#enyalius

[theoihalioistuff]

Eustathios of Thessalonika, Commentary on Homer, Iliad 7.166. Quoting Arrian of Nicomedia (circa 86–160 AD) BNJ 156 F 103.

According to most, warlike Enyalios came from Enyo. But some say that, just as Pallas got her name on account of killing Pallas [masc.], so too Enyalios was named from a similar event. At any rate, Arrian records that when Ares came to the lands of Thrace, where the home of Enyalios was, he wished to be entertained as a guest. But Enyalios did not wish to receive him, saying that he would host no one who was not stronger than him in deeds of war. Ares responded: “Then it is time for you to host me, since I am stronger than you in war.” When Enyalios denied this, they came to blows, and after a long drawn-out battle he was finally felled by Ares, who struck him in the armour with his broad-sword (ῥομφαία). Thus, when young Ares had accomplished this great feat, he was called Enyalios after him.

᾽Ενυάλιος δὲ κατὰ μὲν τοὺς πλείους ὁ πολεμικὸς ἀπὸ τῆς ᾽Ενυοῦς. τινὲς δὲ ὥσπερ τὴν Παλλάδα διὰ φόνον τοῦ Πάλλαντος, οὕτω καὶ τὸν ᾽Ενυάλιον διά τι τοιοῦτον κεκλῆσθαί φασιν. ᾽Αρριανὸς γοῦν ἱστορεῖ ὅτι «ἐλθὼν ῎Αρης εἰς τὰ τῆς Θράικης χωρία, ὅπου τὰ οἰκία ἦν τῶι ᾽Ενυαλίωι, ἤθελε ξενισθῆναι. ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελε δέχεσθαι φάμενος οὐκ ἂν ξενίσαι ἄλλον ἢ ὃς κρείσσων αὑτοῦ τὰ πολέμια ἔλθοι. καὶ ὅς· ‘ὥρα σοι ξενίζειν ἐμέ, καθότι κρείσσων σού φημι τὰ πολέμια εἶναι.’ τοῦ δὲ ᾽Ενυαλίου ἀποφάσκοντος ἔρχεται εἰς χεῖρας καὶ ἐπὶ πολὺ τῆς μάχης ἐκταθείσης τέλος ὁ ᾽Ενυάλιος πίπτει ὑπὸ τῶι ῎Αρει, πληγεὶς ὅπλωι τῆι ῥομφαίαι. διὸ καθότι μέγα τοῦτο ἆθλον ὁ ῎Αρης νέος ὢν ἐξετέλεσεν, ἐκαλεῖτο ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶι ᾽Ενυάλιος.»

For anybody wondering what a Rhomphaia (thracian "broad-sword") looked like.

[theogonyofbeauty]

Quirinus is an early god of the Roman state.

He was originally a Sabine war god. By the time of the poet Ennius in the 2nd century, Quirinus was considered the deified legendary first king, Romulus.

In Greek mythology he was identified with Enyalius.

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If the birth of the War Gods we know were to be tied to certain events.

Alright I should probably come upfront and say that even within any classic mythological world or headcanon I come up with these stories these will be treated as myths within myths (if that makes any sense). Basically there's no way I'll verify if they're true in-universe and the only ones who possibly can know or verify if they're true in-universe swore upon the river Styx to never confirm if they are. Besides, a little mystery is fun~...

But having said that, it is interesting that the Gods of War could possibly be tied to the birth of so many divine conflicts. Which is why I'm going to introduce my head canon on which Titan and/or God of War was born during which event.

Pallas the Titan, The Prime Mover of Violence and Titan of War, The Titan Rebellion: Pallas the Titan (not to be confused with Pallas the Giant or Pallas, Daughter of Triton) would be born right as Kronos castrated his father Oranous. From that very day he would be the Prime Mover of Violence among the Titans and Kronos's Victory would also mark the birth of Pallas's and Styx's children Nike, Bia, Kratos (not that one), and Zelus. Unfortunately for Kronos, if one rebellion of the spawn can succeed why can't another? And even more unfortunately...he didn't chew his food after the first one...

Athena, Goddess of Divine Warfare and Wisdom, The Titanomachy: After Zeus ate Metis to prevent his next children from rising against him, he would lead his siblings and sympathetic Titans to he cause and defeat his father Kronos with the Wisdom he gained from eating Metis and unborn Athena. Her birth, inside of Zeus's head, would forever mark the birth of conflict among Gods and the Wisdom of Warfare. Fortunately for humans, they would be spared this fate, unfortunately for them, Zeus really wanted the meat of sacrifices, really unfortunately for them, Zeus caught Prometheus dealing fire and wanted to punish mortal kind and are Hera and Nyx with children?

Ares and Eris, God of Mortal Warfare and Goddess of Strife, The Opening of Pandora's Jar: The whisper among mortalkind is that when Pandora first opened the jar there was the scream like 1000 men dying in pain and chaos but it was actually Ares and Eris taking their first breaths for the first time. Eris would forever be known as a representation of the horrors and evils of Pandora's Jar and be the Winged Goddess of Strife Incarnate, while Ares would be the God who's cries and presence would cause men to fight, to kill, and to die to each other for good or for ill. Ironically enough Ares would go on to befriend Eris and have her limit her influence so wars didn't turn into genocide and both would also still have the unintentional gift of hope inside of them.

Phobos and Deimos, Fear and Terror Incarnate, The Aftermath of the Flood of Deucalion: When Zeus was disappointed in something he asked to have happen on people who had nothing to do with it, he flooded the world leaving humanity to start over, incidentally the God of War would eventually grow up and meet the Goddess of Passion and they would have two children born right as humanity first step foot on the flooded land, Phobos and Deimos, when humanity first walked upon the earth and realized how small and weak they were in the face of true divine wrath, they felt fear and dread for the first time, and that would be when Fear and Terror would breath their first breaths.

Enyo, Goddess of Destruction, The Creation of Typhon: When Gaia created Typhon to first wage war on the Olympians for...several reasons, up to and including the Titans imprisonment, Hera would give birth to another Goddess to give voice to the destruction of the Olympians...Enyo. Born during the Typhon War, when she would grow up she would revel in the bloodshed and hold impartiality between the sides just to see the war go on longer and when Zeus wanted to punish her, Ares stepped in and defended her and made her work with him so that they may revel in the destruction of war and bloodshed.

Enyalius, God of International Warfare, The Dionysis War: When war started to reach beyond the borders of the Olympian's Domain and into other countries like India where Dionysus waged his war, Enyo would give birth to a child of Ares born from Enyo's amorous fever during the deaths of 49 men. His birth would forever mark the day War became something bigger beyond the borders of men and women who paid tribute to the Olympians but also his domain paradoxically he wouldn't be seen much.

Alright I know Aphrodite Areia is missing but considering we know how she was born and what she represents I'd figure it would go without saying.

[thatssomegoodart]

My Greek myth AU designs that I have yet to draw (Post 5) + lore

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Thaumas God of the sea and miracles Husband of Electra Father of Iris and Arke

Sweater was knitted by his wife

Enyo Goddess of war Eldest daughter of Aphrodite and Ares

"DEIMOS, PHOBOS, ENYALIUS, ALALA, GET IN THE CHARIOT, ERIS GO FETCH YOUR SISTERS, WE'VE GOT WARRIORS TO KILL >:D"

(Lyssa and the Keres are the sisters of Eris)

Enyalius God of close quarter combat Second eldest child of Aphrodite and Ares

Shield was a gift from his mother

Got his scar during the Trojan War

Wields a xiphos and is an expert at throwing hands

Phobos God of fear and panic Middle child of Aphrodite and Eros The elder twin of Deimos

Is basically Pennywise but unrestrained

Deimos God of terror and dread Middle child of Ares and Aphrodite The younger twin of Phobos

He is the father of Scylla

Harmonia Goddess of harmony and concord Youngest child of Aphrodite and Ares

Cursed her (now ex) husband after he killed a dragon that was sacred to her father. The curse entales misfortune and unluckiness to all of his siblings' descendants as long as she wears the necklace that upholds the curse.

Gigi's depiction of scylla is the canon scylla design in my AU

Scylla Nymph Daughter of Deimos

was transformed into the monster she is now by Circe

The Charites Attendants of Aphrodite, part of her retinue

Aglaia One of the charites Goddess of splendor, brilliance, and brightness Daughter of Zeus and Eurynome

she has wings, they're just hard to see

honestly I headcanon she has minor lightning powers, but its more akin to static electricity

Pupils are meant to resemble sunflowers cuz her mother is the titaness goddess of flowers, flowery meadows, pastures, and meadows

Thalia One of the charites Goddess of banquets and festivity Daughter of Helios and Eurynome

star birthmark because Hyperion is her paternal grandfather

necklace was a gift from Aphrodite

i put a smaller model beside her so you can see her halo in full

Euphrosyne One of the Charites Goddess of enthusiam, joy, and mirth Daughter of Dionysus and Eurynome

Her design is one of my favorites by far

I modeled her design after the Longdan tiger because her father's retinue, the maenads, tend to wear animal pelts which are most commonly depicted as leopard pelts in paintings

Eileithyia Goddess of childbirth and midwifery

Leaf hat was given to her by her grandmother Rhea

Assisted her sister, Hebe, when she was giving birth to Alexiares and Anicetus

Maid of the moirai / fates

Eldest daughter of Zeus and Hera ^ Hebe is the youngest, Ares is the oldest child ^ Hephaestus would be the second youngest, but he's technically a 3/4 brother because he has no father but was born to Hera

Arke Messenger of the titans Daughter of Electra and Thaumas Sister of Iris

She had her wings cut off when she was banished to Tartarus for siding with the titans, when she was released from her imprisonment she had Hephaestus make her prosthetic wings

Atlas Titan God of gravity and orbits Son of Klymene and Iapetus Father of Calypso, the Hyades, the Pleiades, and Hyas Husband of Pleione

Really skilled when it comes to philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy

Pleione Oceanid nymph God of flocks and their breeding + bird migration Mother of Calypso, the Hyades, the Pleiades, and Hyas

✨ HER ✨ also Pleione's star hairclip was given to her by Atlas

Calliope Goddess of epic poetry One of the Muses Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne

I just made her design up along the way, I like how the golden fabric wraps around her body as clothes ngl

Cleo Goddess of history One of the Muses Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne

She does not believe in footwear

^ random fun fact: this is technically a reference / inside joke to / of my christian myth AU

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ENYALIUS (#101006478)

[jurakan]

I can’t answer a request until after Lent is over, so ‘til then! 

Today You Learned about Enyalius! In Greek mythology, Enyalius/Enyalios was a minor Greek deity, whose name meant ‘warlike’. He is often taken as a son and attendant of Ares. In other takes, he was seen as another name for Ares. 

^Concept art of Ares in Rise of the Argonauts, where his descendants use the surname ‘Enyalius’.

In Sparta, it was said that the people had a statue of Enyalius in chains, because they wanted to make sure the Spirit of War stayed with the Spartan people (this is referenced in the Heroes of Olympus series!). Also, the youths of the city sacrificed puppies to him.

Less fun, that bit. Regardless, despite this, and other popular history, Ares himself wasn’t actually popular in Sparta; their biggest war god temple was to Athena.

[colorsoutofearth]

Mosquito biting a Enyalius lizard

Photo by Joao Burini

[diioonysus]

greek mythology | couples | Ενυο & Αρης 

→ Enyo and Ares were war gods/goddesses. Enyo is responsible for the destruction of cities often accompanying Ares and his two sons into battle on his chariot.The pair had Enyalius, another god of war. During the fall of Troy, Enyo, Eris, Phobos, Deimos inflicted terror and bloodshed, and she, Eris, and the two sons of Ares were depicted on the shield of Achilles. Ares when mentioned in the myths was described as “overwhelming, insatiable in battle, destructive, and man-slaughtering,” and majority of the time is facing humilation.