Eris

[ eer-is, er-is ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.

Eris

/ ˈɛrɪs /

Eris

/ ˈɛrɪs /

the largest dwarf planet in the solar system, located beyond the Kuiper belt. It has a diameter of 2400 km

Eris

/ îr′ĭs,ĕr′- /

A dwarf planet with a diameter of about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles). When Eris was discovered in 2005, it and its satellite Dysnomia were the farthest known celestial bodies in the Solar System.

Eris is the goddess of discord, and she had not been invited, as she always causes people to quarrel and so is loved by no one.

At the wedding of Thetis, a water nymph, all the gods and goddesses except Eris were seated at the banquet.

Eris is represented as a woman of florid complexion, with dishevelled hair, and her whole appearance angry and menacing.

I thought one could find no better illustration for our dinner than the poets' story of Eris.

All the gods and goddesses came to their wedding feast, Only one of the immortals was not invited—Eris, who is Discord.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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