SYLVAIN DLT AS : A DEMIGOD .
son of enyo ( ἐνυώ ) , greek goddess of war .
a comrade of the warmonger ares , and distinct from strategic athena , enyo herself was said to be " supreme at war . " she facilitated the destruction of cities , and because she delighted in combat , participated in many wars , such as the war of the seven of thebes , and the fall of troy . on occasion , she took a neutral stance in the face of conflict , if only to see the fighting continue , as seen in a battle between zeus and typhon . enyo also appeared on the shield of achilles . in some texts , she was conflated with eris , the goddess of discord and strife , who instigated the judgment of paris , leading to the trojan war . notably , eris sided with typhon in the previously mentioned conflict with zeus .
there's something to be said about how sylvain and his godly parent both exist in the shadow of another ( sylvain in achillas' , enyo in ares' ) , but are worthy of note in their own right . he's also , fittingly , a soldier , probably the most appropriate occupation for a son of the goddess of war . and , in the case of the combined enyo - eris , sylvain thrives in chaos , much like eris did . he doesn't necessarily set out to cause strife , but it's existence does make finding opportunities in his favor that much easier .
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