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===Descendants of the Titans=== The Titans, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, and Cronus married their sisters Tethys, Theia, Phoebe and Rhea, and Crius married his half-sister Eurybia, the daughter of Gaia and her son, Pontus. From Oceanus and Tethys came the three thousand river gods (including [[Nilus (mythology)|Nilus]] [Nile], [[Alpheus (deity)|Alpheus]], and [[Scamander]]) and three thousand [[Oceanid]] nymphs (including [[Doris (Oceanid)|Doris]], Electra, [[Callirrhoe (Oceanid)|Callirhoe]], [[Styx]], [[Clymene (mythology)|Clymene]], [[Metis (mythology)|Metis]], [[Eurynome (Oceanid)|Eurynome]], [[Perse (mythology)|Perseis]], and [[Idyia]]). From Hyperion and Theia came [[Helios]] (Sun), [[Selene]] (Moon), and [[Eos]] (Dawn), and from Crius and Eurybia came [[Astraios]], [[Pallas (Titan)|Pallas]], and [[Perses (Titan)|Perses]]. From Eos and Astraios came the winds: [[Zephyrus]], [[Boreas (god)|Boreas]] and [[Notos]], [[Phosphorus (morning star)|Eosphoros]] (Dawn-bringer, i.e. [[Venus]], the Morning Star), and the Stars. From Pallas and the Oceanid Styx came [[Zelus]] (Envy), [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] (Victory), [[Kratos (mythology)|Kratos]] (Power), and [[Bia (mythology)|Bia]] (Force).<ref>''Theogony'' 337–388 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.31.xml pp. 30, 31]). The translations of the names used here follow Caldwell, p. 8.</ref> From Coeus and Phoebe came [[Leto]] and [[Asteria]], who married Perses, producing [[Hekate]],<ref>''Theogony'' 404–411 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.35.xml pp. 34, 35]).</ref> and from Cronus and his older sister, Rhea, came Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus.<ref>''Theogony'' 453–458 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.39.xml pp. 38, 39]).</ref> The Titan Iapetos married the Oceanid [[Clymene (wife of Iapetus)|Clymene]] and produced [[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]], [[Menoetius (mythology)|Menoetius]], [[Prometheus]], and [[Epimetheus (mythology)|Epimetheus]].<ref>''Theogony'' 507–511 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.43.xml pp. 42, 43]).</ref> {{chart top|Descendants of the Titans<ref>''Theogony'' 337–411, 453–520 (Most, pp. [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.31.xml 30, 31], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.39.xml 38, 39]); Caldwell, pp. 8–9, tables 11–13; Hard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA695 p. 695].</ref>|collapsed=yes}} {{chart/start}} {{chart|}} {{chart| | | | | | | | | | | |URA |y|GAI |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|y|PON|URA=[[Uranus (mythology)|Uranus]]|GAI=[[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]|PON=[[Pontus (mythology)|Pontus]]}} {{chart|,|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|^|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|.| | | | |!|}} {{chart|!|OCE |y|TET | | | |HYP |y|THE | | | | |CRI |y|EUR|OCE=[[Oceanus]]|TET=[[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]|HYP=[[Hyperion (mythology)|Hyperion]]|THE=[[Theia]]|CRI=[[Crius]]|EUR=[[Eurybia (mythology)|Eurybia]]}} {{chart|!|,|-|-|^|-|.| | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | | |,|-|-|^|v|-|-|.}} {{chart|!|RIV | |OCE | |HEL | |SEL | |EOS |y|AST |F|PAL |F|PER |RIV=<small>The [[River gods (Greek mythology)|Rivers]]</small> <ref>The 3,000 river gods, of which 25 are named: [[Nilus (mythology)|Nilus]], [[Alpheus (mythology)|Alpheus]], [[Eridanos (river of Hades)|Eridanos]], [[Strymon (mythology)|Strymon]], [[Meander (mythology)|Maiandros]], [[Danube|Istros]], [[Rioni River|Phasis]], Rhesus, [[Achelous]], Nessos, Rhodius, [[Haliacmon]], Heptaporus, [[Biga Çayı|Granicus]], [[Aesepus]], [[Simoeis]], [[Peneus]], [[Hermus]], [[Bakırçay|Caicus]], [[Sangarius (mythology)|Sangarius]], [[Ladon (river)|Ladon]], [[Bartın River|Parthenius]], [[Evenus (mythology)|Evenus]], Aldeskos, [[Scamander]].</ref>|OCE=<small>The [[Oceanids]]</small> <ref>The 3,000 daughters, of which 41 are named: [[Peitho]], [[Admete (Oceanid)|Admete]], Ianthe, Electra, [[Doris (Oceanid)|Doris]], Prymno, Urania, Hippo, [[Clymene (wife of Iapetus)|Clymene]], Rhodea, [[Callirrhoe (Oceanid)|Callirhoe]], [[Zeuxo (Greek mythology)|Zeuxo]], [[Clytie (Oceanid)|Clytie]], [[Idyia]], Pasithoe, Plexaura, Galaxaura, [[Dione (Titaness)|Dione]], Melobosis, Thoe, [[Polydora]], Cerceis, [[Plouto (Oceanid)|Plouto]], [[Perse (mythology)|Perseis]], [[Ianeira]], [[Acaste (Oceanid)|Acaste]], Xanthe, Petraea, Menestho, Europa, [[Metis (mythology)|Metis]], [[Eurynome (Oceanid)|Eurynome]], [[Telesto (mythology)|Telesto]], Chryseis, [[Asia (Oceanid)|Asia]], Calypso, Eudora, [[Tyche]], Amphirho, [[Ocyrhoe]], and [[Styx]].</ref>|HEL=[[Helios]]|SEL=[[Selene]]|EOS=[[Eos]]|AST=[[Astraeus]]|PAL=[[Pallas (Titan)|Pallas]]|PER=[[Perses (Titan)|Perses]]}} {{chart|!| | | | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|^|-|.| |:| | | |:}} {{chart|!| | | | |ZEP| |BOR | |NOT | |EOS | |STA|:| | | |:|ZEP=[[Zephyrus]]|BOR=[[Boreas (god)|Boreas]]|NOT=[[Notos]]|EOS=[[Eosphoros]]|STA=Stars}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |:| | | |:}} {{chart|! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |STY |~|y|~|J| | | |:|STY=[[Styx]]<ref>One of the [[Oceanid]] daughters of [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]], at [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.31.xml 361].</ref>}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | | | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| |:}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | | | |ZEL| |NIK | |KRA | |BIA |:|ZEL=[[Zelus]]|NIK=[[Nike (mythology)|Nike]]|KRA=[[Kratos (mythology)|Kratos]]|BIA=[[Bia (mythology)|Bia]]}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |:}} {{chart|)|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| | | | | | | | | | | |:}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | |COE |y|PHO | | | | | | | | | | |:|COE=[[Coeus]]|PHO=[[Phoebe (Titaness)|Phoebe]]}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | | |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | | | | | | |:}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | |LET | |AST |~|y|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|J|LET=[[Leto]]|AST=[[Asteria]]}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |HEC|HEC=[[Hecate]]}} {{chart|)|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.}} {{chart|!| | | | | | | | | | |CRO |y|RHE |CRO=[[Cronus]]|RHE=[[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]]}} {{chart|!| | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|^|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.}} {{chart|!| | |HES | |DEM | |HER | |HAD | |POS | |ZEU |HES=[[Hestia]]|DEM=[[Demeter]]|HER=[[Hera]]|HAD=[[Hades]]|POS=[[Poseidon]]|ZEU=[[Zeus]]}} {{chart|!}} {{chart|`|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|.}} {{chart| | | | | | | | | | | |IAP |y|CLY |IAP=[[Iapetus (mythology)|Iapetus]]|CLY=[[Clymene (wife of Iapetus)|Clymene]]<ref name="ReferenceA">One of the [[Oceanid]] daughters of [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]], at [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.31.xml 351].</ref>}} {{chart| | | | | | | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|^|-|v|-|-|-|.}} {{chart| | | | | | | |ATL | |MEN | |PRO | |EPI |ATL=[[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]]|MEN=[[Menoetius (Greek mythology)|Menoetius]]|PRO=[[Prometheus]]|EPI=[[Epimetheus (mythology)|Epimetheus]]}} {{chart/end}} {{chart bottom}}
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