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APATE (personification of deceit)

Divine power · minor goddess in Greek mythology, personification of deceit

Apate, personification of deceit, full-length portrait
Parents
Nyx
In the sources
5 ancient passages

Deceit was born from Night without the aid of a male partner.1 She stood among the siblings of Nemesis, Friendship, Age, and Strife.1 She was characterized as a dread parent of a dreadful phantom.2

Deceit plotted the murder of the king.2 She is described as the parent of the phantom that killed the king.2

The codex facts behind this entry

Deceit is described as a child born from Night without a male partner. The Theogony ll. 211-225 Deceit is characterized as a dread parent of a dreadful phantom. Sophocles, Electra 193-212

In the myths

Deceit plotted the murder of the king. Sophocles, Electra 193-212

Sources

  1. The Theogony ll. 211-225
  2. Sophocles, Electra 193-212
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 6 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from, here drawn from Sophocles, Hesiod. Updated 29 October 2026.

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