Back Mac'hed Breton Maches German Maĥoj Esperanto Macas Spanish Makak Basque Makhai French Makhai ID Makhai Italian マケー Japanese Machai Lithuanian

Machai

For the saint, see Saint Machai.

In Greek mythology, the Machai or Machae (Ancient Greek: Μάχαi, lit. 'Battles, Wars', from the plural of μάχη)[1] are collectively the personification of battle and war. In Hesiod's Theogony, the Machai are listed among the children of Eris (Strife).[2] Like all of the children of Eris given by Hesiod, the Machai are a personified abstraction, allegorizing the meaning of their name, and representing one of the many harmful things which might be thought to result from discord and strife, with no other identity.[3]

  1. ^ 'Machai' is variously translated as 'Battles' (Most, p. 21; Hard, p. 31; Gantz, p. 10), 'Wars' (Caldwell, p. 42 on 212–232); compare with LSJ s.v. μάχη.
  2. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 228 (Caldwell, p. 43).
  3. ^ Hard, p. 31; Gantz, p. 10.

Developed by StudentB