Ate
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Divine delusion and ruin
Ate was the personification of reckless folly and the ruin that follows — madness sent by the gods.
The Myth
She once deceived Zeus himself over Heracles' birth. Zeus hurled her from Olympus. She walked the earth on soft feet, arriving before the Prayers who followed slowly to repair her damage. Agamemnon blamed Ate for taking Achilles' war prize.
Parents
Zeus (or Eris)
Children
None recorded
Symbols
soft feetblindnessruin
Fun Fact
Shakespeare invokes Ate in Julius Caesar: "With Ate by his side come hot from hell."