The Machae | |
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Personifications of Battle | |
Member of the Family of Eris | |
Abode | Underworld (possibly) |
Personal information | |
Parents | Eris[1] |
Siblings | Lethe, Ponos, Algos, Hysminai, Limos, Phonoi, Androktasiai, Neikea, Amphillogiai, Pseudea, Logoi, Dysnomia, Atë, Horkos |
In Greek mythology, the Machae or Machai (/ˈmækiː/; Ancient Greek: Μάχαι Mákhai, "battles"; singular: Μάχη Mákhē) were the daemons (spirits) of battle and combat.
The Machai were the children of Eris[2] and siblings to other vicious personifications like the Hysminai, the Androktasiai, and the Phonoi.
The daemons Homados (Battle-Noise), Alala (War-Cry), Proioxis (Onrush), Palioxis (Backrush) and Kydoimos (Confusion)[5] were closely associated with the Machai.
They were accompanied in battlefields by other deities and spirits associated with war and death, such as Ares, Phobos, Deimos, the Keres, Polemos, Enyo, and their mother Eris.