mythology:DISCORDIA
Roman goddess Discordia, Greek counterpart of Eris, was the goddess of strife and discord. According to some sources she was the daughter of Nox, the goddess of the night. According to others, she was born from Jupiter and Athena. Ancient Greek poet Hesoid identified her as the mother of 13 gods, all patrons of different aspects of her own personification, such as hardship, pains, lies, anarchy, and ruin. In the Illiad, Homer refers to her as the sister and close friend of Mars and mother to one son named Strife. She is portrayed with bird-like features, specifically talons for feet and large wings on her back in the limited art that remains of her.
Discordia is most well known for her contribution to the start of the Trojan War. Spiteful about not being invited to the wedding of Peletus and Thetis, parents to the legendary Greek soldier Achilles, she decided to enact revenge on the other gods. After engraving it with the words "for the most fair", Discordia threw a golden apple into the crowd. This apple started an argument between Juno, Miverva, and Venus.
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