Eris

**Eris** or **ERIS** (Commonly stylised as **ΣЯIƧ**; Sometimes stylised as **ɛʀɨֆ**, **ᏋᏒᎥᏕ**, **єяιѕ**, **𝔈𝔯𝔦𝔰**, **𝕰𝖗𝖎𝖘**, **𝓔𝓻𝓲𝓼**, **𝐸𝓇𝒾𝓈**, **𝔼𝕣𝕚𝕤**, **XXX**, or **XXX**), is a South Korea & Japan-based group which debuted on January 31st, 2011 (January 31st, 2011 in Japan; February 1st, 2011 in South Korea; February 3rd, 2011 in China; XXX, xxx in North America; XXX, xxx in Europe) under The Nocturne Label as the first of many groups in the Nocturne Project (See: The Nǚwā Corporation Projects).

## Group & Fandom

Eris consists of twelve members (Tenzin, Jin, Anthony, Ryuko, Kyrýlo, Min, Mai, Rae, Juno, San, Sora, & Sol),

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**Eris** (/ˈɪərɪs, ˈɛrɪs/; Greek: Ἔρις *Éris*, "Strife") is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is **Discordia**, which means the same. Eris's Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Roman counterpart is Concordia. Homer equated her with the war-goddess Enyo, whose Roman counterpart is Bellona. The dwarf planet Eris is named after the goddess.

She had no temples in ancient Greece and functions essentially as a personification, as which she appears in Homer and many later works.

*Eris* is of uncertain etymology; connections with the verb ὀρίνειν *orinein*, 'to raise, stir, excite', and the proper name Ἐρινύες *Erinyes* have been suggested. R. S. P. Beekes rejects these derivations and suggested a Pre-Greek origin.

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Ἔρις "Éris"

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In Hesiod's *Works and Days* 11–24, two different goddesses named Eris are distinguished:

> So, after all, there was not one kind of Strife alone, but all over the earth there are two. As for the one, a man would praise her when he came to understand her; but the other is blameworthy: and they are wholly different in nature. For one fosters evil war and battle, being cruel: her no man loves; but perforce, through the will of the deathless gods, men pay harsh Strife her honour due.
> (Nyx), and the son of Cronus [i.e. Zeus] who sits above and dwells in the aether, set her in the roots of the earth: and she is far kinder to men. She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbour, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbour vies with his neighbour as he hurries after wealth. This Strife is wholesome for men. And potter is angry with potter, and craftsman with craftsman and beggar is jealous of beggar, and minstrel of minstrel.
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In Hesiod's *Theogony* (226–232), Eris, the daughter of Night, is less kindly spoken of as she brings forth other personifications as her children:

And hateful Eris bore painful Ponos ("Hardship"), Lethe ("Forgetfulness") and Limos ("Starvation") and the tearful Algea ("Pains"), Hysminai ("Battles"), Makhai ("Wars"), Phonoi ("Murders"), and Androktasiai ("Manslaughters"); Neikea ("Quarrels"), Pseudea ("Lies"), Logoi ("Stories"), Amphillogiai ("Disputes") Dysnomia ("Misrule") and Ate ("Ruin"), near one another, and Horkos ("Oath"), who most afflicts men on earth, Then willing swears a false oath.

The other Eris is presumably she who appears in Homer's *Iliad* Book IV; equated with Enyo as sister of Ares and so presumably daughter of Zeus and Hera:

> ... and Discord [*Ἔρις*] that rageth incessantly, sister and comrade of man-slaying Ares; she at the first rears her crest but little, yet thereafter planteth her head in heaven, while her feet tread on earth. She it was that now cast evil strife into their midst as she fared through the throng, making the groanings of men to wax.
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She also has a son whom she named Strife.

Enyo is mentioned in Book 5, and Zeus sends Strife to rouse the Achaeans in Book 11, of the same work.

The most famous tale of Eris recounts her initiating the Trojan War by causing the Judgement of Paris. The goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite had been invited along with the rest of Olympus to the forced wedding of Peleus and Thetis, who would become the parents of Achilles, but Eris had been snubbed because of her troublemaking inclinations.

She therefore (as mentioned at the *Kypria* according to Proclus as part of a plan hatched by Zeus and Themis) tossed into the party the Apple of Discord, a golden apple inscribed Ancient Greek: τῇ καλλίστῃ, romanized: *tē(i) kallistē(i)*  – "For the most beautiful one", or "To the Fairest One" – provoking the goddesses to begin quarreling about the appropriate recipient. The hapless Paris, Prince of Troy, was appointed to select the fairest by Zeus. The goddesses stripped naked to try to win Paris's decision, and also attempted to bribe him. Hera offered political power; Athena promised infinite wisdom; and Aphrodite tempted him with the most beautiful woman in the world: Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. While Greek culture placed a greater emphasis on prowess and power, Paris chose to award the apple to Aphrodite, thereby dooming his city, which was destroyed in the war that ensued.

Eris is also mentioned in Nonnus's *Dionysiaca*, when Typhon prepares to battle with Zeus:

> Eris ("Strife") was Typhon's escort in the mellay, Nike ("Victory") led Zeus into battle.
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Another story of Eris includes Hera, and the love of Polytekhnos and Aedon. They claimed to love each other more than Hera and Zeus were in love. This angered Hera, so she sent Eris to wreak discord upon them. Polytekhnos was finishing off a chariot board, and Aedon a web she had been weaving. Eris said to them, "Whosoever finishes thine task last shall have to present the other with a female servant!" Aedon won. But Polytekhnos was not happy by his defeat, so he came to Khelidon, Aedon's sister, and raped her. He then disguised her as a slave, presenting her to Aedon. When Aedon discovered this was indeed her sister, she chopped up Polytekhnos's son and fed him to Polytekhnos. The gods were not pleased, so they turned them all into birds.

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Eris has been adopted as the patron deity of the modern Discordian religion, which was begun in the late 1950s by Gregory Hill and Kerry Wendell Thornley under the pen names of "Malaclypse the Younger" and "Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst". The Discordian version of Eris is considerably lighter in comparison to the rather malevolent Graeco-Roman original, wherein she is depicted as a positive (albeit mischievous) force of chaotic creation. *Principia Discordia*, the first holy book of Discordianism, states:

> One day Mal-2 consulted his Pineal Gland and asked Eris if She really created all of those terrible things. She told him that She had always liked the Old Greeks, but that they cannot be trusted with historic matters. "They were," She added, "victims of indigestion, you know." Suffice it to say that Eris is not hateful or malicious. But she is mischievous, and does get a little bitchy at times.
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The story of Eris being snubbed and indirectly starting the Trojan War is recorded in the *Principia*, and is referred to as the Original Snub. The *Principia Discordia* states that her parents may be as described in Greek legend, or that she may be the daughter of Void. She is the Goddess of Disorder and Being, whereas her sister Aneris (called the equivalent of Harmonia by the Mythics of Harmonia) is the goddess of Order and Non-Being. Their brother is Spirituality.

Discordian Eris is looked upon as a foil to the preoccupation of western philosophy in attempting find order in the chaos of reality, in prescribing order to be synonymous with truth. Discordian Eris teaches us that the only truth is chaos, and that order and disorder are simply temporary filters applied to the lenses we view the chaos through. This is known as the Aneristic Illusion.

In this telling, Eris becomes something of a patron saint of chaotic creation:

> I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and I tell you that you are free.
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The concept of Eris as developed by the *Principia Discordia* is used and expanded upon in the science fiction work *The Illuminatus! Trilogy* by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson (in which characters from *Principia Discordia* appear). In this work, Eris is a major character.

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The classic fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" is partly inspired by Eris's role in the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Like Eris, a malevolent fairy curses a princess after not being invited to the princess's christening.

The New Zealand moth species *Ichneutica eris* was named in honour of Eris.

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### Fandom & Symbols

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### Members

#### Tenzin

Leah Tenzin Wangchuk Líng Ngapoi / ང་ཕོད་དབང་ཕྱུགབསྟན་འཛིན "Ngapoi Wangchuk Tenzin" / 樂正綾/乐正绫 "Yuèzhèng Líng" — [Tenzin; 텐징 "Tenjing"; テンジン "Tenjin"; 丹增 "Dānzēng"]

Biography

[Tenzin Portal]

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#### Jin

吕槿/呂槿 "Lǚ Jǐn" — [Jin; 진 "Jin"; 槿 "Jin"; 槿 "Jǐn"]

Biography

[Jin Portal]

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#### Anthony

Antonio Carreño-Azarola / Sái Antonio Kiêu / Kiêu Antonio Sái Carreño-Azarola — [Anthony; 앤서니 "Anseoni"; アンソニー "Ansonī"; 安东尼/安東尼 "Āndōngní"]

Biography

[Anthony Portal]

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#### Ryuko

Dawson Ryuko Min / 민류코 "Min Ryuko" — [Ryuko; 류코 "Ryuko"; 龍虎/りゅうこ "Ryūko"; 龙与虎/龍與虎 "Lóngyǔhǔ"]

Biography

[Ryuko Portal]

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#### Kyrýlo

Kyrýlo Niyazymbetova / Kirilu Nijazymbetova / Кірыла Ніязымбетава "Kiryla Nijazymbietava" / Кирило Ниязымбетова "Kïrïlo Nïyazımbetova" / Кирило Ниязымбетова "Kirilo Niyazymbetova" — [Kyrýlo; 키릴로 "Kilillo"; キリロ "Kiriro"; 凯里洛/凱里洛 "Kǎilǐluò"]

Biography

[Kyrýlo Portal]

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#### Min

남민호 "Nam Minho" / 南闵虎/南閔虎 "Nán Mǐnhǔ" / 林昏候 "Lín Mǐnhòu" — [Min; 민 "Min"; ミン "Min"; 闵/閔/昏 "Mǐn"]

Biography

[Min Portal]

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#### Mai

NAME "Park Minyoung" / NAME "NAME" — [Mai; KOREAN "XXX"; JAPANESE "XXX"; SIMPLIFIED/TRADITIONAL "XXX"]

Biography

[Mai Portal]

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#### Rae

Céline Mirae Kang / NAME "Kang Mirae" / NAME "NAME" — [Rae; KOREAN "XXX"; JAPANESE "XXX"; SIMPLIFIED/TRADITIONAL "XXX"]

Biography

[Rae Portal]

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#### Juno

NAME "NAME" / NAME "NAME" / NAME "NAME" / NAME "NAME" — [Juno; KOREAN "XXX"; JAPANESE "XXX"; SIMPLIFIED/TRADITIONAL "XXX"]

Biography

鬼滅

[Juno Portal]

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#### San

စန်း ကြည် မင်း ချယ်ရီ သူရိယထိုင် စိုင်းညဦဩင "San Kyi Min Hkyairi Suriyothai Xainyavuong" / NAME "NAME" / NAME "NAME" — [San; KOREAN "XXX"; JAPANESE "XXX"; SIMPLIFIED/TRADITIONAL "XXX"]

Biography

[San Portal]

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#### Sora

祕小閈濳岫 美蘭 "Hishōkansenshū Sora" / 류소라 "Ryou Sora" / NAME "NAME" — [Sora; 소라 "Sora"; 美蘭/xxx "Sora"; SIMPLIFIED/TRADITIONAL "XXX"]

Biography

[Sora Portal]

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#### Sol

NAME "NAME" / NAME "NAME" / NAME "NAME" — [Sol; 솔 "Sol"; ソル "Soru"; 飕乐/颼樂 "Sōulè" ]

Biography

[Sol Portal]

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## Career

### 2007-2009: Conceptualisation & Planning

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### 2009-2011: Initiative, XXX, & Formation

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### 2011-2014: Debut & Early Years

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### 2014-2015: Hiatus

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### 2015-2017: Return & XXX

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### 2017-2020: XXX

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### 2020-2021: COVID-19 & XXX

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### 2021-Present: XXX & XXX

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1. Name
2. Career
	1. 2010–2014: Formation and early years
	2. 2014–2017
		1. *Skool Luv Affair* and first concert tour
		2. Mainstream breakthrough and commercial success
		3. *You Never Walk Alone* and *Love Yourself: Her*
	3. 2018–2020
		1. *Love Yourself* album series
		2. *Map of the Soul: Persona*, stadium world tour and *BTS World*
		3. *Map of the Soul: 7*, "Dynamite" and *Be*
	4. 2021–present
		1. *BTS, the Best*, "Butter", "Permission to Dance" and *Proof*

January 1st, 2011 - May 1st, 2014; August 4th, 2015 - Present

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### Legacy & Impact

#### Cultural Impact

##### Cultural Impact

###### Asia

* Western Asia
	+ Armenia
	+ Azerbaijan
	+ Bahrain
	+ Cyprus
	+ Georgia
	+ Iraq
	+ Israel
	+ Jordan
	+ Kuwait
	+ Lebanon
	+ Oman
	+ Qatar
	+ Saudi Arabia
	+ Palestine
	+ Syria
	+ Turkey
	+ United Arab Emirates
	+ Yemen
* Southern Asia
	+ Afghanistan
	+ Bangladesh
	+ Bhutan
	+ India
	+ Maldives
	+ Nepal
	+ Pakistan
	+ Sri Lanka
* Southeastern Asia
	+ Brunei
	+ Burma
	+ Cambodia
	+ Indonesia
	+ Laos
	+ Malaysia
	+ Philippines
	+ Singapore
	+ Thailand
	+ Timor-Leste
	+ Vietnam
* Eastern Asia
	+ China
	+ Hong Kong
	+ Japan
	+ Macau
	+ Mongolia
	+ North Korea
	+ South Korea
	+ Taiwan
* Central Asia
	+ Kazakhstan
	+ Kyrgyzstan
	+ Tajikistan
	+ Turkmenistan
	+ Uzbekistan

###### Europe

* Western Europe
	+ Belgium
	+ France
	+ Ireland
	+ Luxembourg
	+ Monaco
	+ Netherlands
	+ United Kingdom
* Eastern Europe
	+ Belarus
	+ Bulgaria
	+ Czech Republic
	+ Hungary
	+ Moldova
	+ Poland
	+ Romania
	+ Russia
	+ Slovakia
	+ Ukraine
* Northern Europe
	+ Channel Islands
	+ Denmark
	+ Estonia
	+ Faeroe Islands
	+ Finland
	+ Iceland
	+ Ireland
	+ Isle of Man
	+ Latvia
	+ Lithuania
	+ Norway
	+ Sweden
	+ United Kingdom
* Southern Europe
	+ Albania
	+ Andorra
	+ Bosnia and Herzegovina
	+ Croatia
	+ Cyprus
	+ Gibraltar
	+ Greece
	+ Italy
	+ Kosovo
	+ Malta
	+ Montenegro
	+ North Macedonia
	+ Portugal
	+ San Marino
	+ Serbia
	+ Slovenia
	+ Spain
	+ Turkey
	+ Vatican City
* Central Europe
	+ Austria
	+ Czech Republic
	+ Germany
	+ Hungary
	+ Liechtenstein
	+ Poland
	+ Slovakia
	+ Slovenia
	+ Switzerland

###### Africa

* Western Africa
	+ Benin
	+ Burkina Faso
	+ Cape Verde
	+ Côte D'Ivoire
	+ Gambia
	+ Ghana
	+ Guinea
	+ Guinea-Bissau
	+ Liberia
	+ Mali
	+ Mauritania
	+ Niger
	+ Nigeria
	+ Senegal
	+ Sierra Leone
	+ Togo
* Eastern Africa
	+ Burundi
	+ Comoros
	+ Djibouti
	+ Ethiopia
	+ Eritrea
	+ Kenya
	+ Rwanda
	+ Seychelles
	+ Somalia
	+ South Sudan
	+ Sudan
	+ Tanzania
	+ Uganda
* Northern Africa
	+ Algeria
	+ Egypt
	+ Libya
	+ Morocco
	+ Sudan
	+ Tunisia
	+ Western Sahara
* Southern Africa
	+ Angola
	+ Botswana
	+ Lesotho
	+ Mozambique
	+ Namibia
	+ South Africa
	+ Swaziland
	+ Zambia
	+ Zimbabwe
* Central Africa
	+ Cameroon
	+ Central African Republic
	+ Chad
	+ Congo Republic - Brazzaville
	+ Democratic Republic of Congo
	+ Equatorial Guinea
	+ Gabon
	+ São Tomé & Principe

###### Oceania

* Australasia
	+ Australia
	+ Fiji
	+ Guam
	+ New Zealand
	+ Papua New Guinea
	+ Samoa
	+ Solomon Islands
	+ Tonga
* Melanesia
	+ Fiji
	+ New Caledonia
	+ Papua New Guinea
	+ Solomon Islands
	+ Vanuatu
* Micronesia
	+ Federated States of Micronesia
	+ Guam
	+ Kiribati
	+ Marshall Islands
	+ Nauru
	+ Northern Mariana Islands
	+ Palau
	+ Wake Island
* Polynesia
	+ American Samoa
	+ Cook Islands
	+ French Polynesia
	+ Niue
	+ Samoa
	+ Tokelau
	+ Tonga
	+ Tuvalu
	+ Wallis and Futuna Islands

###### The Americas

* North & Central America
	+ Anguilla
	+ Antigua & Barbuda
	+ Aruba
	+ Bahamas
	+ Barbados
	+ Belize
	+ Bermuda
	+ Bonaire
	+ British Virgin Islands
	+ Canada
	+ Cayman Islands
	+ Costa Rica
	+ Cuba
	+ Curacao
	+ Dominica
	+ Dominican Republic
	+ El Salvador
	+ Greenland
	+ Grenada
	+ Guadeloupe
	+ Guatemala
	+ Haiti
	+ Honduras
	+ Jamaica
	+ Martinique
	+ Mexico
	+ Montserrat
	+ Nicaragua
	+ Panama
	+ Puerto Rico
	+ Saba
	+ Saint Barthelemy
	+ Saint Kitts And Nevis
	+ Saint Lucia
	+ Saint Martin
	+ Saint Pierre and Miquelon
	+ Saint Vincent And the Grenadines
	+ Saint Eustatius
	+ Saint Maarten
	+ Trinidad And Tobago
	+ Turks and Caicos Islands
	+ United States
	+ United States Virgin Islands
* South America
	+ Argentina
	+ Bolivia
	+ Brazil
	+ Chile
	+ Colombia
	+ Ecuador
	+ Falkland Islands
	+ French Guiana
	+ Guyana
	+ Paraguay
	+ Peru
	+ Suriname
	+ Uruguay
	+ Venezuela

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