In Greek mythology, Harmonia is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Her Greek opposite is Eris, whose Roman counterpart is Discordia. The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture. ... Eris (ca. ...

According to one account the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, another, the daughter of Aphrodite and Hephaestus, but almost always the wife of Cadmus. With Cadmus, she was the mother of Ino, Polydorus, Autonoe, Agaue and Semele. For other uses, see Ares (disambiguation). ... The Birth of Venus (detail) by Sandro Botticelli, 1485. ... The Birth of Venus (detail) by Sandro Botticelli, 1485. ... Hephaestus, Greek god of forging, riding a Donkey; Greek drinking cup (skyphos) made in the 5th century B.C. Hephaestus (IPA pronunciation: ; Greek Hêphaistos) is the Greek god whose approximate Roman equivalent is Vulcan; he is the god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and fire. ... Cadmus Sowing the Dragons teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908 Cadmus, or Kadmos (Greek: Κάδμος), in Greek mythology, was the son of the king of Phoenicia and brother of Europa. ... 173 Ino is an asteroid. ... In Greek mythology, Polydorus referred to three different people. ... In Greek mythology, Autonoë (Greek ) was a daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. ... Agave (illustrious) was the queen of Thebes in Greek mythology, mother of Pentheus and daughter of Harmonia and Cadmus. ... In Greek mythology, Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, was the mother of Dionysus (the god and his votaries were both identified as Bacchus) by Zeus. ...

When the government of Thebes was bestowed upon Cadmus by Athena, Zeus gave him Harmonia. All the gods honoured the wedding with their presence. Cadmus (or one of the gods) presented the bride with a robe and necklace, the work of Hephaestus. This necklace brought misfortune to all who possessed it. With it Polynices bribed Eriphyle to persuade her husband Amphiaraus to undertake the expedition against Thebes. This led to the death of Eriphyle, of Alcmaeon, of Phegeus and his sons. For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving In Greek mythology, Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive... Hephaestus, Greek god of forging, riding a Donkey; Greek drinking cup (skyphos) made in the 5th century B.C. Hephaestus (IPA pronunciation: ; Greek Hêphaistos) is the Greek god whose approximate Roman equivalent is Vulcan; he is the god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and fire. ... In Greek mythology, Polynices was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta. ... In Greek mythology, Eriphyle, daughter of Talaus, was the mother of Alcmaeon and the wife of Amphiaraus. ... In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus, or Amphiaraos (doubly-cursed) was the son of Oicles and husband of Eriphyle. ... The Oath of the Seven Chiefs, an 1897 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church Seven Against Thebes is a play by Aeschylus concerning the battle between Eteocles and the army of Thebes and Polynices and his supporters, traditional Theban enemies. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A Greek King, Phegeus offered succor and his daughter, Alphesiboea, to Alcmaeon, who was fleeing from the Erinyes. ...

Even after the necklace had been deposited in the temple of Athena Pronoia at Delphi, its baleful influence continued. Phayllus, one of the Phocian leaders in the Sacred War (352 B.C.) carried it off and gave it to his mistress. After she had worn it for a time, her son was seized with madness and set fire to the house, and she perished in the flames. The amphitheatre, seen from above. ...

According to another account, Harmonia was from Samothrace and was the daughter of Zeus and Electra, her brother Iasion being the founder of the mystic rites celebrated on the island. Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθράκη, Samothraki, Turkish: Semadirek) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. ... Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon In Greek mythology, several persons were named Electra (also spelled Elektra): A Pleiad, mother of Dardanus, Iasion and Harmonia, by Zeus. ... In Greek mythology, Iasion or Iasus was usually the son of Electra and Zeus and brother of Dardanus. ...

Finally, Harmonia is rationalized as closely allied to Aphrodite Pandemos, the love that unites all people, the personification of order and civic unity, corresponding to the Roman Concordia. Nickname: The Eternal City Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... In Roman mythology, Concordia was the goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. ...

Harmonia is recognized as the equivalent of the Discordian goddess Aneris by the Mythics of Harmonia and by Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht. Discordianism is a modern, chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ... In Discordian mythology, Aneris is described as the sister of Eris aka Discordia. ... The most famous Discordian works are probably Principia Discordia, first published in 1965 (which includes portions of The Honest Book of Truth); and The Illuminatus! Trilogy, which had its first volume published in 1975. ...

See also

• Aneris
• Concordia
• Eris

In Discordian mythology, Aneris is described as the sister of Eris aka Discordia. ... In Roman mythology, Concordia was the goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. ... Eris (ca. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.