Editing Discordianism (section)

== Mythology ==
===Eris and Aneris and their brother Spirituality===
In Discordian mythology, '''Aneris''' is described as the [[Concordia (mythology)|sister]] of [[Eris (mythology)|Eris]] a.k.a. Discordia. Whereas Eris/Discordia is the goddess of disorder and being, Aneris/[[Harmonia (mythology)|Harmonia]] is the goddess of order and non-being.{{sfnp|Cusack|2010}}

"DOGMA III – HISTORY 32, 'COSMOGONY{{'"}} in ''Principia Discordia'', states:{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=56}}

{{blockquote|In the beginning there was VOID, who had two daughters; one (the smaller) was that of BEING, named <u>ERIS</u>, and one (the larger) was of NON-BEING, named <u>ANERIS</u>.}}

The sterile Aneris becomes jealous of Eris (who was born pregnant), and starts making existent things non-existent. This explains why life begins, and later ends in death:{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=56}}

{{blockquote|And to this day, things appear and disappear in this very manner.}}

However, the Void decrees that Aneris may not absorb her brother Spirituality, that he can only be absorbed back into the Void itself. Cusack points out that this is "distilled into a teaching about the ultimate fate of humans: 'so it shall be that non-existence shall take us back from existence and that nameless spirituality shall return to the Void, like a tired child home from a very wild circus.'"{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=58}}{{sfnp|Cusack|2016|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aFEfDAAAQBAJ&dq=eris+aneris+spirituality&pg=PT32 32]}}

===Hand of Eris===
[[File:Hand of Eris.svg|thumb|The Discordian five-fingered hand symbol{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=21}}]]
[[File:Eris symbol (fixed width).svg|upright|thumb|The rotated symbol used for the dwarf planet [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]].]]
The "five-fingered hand of Eris" (shown at right) is one of several symbols used in Discordianism. It was adapted as an astronomical/astrological symbol for the dwarf planet [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]]. Initially, the planetary symbol, designed by Discordian Denis Moskowitz, was rotated 90 degrees and had a cross-bar added so that it resembled two lunate epsilons (Є) back-to-back ([[File:Eris symbol (original).svg|20px]]), with epsilon being the Greek initial of ''Eris''. The cross-bar was later dropped, but the vertical orientation retained.{{sfnp|Le Grice|2012}} The Hand of Eris has appeared in a public-outreach publication by NASA,{{sfnp|Jet Propulsion Laboratory|2015}} though planetary symbols play only a minor role in modern astronomy.{{sfnp|Le Grice|2012}}

The symbol was accepted by Unicode in 2016 as {{unichar|2BF0|ERIS FORM ONE}} ([[wikt:⯰|⯰]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Proposed new characters: Pipeline table |date=January 27, 2017 |website=unicode.org |url= https://unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html |url-status=dead |access-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170331011749/https://unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html |archive-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref>

===Original Snub===
[[File:Apple of Discord.png|thumb|[[Apple of Discord]]]]
The "Original Snub" is the Discordian name for the events leading up to the [[judgement of Paris]], although more focus is put on the actions of Eris. [[Zeus]] believes that Eris is a troublemaker, so he does not invite her to [[Peleus]] and [[Thetis]]'s wedding. Having been snubbed, Eris creates a golden apple with the word {{lang|grc-Latn|kallisti}} ({{langx|grc|καλλίστη}}, 'for the prettiest') inscribed in it. This, the [[Apple of Discord]], is a notable symbol in Discordianism for its inclusion in the [[Sacred Chao]],{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=3}} and is traditionally described as being made of gold.{{efn|Whether that gold was metallic or [[Acapulco Gold|Acapulco]] is noted as uncertain.{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=18}}}}{{sfnp|Robertson|2012|p=424}}

===Curse of Greyface===
One of the most important parts of Discordianism, the Curse of Greyface features prominently on several pages of the ''Principia Discordia''. According to ''Principia Discordia'', Greyface was a man who lived in the year 1166 BC and taught that life is serious and play is sin.{{sfnp|Robertson|2012|p=425}} The curse is the psychological and spiritual imbalance that results from these beliefs, both individually and within groups, nations, and [[civilizations]].

In addition to the generic advice of cultivating the natural love of chaos and playing with Her, the ''Principia Discordia'' provides "The Turkey Curse Revealed by the Apostle Dr. Van Van Mojo" to counteract the Curse of Greyface.{{sfnp|Principia Discordia|1980|p=64}} The Turkey Curse is designed to counteract destructive order. It derives its name from the fact that the [[incantation]] resembles the sounds of a [[Turkey (bird)|turkey]].{{sfnp|Cusack|2016}}