Editing Eris (mythology) (section)

==Other mentions==
[[Antoninus Liberalis]], in his ''Metamorphoses'', involves Eris in the story of [[Polytechnus]] and [[Aedon]], who claimed to love each other more than Hera and Zeus. This angered Hera, so she sent Eris to wreak discord upon them.<ref>[[Antoninus Liberalis]], ''Metamorphoses'' [https://topostext.org/work/216#11 11].</ref> Eris is mentioned many times in [[Quintus Smyrnaeus]]' ''[[Posthomerica]]'', which covers the period between the end of the ''[[Iliad]]'' and the beginning of his ''[[Odyssey]]''.<ref>Hopkinson, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL019/2018/pb_LCL019.ix.xml pp. vii&ndash;ix].</ref> Just as in the ''Iliad'', the ''Posthomerica'' Eris is the instigator of conflict,<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''[[Posthomerica]]'' [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.25.xml 1.159], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.25.xml 1.180], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.245.xml 5.31], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.323.xml 6.359], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.411.xml 8.68], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.421.xml 8.186], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.457.xml 9.147], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.497.xml 10.53], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.535.xml 11.8].</ref> does not take sides,<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''[[Posthomerica]]'', [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.113.xml 2.460], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.323.xml 6.359].</ref> shouts,<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''[[Posthomerica]]'', [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.323.xml 6.359], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.431.xml 8.326], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.457.xml 9.147].</ref> and delights in the carnage of battle.<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''[[Posthomerica]]'' [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.113.xml 2.460], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/quintus_smyrnaeus-fall_troy/2018/pb_LCL019.471.xml 9.324].</ref> Eris is also mentioned in the ''[[Dionysiaca]]'' of [[Nonnus]]. At the start of the epic confrontation between Zeus and [[Typhon]], Nonnus has [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] (Victory) lead Zeus into battle, and Eris lead [[Typhon]], and in another passage has Eris, with the war-goddess [[Enyo]], bring "Tumult" to both sides of a battle.<ref>[[Nonnus]], ''[[Dionysiaca]]'' [https://archive.org/details/dionysiaca01nonnuoft/page/72/mode/2up?view=theater 2.358&ndash;359], [https://archive.org/details/dionysiaca01nonnuoft/page/170/mode/2up?view=theater 5.41&ndash;42].</ref>