Why was Eris not invited to the wedding?

At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis the guests included mortals and gods from Olympus. However, Eris was not invited because “she was the goddess of discord and wherever she went she took trouble with her” (lines 13-14). Eris was angry at not being invited and so came to the wedding party to take revenge.
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What does Eris do when she isn't invited to the wedding?

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Eris, the goddess of discord, was jealous that she wasn't invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. She throws a golden apple into the wedding labeled "for the fairest".
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How and why did Eris disrupt the wedding?

The goddess of discord, Eris was enraged when she wasn't invited to the wedding of King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. The event was the talk of the town and nearly all the gods and goddesses were invited. When Eris found out that she wasn't invited she decided that she needed to cause trouble in some way.
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Why did Zeus did not invite Eris?

The son of Peleus and Thetis is Achilles. Zeus doesn't want anything to go wrong during the marriage ceremony; therefore, he refuses to invite Eris--the personification of strife and dissonance--to the wedding.
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What did Eris the goddess of discord bring to the wedding that she was not invited to?

After Eris found out that she was not invited, she crashed the wedding and threw the apple inscribed with the word "kallisti" or "for the fairest". The goddesses all fought over the apple, but it came down to Hera, Aphrodite and Athena.
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Why isn't Eris originally invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?

She was often portrayed, more specifically, as the daimona of the strife of war, haunting the battlefield and delighting in human bloodshed. Because of Eris' disagreeable nature she was the only goddess not to be invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.
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What did Eris do to Persephone?

When she begged Zeus to only punish her and spare Persephone, Eris mockingly states she wished for a mother who loved her as much as Demeter loved Persephone. Eris then demands Demeter tell the story of Persephone's birth and the blessings she received from the Goddesses.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Does Eris have a husband?

But her husband Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon, against all odds—for war had never before broken up for the sake of a woman—sent a powerful army against Troy, and produced a conflagration that still today causes such an awe and amazement as if the flames of Troy were still burning.
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Who won among the 3 goddesses?

Zeus was asked to mediate and he commanded Hermes to lead the three goddesses to Paris of Troy to decide the issue. The three goddesses appearing before the shepherd prince, each offering him gifts for favour. He chose Aphrodite, swayed by her promise to bestow upon him Helene, the most beautiful woman, for wife.
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What did Eris the goddess of discord throw in the wedding banquet?

Eris, who appeared in the May 9 crossword, was predictably upset and sought revenge by sowing — wait for it — discord. Knowing how vain the other goddesses were, she crashed the wedding and tossed a gold apple into the crowd.
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Which goddesses is not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?

When the sea nymph Thetis married Peleus, hero of Thessaly, all the gods were invited but one—Eris, goddess of discord.
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Are Eris and Ares siblings?

Eris, Roman Discordia, in Greco-Roman mythology, the personification of strife. She was called the daughter of Nyx (Night) by Hesiod, but she was sister and companion of Ares (the Roman Mars) in Homer's version. Eris is best known for her part in starting the Trojan War.
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Is discord a God?

Discord is a goddess and the sister of Ares and she refers to Aphrodite as sister, this makes Discord the daughter of Zeus and (presumably) the mother of Strife.
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What anime is Eris?

Eris (エリス) is the goddess of Fortune and Aqua's junior in the fantasy world, as well as a main supporting character in the Konosuba series.
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Who are Eris parents?

Eris was the Greek goddess of chaos, strife and discord. She was the daughter of Zeus and Hera; according to other myths, she was the daughter of Nyx (dark night) alone. Her opposite was Harmonia. The equivalent Roman goddesses of Eris and Harmonia were Discordia and Concordia.
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Was Eris pregnant?

After the battle, which Rudeus lost, they would get married. Eris becomes pregnant with Ars Greyrat and Christina Greyrat.
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Is Eris a unisex name?

The name Eris is both a boy's name and a girl's name . Eris was the goddess of strife and discord, turned fairy tale and then popular culture figure Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty.
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Which goddess do men hate?

In two stories, Artemis' dislike for men is very strong when she was seen taking a bath. One of the men who saw her was Actaeon, a skilled hunter who bragged about being better than the hunting goddess and was not kind to the animals he hunted.
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Who is the god of poop?

Sterculius, the Roman God of Feces.
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Who is the god of stupidity?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name.
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Who was the prettiest god?

Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses and there are many tales of how she could encourage both Gods and humans to fall in love with her.
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How many times did Hades cheat on Persephone?

Hades did not make any of his extramarital affairs a secret. Typically, his affairs would not bother Persephone, but when Minthe arrogantly bragged that she was more beautiful than Persephone and that she would win Hades back, Persephone took revenge. Persephone turned Minthe into what we know today as the mint plant.
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Why does Persephone's hair grow?

She's capable of creating life in Tartarus, where nothing is meant to live. Persephone's hair can grow to great lengths depending on her emotional state. Once cut, the strands burst into petals. In times of stress or great emotion, a flower crown (or a crown of red thorns if angry) will materialize on her head.
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Was Hades loyal to Persephone?

The Greek god Hades is comparatively a better husband than his peer gods. Whilst Zeus and Poseidon – Hades' brothers – are widely known for their affairs, Hades remained loyal to Persephone.
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