Ate (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Ate (Ancient Greek: Ἄτη, romanized: Átē, lit. 'Delusion, Recklessness, Folly, Ruin')^[1] is the personification of moral blindness and error. She could blind the mind of both gods and men leading them astray. Ate was banished from Olympus by Zeus for blinding him to Hera's trickery denying Heracles his birthright. Homer calls Ate the daughter of Zeus, while Hesiod has Ate as the daughter of Eris (Strife).^[2]

^ The personification of atē is variously translated. Common translations include: 'Delusion' (Hard, p. 31; Lattimore, p. 394 ln. 91; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 1.), 'Recklessness' (Most, p. 21; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 2.), 'Folly' (Gantz, p. 10; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 2.), or 'Ruin' (Caldwell, p. 42 on 212–232; Lattimore, p. 211 ln. 505; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 3.); compare LSJ, s.v. ἄτη. Other translations include 'Blindness' (Iliad 9.505 Wyatt), 'Error' (Grimal, s.v. Ate).
^ Rose and Dietrich, s.v. Ate; Dräger, s.v. Ate; Grimal, s.v. Ate; Tripp, s.v. Ate; Parada, s.v. Ate; Smith, s.v. Ate; LSJ, s.v. ἄτη.

[1] The personification of atē is variously translated. Common translations include: 'Delusion' (Hard, p. 31; Lattimore, p. 394 ln. 91; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 1.), 'Recklessness' (Most, p. 21; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 2.), 'Folly' (Gantz, p. 10; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 2.), or 'Ruin' (Caldwell, p. 42 on 212–232; Lattimore, p. 211 ln. 505; compare The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἄτη 3.); compare LSJ, s.v. ἄτη. Other translations include 'Blindness' (Iliad 9.505 Wyatt), 'Error' (Grimal, s.v. Ate).

[2] Rose and Dietrich, s.v. Ate; Dräger, s.v. Ate; Grimal, s.v. Ate; Tripp, s.v. Ate; Parada, s.v. Ate; Smith, s.v. Ate; LSJ, s.v. ἄτη.

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