Keres
demonic underworld Greek corroborated · 4
The Keres are dangerous powers that were given holocausts. They are associated with the Greek Underworld.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Classical Greece.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Zeus Meilichius, Polemos, Androktasiai, Makhai, Hysminai, Phonoi, Spartoi, Éris, Phobos, Deimos, Moros, Olethros, Hecate, Alala, Zeus, Mars, Hera, Athena, Enyo, Themis
- serves
- Ares
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“to dangerous powers, such as the Keres and Hecate.”
#20052 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Alala is one of the attendants of Ares out on the battlefield, along with the rest of his entourage: Phobos and Deimos (his sons); Eris/Discordia, with the Androktasiai, Makhai, Hysminai, and the Phonoi (Eris' children); the Spartoi, and the Keres”
#27555 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“and the Keres, goddesses of death, whose function it is especially to roam the battle-field, carrying off the dead to Hades.”
#44459 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“the Gods saw the deadly Keres hurling the charging lines together, in the unending wrestle locked of that grim conflict”
#44766 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free