Enyo

1:- Enyo. In Greek mythology, Enyo was the goddess of war and destruction. Enyo was described as companion and lover of war-god Ares, and also his sister, as she was daughter of Zeus and Hera. 

Enyo

Enyo so delighted in warfare that she even refused to take side in the battle between Zeus and the monster Typhone. Enyo inflicted terror and bloodshed in the war, along with Eris (strife), and Phobos (fear) and Deimos (terror), the two sons of Ares. 

 

Enyo, the goddess of war and destruction

Enyo was mother of war-god Enyalius by Ares. In some version Eris and Enyo were represented as same goddess.

2:-Enyo. In Greek mythology, Enyo was also the name of one of the Graeae. Graeae were three sisters who shared one eye and one tooth. 

 

Graeae

Deino (dread) and Pemphredo (alarm) were sisters of Enyo (horror). The three sisters or Graeae were described as old grey-haired women and in some versions beautiful women.

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Nicaea

Nicaea, a Naiad nymph

In Greek mythology, Nicaea or Nikaia was a Naiad nymph of the spring or fountain and daughter of river god Sangarius and Cybele. Nicaea was a devotee of the goddess Artemis. 

Sleeping Nicaea is watched by shepherd Hymnus

                                  When a shepherd Hymnus fell in love with Nicaea. Nicaea grew angry and killed him as he was declaring his love. This enraged Eros, who inspired Dionysus to fall in love with her. Dionysus pursued her, she continued to spurn his advances. Dionysus with help of cunning potion (wine), made Nicaea sleep. Then Dionysus seduce intoxicated beautiful Nicaea. Nicaea conceived Telete from this union. According to some version, Nicaea hung herself after her daughter's birth. Dionysus named the city Nicaea after her.  

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Ate

Ate

In Greek mythology, Ate was the goddess or spirit of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, rash action and reckless impulse who led men down the path to ruin. According to some version, Ate was called eldest daughter of Zeus with no mother mentioned. Other described her as daughter of Eris.

                                     Ate once even induced Zeus, shortly before his son Hercules was born, to take an oath, that the next-born descendant of Perseus should get the kingdom. Hera immediately arranged to delay the birth of Hercules and to bring forth Eurystheus prematurely, so Eurystheus got the power which had been destined for Hercules.  
                             When Zeus discovered his rashness, he threw Ate down to earth forever, forbidding that she ever return to heaven or to Mt Olympus. Ate then wandered about, treading on the heads of men rather than on the earth, wreaking havoc on mortals. Ate power was countered by Litai (prayers) which followed in her wake.  In some version Peitho was described as Ate daughter.

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Peitho

 

Peitho

Peitho was the goddess or spirit of persuasion, seduction and charming speech. In combination with force (Bia) she also represented forceful inducement and rape (including bridal abduction). Pietho was usually depicted as a woman with her hand lifted in persuasion or fleeing from the scene of a rape. 

Leda, Zeus as swam, Hypos (sleep) and Peitho

                                       Peitho was described as daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. In some versions, Peitho was described as daughter of Aphrodite or Ate or Prometheus.  Peitho was also described in some version as one of the Charites (Grace). Peitho was a close companion of the goddess Aphrodite. According to some version, Peitho was described as wife of Hermes. Other versions described her as the wife of Phoronens, and the mother of Aegialeus and Apia. Also Hygeia was described as the daughter of Eros and Peitho. 

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Omphale

Omphale, queen of Lydia

In Greek mythology, Omphale was the daughter of Iardanus, (either the king of Lydia, or a river god) and wife of Tmolus, king of Lydia. When Tmolus was killed by the bull on the mountain that bears his name, Omphale became queen of Lydia.

Hercules, as slave of Omphale 

      When Hercules, in consequence of the murder of Iphitus, was ill of a serious disease, and received the oracle that he could not be relesed unless he served some one for wage for three years. Hermes, accordingly, sold Hercules to Omphale. Omphale owned Hercules, as a slave and forced him to do women's work and even wear women's clothing and hold a basket of wool while Omphale and her maidens did their spinning. Omphale even wore the skin of the Nemean Lion and carried Heracles' olive-wood club.  

Hercules, as a slave, forced to do women's work. 

                  But it was also during his stay in Lydia that Heracles captured the city of the Itones and enslaved them, killed Syleus who forced passersby to hoe his vineyard, and captured the Cercopes. He took part in the Calydonian Boar Hunt and the Argonautica.

Hercules and Omphale

                  After some time, Omphale freed Heracles and took him as her husband.

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