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Apate

deity Greek single tradition · 1

Apate is the goddess and personification of deceit in Greek mythology. Her mother is Nyx, the personification of the night, and her Roman equivalent is Fraus (Fraud).

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 500
Historical notes
Discussed by Neoplatonic philosophers like Proclus and Plotinus.

Relationships

enemy of
Aletheia, Semele
syncretized with
Fraus
sibling of
Dolus
parent of
Aphrodite
co occurs with
Zeus, Dionysus
child of
Nyx, Erebus
consort of
Zelos
allied with
Hera

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Apate

Source passages

“seeking if anywhere she could find Apate (Deceit) the crafty one. But when high above Korybantian Dikte (Corybantian Dicte) she beheld the child bed water of neighbouring Amnisos, the fickle deity met her there on the hills; for she was fond of the Kretans (Cretans) for they are always liars”

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