In Greek mythology, the Hysminae or Hysminai ( Ancient Greek: Ὑσμίνας or ὑσμῖναι; singular: ὑσμίνη from hysmine means 'battle, conflict, combat' [1]) are the personifications of fighting. [2] In Hesiod's Theogony, the Hysminai are listed among the children of Eris, the goddess of strife. [3] In another account, Hysmine was called daughter of the primordial deities Aether and Gaia. [4] Quintus Smyrnaeus depicted the Hysminae along with other daemons of war on the shield of Achilles. [5]
In Greek mythology, the Hysminae or Hysminai ( Ancient Greek: Ὑσμίνας or ὑσμῖναι; singular: ὑσμίνη from hysmine means 'battle, conflict, combat' [1]) are the personifications of fighting. [2] In Hesiod's Theogony, the Hysminai are listed among the children of Eris, the goddess of strife. [3] In another account, Hysmine was called daughter of the primordial deities Aether and Gaia. [4] Quintus Smyrnaeus depicted the Hysminae along with other daemons of war on the shield of Achilles. [5]