Ate
deity Greek single tradition · 2
In Greek mythology, Ate is the personification of moral blindness and error. She could blind the mind of both gods and men, leading them astray. Ate was banished from Olympus by Zeus for blinding him to Hera's trickery denying Heracles his birthright.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Homer and Hesiod.
Relationships
- parent of
- Peitho
- sibling of
- Horkos, the Machai, Limos, Dysnomia
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“It is not I who am at fault, but Zeus and Fate and Erinys, that walks in darkness, since in the place of assembly they cast on my mind fierce blindness [atē] on that day when on my own authority I took from Achilles his prize. But what could I do? It is a god that brings all things to their end. Eldest daughter of Zeus is Ate who blinds all”
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“Their opposite number was Ate, the spirit of delusion and folly, in whose wake they followed.”
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