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Also known as Ate, Até, Ruin, Disaster

ancient Greek goddess of mischief

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Encyclopedic overview

In Greek mythology, Ate (Ancient Greek: Ἄτη, romanized: Átē, lit. 'Delusion, Recklessness, Folly, Ruin') is the personification of moral blindness and error. She could blind the mind of both gods and men, leading them astray. Ate was banished from Olympus by Zeus for blinding him to Hera's trickery denying Heracles his birthright. Homer calls Ate the daughter of Zeus, while Hesiod has Ate as the daughter of Eris (Strife).

Personification

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Atë” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.