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'''Adrestia''' is the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of revolt, the balance between good and evil, and just retribution. As the daughter of [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]] she often accompanies Ares during his wars.
'''Adrestia''' is the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of revolt, the balance between good and evil, and just retribution. As the daughter of [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]] she often accompanies Ares during his wars.


She is the sister of [[Eros]], [[Anteros]], [[Phobos (deity)|Phobos]], [[Deimos (deity)|Deimos]] and Harmonia.
==Influence==
Sometime before the [[Peloponnesian War]], [[Barnabas]] became the captain of a [[trireme]] named after the [[Adrestia|goddess]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Hades, Meet Podarkes]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], [[Barnabas]] had acquired a [[trireme]] called the ''[[Adrestia (ship)|Adrestia]]'', named after the goddess.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
*According to the Greek myths, Adrestia is the sister of [[Eros]], [[Anteros]], [[Phobos (deity)|Phobos]], [[Deimos (deity)|Deimos]] and Harmonia.
*The Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%88%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1 Ἀδρήστεια] means 'inescapable' or 'she who cannot be escaped', and was also an epithet of the goddess of retribution, {{Wiki|Nemesis}}.
*The Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%88%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1 Ἀδρήστεια] means 'inescapable' or 'she who cannot be escaped', and was also an epithet of the goddess of retribution, {{Wiki|Nemesis}}.



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Adrestia is the Greek goddess of revolt, the balance between good and evil, and just retribution. As the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite she often accompanies Ares during his wars.

Influence

Sometime before the Peloponnesian War, Barnabas became the captain of a trireme named after the goddess.[1]

Trivia

  • According to the Greek myths, Adrestia is the sister of Eros, Anteros, Phobos, Deimos and Harmonia.
  • The Greek word Ἀδρήστεια means 'inescapable' or 'she who cannot be escaped', and was also an epithet of the goddess of retribution, Nemesis.

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