Eris Definition

îrĭs, ĕr-
noun
The goddess of strife and discord.
Webster's New World
A large dwarf planet of the solar system, orbiting beyond, & roughly the size of, Pluto: diameter, c. 2,330 km (c. 1,450 mi); one satellite.
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pronoun

(astronomy) The largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System (initially dubbed the "tenth planet"), officially known as 136199 Eris, with one natural satellite, Dysnomia.

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(Greek mythology) The goddess of discord, confusion, and strife, keeper of the golden Apple of Discord which she threw into the wedding of Peleus and Thetis starting the Trojan War; daughter of Nyx, sister and constant companion of Ares, mother of Lethe.

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Origin of Eris

  • From Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Eris), from ἔρις (eris, “strife”).

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