Save Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ατη(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. ə-TAY [key] Other Forms FormsAite, Atë, Arte Meaning & History Means "ruin, folly, delusion" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the goddess (daimona) of blind folly and delusion, leading men down the path to ruin. Her power was countered by the Litai or Prayers, which followed in her wake.