Ananke
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ananke, from the common noun ἀνάγκη, is a personification of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity, and is customarily depicted as holding a spindle. The bi
Ananke as represented by a modern illustration of Plato's Republic
Ananke the personification of Necessity, above the Moirai, the Fates
Bia (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Bia is the personification of violence.
Ananke
…mythology to make their Greek origins likely". The ancient Greek traveller Pausanias wrote of a temple in ancient Corinth where the goddesses Ananke and Bia (meaning force, violence or violent haste) were worshiped together in the same shrine. Ananke is also frequently identified or associated with Aphrodite…
Mural of Bia at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece