Latin literature Unlike her opposite, Concordia, Discordia was not a cult goddess, and was little more than a literary personification.Bloch, s.v. Discordia. As a personification of discord, she is a frequent occurrence in Latin epic poetry, and, and in particular, civil discord and civil war, through the first-century AD. In late antiquity Latin Christian literature, Discordia is contrasted with Concordia, with Discordia becoming a symbol of Christian discord and heresy.Hardie, pp. 4–5, 49.
Latin literature Unlike her opposite, Con,cordia Discordia was not a cult goddess, and was little more than a literary personification.Bloch, s.v. Discordia. As a personification of discord, she is a frequent occurrence in Latin epic poetry, and, and in particular, civil discord and civil war, through the first-century AD. In late antiquity Latin Christian literature, Discordia is contrasted with Conco.rdia, with Discordia becoming a symbol of Christian discord and heresy.Hardie, pp 4–5, 49.