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Eris

Pronunciation: /ˈɪəɹɪs/

The English word “Eris” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia;
  2. the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorder.
  3. The celestial body 136199 Eris, the most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the largest known object in the scattered disk; formerly nicknamed Xena.
  4. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris), from ἔρις (éris, “strife”). See also Eris (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Eris (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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