What is "keres"

In Greek mythology, the Keres , singular Ker , were female death-spirits. The Keres were daughters of Nyx, and as such the sisters of beings such as Moirai, who controlled the fate of souls and Thanatos, the god of peaceful death. Some later authorities, such as Cicero, called them by a Latin name, Tenebrae, or the Darknesses, and named them daughters of Erebus and Nyx.

Keres may refer to:

• Keres (mythology), female death-spirits in Greek mythology
• Keres people, a subdivision of the Puebloan peoples in New Mexico
• Keresan languages, languages or dialects spoken by Keres peoples
• Keres (launcher), an Israeli transporter erector launcher for AGM-78 Standard ARM missiles
• Kereš, a river in Hungary and Serbia

People with the surname Keres:

• Emil Keres (1925–2016), Hungarian actor
• Harald Keres (1912–2010), Estonian physicist
• Paul Keres (1916–1975), Estonian chess grandmaster