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Enyo

Sacker of Cities · Goddess of War · Lover of Bloodshed

01Identity

Enyo in Greek tradition

Blood splashed Enyo’s shoulders and hands as she moved through the battle and shouted for joy. She brought hatred, close combat, and calamitous destruction. She delighted in battle.

Enyo accompanied Ares in the war at Troy and fought beside him. She was also associated with Athena. In another telling, she stood beside Ares during the war against Dionysos. In a further telling, she stood between Zeus and Typhon and aided neither side, so the conflict continued. At Troy, she rejoiced over the slaughter while the armies fought. One telling made her the sister of Ares. Another made her his mother or nurse.

Top questions

The quick answers

  • Who is Enyo?

    Enyo is a Greek deity associated with war and armed conflict; battle and slaughter; the destruction of cities; and bloodshed and martial violence.
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    • War in Greek Mythology

  • What is Enyo the goddess of?

    Enyo is associated with war and armed conflict; battle and slaughter; the destruction of cities; and bloodshed and martial violence.
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    • War in Greek Mythology

  • What family links are recorded for Enyo?

    Father: Zeus, Mother: Hera, 10 children, 1 sibling.
02Family

Enyo’s family, at a glance

ZeusHera
EnyoPolemos
AdrestiaAnterosDeimosEnyaliusErosHarmoniaOenomausPhlegyas
PhobosThrax
03The names

The names Enyo answers to

Ptoleporos

Sacker of cities

SourceWar in Greek Mythology

The Bloody Enyo

The blood-stained war goddess

SourceWar in Greek Mythology

The Terrible Enyo

The dread and fearsome goddess of war

SourceWar in Greek Mythology

04Related stories

Where Enyo is mentioned

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Stories elsewhere on MythSource that mention Enyo, each on that figure’s page.

Continue the road

More of Enyo’s family, sourced

ZeusFather