIONS:o episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess;

about a warrior girl from Thraceo The Sparta- Ares is viewed a

masculine soldier, and respected for his military intelligence and physical strength

o Nissan Car model was named Areso The planet Mars is named after the

Latin form of Ares

Dionysus LINEAGE:o Parents: Zeus and the Princess of Thebes,

Semeleo Raised by the nymphs of Nysao Relationships: Aphrodite, goddess of love

and Nyx, goddess of the nighto Wife: Ariande, Princess of Creteo Children: Priapus, Phthonus, DeianiraSYMBOL: o Thyrsos- wooden stick with ivy leaves and

vineso Flute and Wine barrelso His animals are the panther and the tigerPOWERS/WEAKNESSES:o Powers: Control growth of vines, banishes

fear, feelings of joy and freedomo Weaknesses: intoxication, god of tragedy,

uncontrolled rage

Dionysus ID/DESCRIPTION:o Born of fire and nursed in watero God of festivities, wine, and rebirtho Considered as a handsome young

man with impressive hairo He was popular among god and has

many festivals being held in his honor every year

o Dionysus was one of the Olympian gods who actually did not live in Mount Olympus, travelled w/ Satyrs

o Just like how wine causes one to have many natures, Dionysus was known to have a dual nature

Dionysus IMPORTANT EVENTS:o Granted Midas his wish of turning

everything he touched into goldo Went to the Hades to retrieve his

mother back, Semele, and renames her Thyone, making her the goddess of the inspired frenzy

o Zeus stored him in his thigh after Semele died (Dionysus=two births)

ALLUSIONS:o Many European celebrations are held

in honor of Dionysuso Haymitch, the drunk victor/sponsor,

was a representation of Dionysus; his intentions weren’t always clear, short temper, almost always drunk, and could be both heartless and surprisingly benevolent

The FuriesLINEAGE:o Born from the blood of Ouranos

aka Uranus (along w/ the Giants)SYMBOLS: o torch, whip, venomPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES:o Powers: can conceal themselves

from mortals, can send their voices across time and space, channel energy similar to hellfire through their weapons

o Weaknesses: can’t live without sin, anger always present (fury), merciless

The FuriesID/DESCRIPTION:o The Enriyes/ the Eumenides/ Kindly Oneso Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto o pursue and punish sinnerso hair is snakes & eye shed tears of bloodo As long as there is sin on Earth, they

can’t be banishedIMPORTANT EVENTS:o They pursued Orestes and wanted to

punish him for killing his evil mother. But Orestes feels guilt, and prays to Athena to be cleansed. Athena then convinces the Furies to be merciful and from then on the Furies became known as the Eumenides (Benignant Ones)

o After Cronus injured Uranus, the Erinyes emerged from those drops of blood (similar to Aphrodite who emerged from the sea foam)

The FuriesALLUSIONS:o Similar to how the Furies can send

their voices across space, in the book Fairest, by Gail Carson Levine, the main character Aza is able to “fling” her voice and the events that transpire after that rid her Kingdom (Ayortha) of a great evil

o The dementors in Harry Potter are a representation of the Furies; they relentlessly punish criminals, and are unfamiliar with mercy, moderation, and forgiveness.

Eris LINEAGE:o Sister to Ares o Mother of Strifeo Daughter of NyxSYMBOLS: o Golden apple- brings strife and

turmoil POWERS AND WEAKNESSES:Powers: inspires competition, can convince people to follow herWeaknesses: disliked by many, chaotic, brings dissention/ strife

Eris ID/DESCRIPTION:o Evil goddess of discord, rivalry, strifeo Disagreeable natureo Not popular, normally left outo Attended Ares on the battlefield-

purpose was to inspire peopleIMPORTANT EVENTS:o Intentionally left out of an important

wedding, Eris was bent on taking revenge. She threw a golden apple dedicate To The Fairest and the events that transpired after that led to the Trojan War.

o Accompanied Ares during the Trojan war to inspire courage/ fear among the warriors

Eris ALLUSIONS:o In Sleeping Beauty, the evil fairy

godmother that wasn’t invited to Aurora’s birthday. Out of spite, she laid a curse on both the princess and the kingdom on the day of her wedding

o Snow White’s evil stepmother is a representation of Eris, poisoned Apple

o Dwarf planet, Eris, discovered in 2005 was the cause of much astronomical discord and argument

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