Androktasiai
The Androktasiai ( ancient Greek Ἀνδροκτασίαι , singular Androktasia Ἀνδροκτασία , male murders ) are personifications of the slaughter in Greek mythology .
The word Androktasiai already appears in Homer as a synonymous name for the battles. In Hesiod's theogony , the Androktasiai appear personified as daughters of the goddess of discord Eris , their siblings are also personifications of concepts that are negatively charged for humans. In the shield of Heracles attributed to Hesiod, it is described that they adorn the shield of Heracles along with some other personifications related to war .
literature
- Adolf Schirmer : Androktasiai . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 344 ( digitized version ).
- Konrad Wernicke : Androktasiai . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2149.
Web links
- Androktasiai in Theoi Project (English)
