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{{Short description|Minor goddess in Greek mythology, personification of deceit}} {{About|the goddess|the genus of beetles|Apate (beetle)}} {{Greek deities (personifications)}} In [[Greek mythology]], '''Apate''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|p|ə|t|iː}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Ἀπάτη ''Apátē'') is the goddess and personification of [[deceit]]. Her mother is [[Nyx]], the personification of the [[night]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Auset|first=Brandi|title=The Goddess Guide: Exploring the Attributes and Correspondences of the Divine Feminine|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|year=2009|isbn=9780738715513}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Leach|first=Marjorie|title=Guide to the Gods|year=1991|publisher=Greenwood|page=643}}</ref> In [[Roman mythology]] her equivalent is [[Fraus]] (Fraud), while her male counterpart is [[Dolus (mythology)|Dolus]] (Deception), and her opposite number [[Aletheia]], the goddess of truth.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
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