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The Family Tree of The Greek Gods Is Complex and Intertwined, Reflecting The Mythology of Ancient Greece
The Family Tree of The Greek Gods Is Complex and Intertwined, Reflecting The Mythology of Ancient Greece
1. **Primordial Deities**: These are the first beings to emerge in Greek mythology.
2. **Titans**: The Titans are the older gods who ruled before the Olympians.
- Ouranos (Sky)
- Gaia (Earth)
- Cronus (Saturn)
- Zeus (Jupiter)
- Poseidon (Neptune)
- Hades (Pluto)
- Hestia (Vesta)
- Hera (Juno)
- Demeter (Ceres)
- Oceanus (Ocean)
- Tethys (Fresh Water)
- Hyperion (Sun)
- Theia (Moon)
- Coeus (Intelligence)
- Phoebe (Moon)
- Cronus (Saturn)
- Rhea (Cybele)
- Mnemosyne (Memory)
- Themis (Justice)
- Crius (Star Constellations)
- Iapetus (Mortality)
- Atlas (Endurance)
- Prometheus (Forethought)
- Epimetheus (Afterthought)
- Menoetius (Rashness)
3. **Olympian Gods and Goddesses**: These are the gods who eventually overthrew the Titans
and ruled from Mount Olympus.
- Zeus (Jupiter) - King of the Gods, god of thunder and the sky
- Apollo (Apollo) - god of the sun, music, and prophecy
- Ares (Mars) - god of war
- Hermes (Mercury) - messenger of the gods, god of commerce and thieves
- Dionysus (Bacchus) - god of wine and revelry
- Hephaestus (Vulcan) - god of fire and craftsmanship
- Heracles (Hercules) - hero and god of strength
- Perseus - hero, son of Zeus and Danae
- Athena (Minerva) - goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, and crafts
- Nike (Victoria) - goddess of victory
- Artemis (Diana) - goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth
- Aphrodite (Venus) - goddess of love and beauty
- Eros (Cupid) - god of love
- Demeter (Ceres) - goddess of agriculture and fertility
- Persephone (Proserpina) - queen of the underworld, daughter of Demeter and wife of
Hades
- Hestia (Vesta) - goddess of the hearth and home (replaced by Dionysus in the
Olympian pantheon)
This is a basic overview and doesn't encompass all the minor gods, demigods, and other
mythological figures within Greek mythology.