Goddess of Strife

[Discord]

[glow=red,2,300]Her eyes afire, Her garment ripped and torn, and as concealing a dagger in Her Bosom.[/glow]

Name: Discordia (Eris-greek)

Goes By: Discord

Title: Goddess of Discord and Strife, Pestilence and Pain

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 128lbs

Eye Color: Stormy Blue, Red when angry

Hair Color: Onyx

Appearance: Pale skin and a perminate impish smile.

Family: Zeus (Father), Hera (Mother), Ares (Twin Brother who is older by one day), Hecate (Aunt), Hades (Uncle), Persephone (Sister/Aunt), Hercules (Half/brother) -the list goes on-

Children: Ate is the oldest daughter, her father is also Zeus, which caused many problems in the home-in the end she used her powers of delusion to get herself thrown out of Olympus forever by her father. Strife is the youngest child, his father is Apollo, however he does not know this, thus he was raised with only his mother and uncle as guidence, since Strife saw Ares as a father figure, he forever links him as his father. Kydoimos (Cydoimos aka Confusion) and Kera (Cera aka Black Fate) are also said to be her children-she treats them as such, truly better than Strife and Ate, due to the fact that at every battle you find Discord, you find Kydoimos and Kera. Death, Doom, Mockery, Forgetfullness, Quarrels, Lies, Dispute, Manslaughter, Lawlessness, Ponos, Lethe, Limos, Algos, Horcus, Fighting, Oblivion, Famine, Oath-taking, Battle, Murder, Toil, Deceit, Blind Folly and Friendship were also noted to be her children, though barely mentioned in history.

Discord in the Short: The hand of Discord can be seen in every quarrel, feud and disagreement. Her eternal and unforgiving rage was the cause of fear and respect on Olympus, though despised by the Olympians they dared not confront her.

Abilities:
1.The power to cause discord with a word, Also to create conflict; political strife, personal contention, rivalry and wrangling.
2.The power to seduce men to her will with a look.
3.The power to make people follow her with a touch and to do her bidding.
4.Normal goddess powers. (Used to create MONSTERS and such)
5.Her golden Apples, which she uses without concern. You do not want one of them to appear infront of you and your friends.
6.And her favorite ability, the Power to charm anyone, male or female, regardless of power, though she has a problem doing it on Aphrodite because the other goddess knows what she is like.
7.Power to create Fireballs and flames at will, eyes change to flames and/or just red when angry.

Brief History: The goddess Discord was the personification of discord and strife. Eris played a significant part in Greek mythology. One of the most important legends in which she is involved begins with the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Discord arrived and tossed a golden apple into the crowd. This tempting apple was tagged with the phrase "to the fairest". A mortal named Paris was chosen to decide who should have the golden apple. Tempted by Aphrodite's offer of the most comely mortal woman, Paris awarded the prize to Helen, who was already married. And from this seemingly minor event - an apple thrown at a wedding - the notorious Trojan War began.

Personality: Discord is insatiable in her desire for bloodshed, and after all the other gods had withdrawn from the battlefield, she still remained rejoicing over the havoc that had been made. When slighted she is vindictive and she is relentless in her desire for revenge. She is often over looked and that IS A MISTAKE. Never over look the Goddess of Discord for it is at your peril that you do so. Discord is not your normal sympering goddess she never listens to Zeus at all and shows no fear in the face of his anger stating that Discord is her domain and as such he should not punish her for being herself.

~Stop Here Unless You Have Time~

Background: Sister of Ares, daughter of Zeus and Hera, the hand of Discord can be seen in every quarrel, feud and disagreement. Her eternal and unforgiving rage was the cause of fear and respect on Olympus, though despised by the Olympians they dared not confront her. Discord is most infamous for her role in the beginning of the Trojan War, yet it is important to note that, while she did sow the seeds of discord, the war was not *entirely* her doing. Being of such a deplorable nature, the gods have kept Discord apart, and as it is widely known, she was not in the list of guests who were invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the parents of Achilles. Nevertheless, Discord, being difficult to get rid of, came to the party and threw a golden apple through the door with the inscription: "For the fairest"

This she threw into the banquet room, where it was set upon by three of the Olympian goddesses, Hera, Aphrodite and Athena.

Here is the story in the words of a mortal BARD:

"And all the race of gods hasted to do honour to the white-armed bride Thetis at her wedding to Peleus ... But Discord (Eris) [alone] did Kheiron [who sent out the invitations] leave unhonoured: Kheiron did not regard her and Peleus heeded her not .

And Discord (Eris) overcome by the pangs of angry jealousy, wandered in search of a way to disturb the banquet of the gods. And often would she leap up from her chair, set with precious stones, and anon sit down again. She smote her hand the bosom of the earth and heeded not the rock. Fain would she unbar the bolts of the darksome hollows and rouse the Titanes from the nether pit and destroy heaven the seat of Zeus, who rules on high. Fain would she brandish the roaring thunderbolt of fire, yet gave way, for all her rage, to Hephaistos, keeper of quenchless fire and of iron. And she thought to rouse the heavy-clashing din of shields, if haply they might leap up in terror at the noise. But from her later crafty counsel, too, she withdrew in fear of iron Ares, the shielded warrior. And now she bethought her of the golden apples of the Hesperides. Thence Discord took the fruit that should be the harbinger of war, even the apple, and devised the scheme of signal woes. Whirling her arm she hurled into the banquet the primal seed of turmoil and disturbed the choir of goddesses. Hera, glorying to be the spouse and to share the bed of Zeus, rose up amazed, and would fain have seized it. And Aphrodite, as being more excellent than all, desired to have the apple, for that it is the treasure of the Erotes (Loves). But Hera would not give it up and Athena would not yield. And Zeus, seeing the quarrel of the goddesses, and calling his son Hermes, who sat below his throne, addressed him thus: 'If haply, my son, thou hast heard of a son of Priamos, one Paris, the splendid youth, who tends his herds on this hills of Troy, give to him the apple; and bid him judge the goddesses' meeting brows and orbed eyes. And let her that is preferred have the famous fruit to carry away as the prize of the fairer and ornament of the Loves.' So the father, the son of Kronos, commanded Hermes. And he hearkened to the bidding of his father and led the goddesses upon the way and failed not to heed ... Paris received the goddesses and awarded the apple to Aphrodite who had bribed him by offering the most beautiful woman in the world - Helene - as his bride. With Aphrodite's aid Paris seduced queen Helene and abducted her to Troy, the spark that preempted the Trojan War." -Colluthus.

Discord, along with her brother Ares, was also not invited to the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, which caused them to set up an attack and rout of the wedding by the Centaurs. This led to the long feud between the Lapiths and the Centaurs.

She is NOT a caring mother, infact she lets her children rule themselves, and never talks to them unless it is usefull for her to do so.

It's said that Discord rides to war with her brother Ares, sowing rumors and lies and enjoying the chaos they made in the ordered ranks.

Discord, commands an army of her own. An army of mortals she has enslaved to go out and cause trouble amoung the populace. Her wordshipers have a large temple in her main city of Nemea with smaller shrines around Greece. If you are a priest or priestess of Discord, you have a brand of a small X on your left shoulder blade. This goes for the enslaved mortals she has. This mark burns hot when Discord is near and when she wants them in her presence. She is very secretive about her temple and what happens within. No other god not even Zeus himself has ever been allowed within its walls.