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{{Short description|Mythological family tree}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} The following is a family tree of [[gods]], [[goddesses]], and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient [[Greek mythology]] and [[Ancient Greek religion]]. {{chart/start}} {{chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHA |CHA=[[Chaos (cosmogony)|Chaos]]<br/>The Void}} {{chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |,|-|^|-|.|}} {{chart | TAR |y| GAI |7| | | ERO | | | | ERE |y| NYX |v|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| |GAI=[[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]<br/>The Earth|NYX=[[Nyx]]<br/>The Night|ERE=[[Erebus]]<br/>Darkness|TAR=[[Tartarus]]<br/>The Abyss|ERO=[[Eros]]<br/>Desire{{efn|name="eros"|There are conflicting stories regarding the origins of [[Eros]]. [[Eros]] is usually mentioned as the son of [[Aphrodite]] and [[Ares]], but [[Hesiod|Hesiod's]] ''[[Theogony]]'' places him as one of the primordial beings which came after [[Chaos (cosmogony)|Chaos]].<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D104 120].</ref>}}}} {{chart | |,|-|'| |)|-|*|-|v|-|-|-|.| | | |,|-|^|-|.| |!| MOR | | ONE | | NEM | | MOM | | PHI | | GER |MOR=[[Moros]]<br/>Doom|ONE=''the [[Oneiroi]]''<br/>Dreams|NEM=[[Nemesis (mythology)|Nemesis]]<br/>Retribution|MOM=[[Momus]]<br/>Blame|PHI=[[Philotes (mythology)|Philotes]]<br/>Affection|GER=[[Geras]]<br/>Aging|}} {{chart | TYP | | URA |:| OUR | | PON | | AET | | HEM |`|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| |TYP=[[Typhon]]|URA=[[Uranus (mythology)|Uranus]]<br/>The Sky|OUR=''the [[Ourea]]''<br/>Mountains|PON=[[Pontus (mythology)|Pontus]]<br/>The Sea|AET=[[Aether (mythology)|Aether]]<br/>Heaven|HEM=[[Hemera]]<br/>The Day}} {{chart | | | | |!|L|~|A|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|.| | | THA | | HYP | | ERI | | APA | | OIZ | | |!| |THA=[[Thanatos]]<br/>Death|HYP=[[Hypnos]]<br/>Sleep|ERI=[[Eris (mythology)|Eris]]<br/>Strife|APA=[[Apate]]<br/>Deceit|OIZ=[[Oizys]]<br/>Distress}} {{chart | |,|-|-|^|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|(| |}} {{chart | ERI | | GIG | | MEL | | APH | | HEC | | |! | | CYC | | ECH | | HES | | KER | | MOR | | CHA |CYC=''the [[Cyclopes]]''|ECH=[[Echidna (mythology)|Echidna]]|HEC=''the [[Hecatonchires]]''|ERI=''the [[Erinyes]]''|GIG=''the [[Gigantes]]''|MEL=''the [[Meliae]]''|APH='''[[Aphrodite]]'''{{efn|name="[[Aphrodite]]"|There are two major conflicting stories for [[Aphrodite|Aphrodite's]] origins: [[Hesiod]], in his ''[[Theogony]]'', claims that she was "born" from the foam of the sea after [[Cronus]] castrated [[Uranus (mythology)|Uranus]], thus making her [[Uranus (mythology)|Uranus]]' daughter;<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hes.+Th.+190&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130 190–200].</ref> [[Homer]], however, in his ''[[Iliad]]'', has [[Aphrodite]] as daughter of [[Zeus]] and [[Dione (Titaness)|Dione]].<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0134%3Abook%3D5%3Acard%3D363 370].</ref> According to [[Plato]], however, the two were entirely separate entities: [[Aphrodite Urania]] and [[Aphrodite Pandemos]].<ref>[[Plato]], ''[[Symposium]]'', [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0174%3Atext%3DSym.%3Asection%3D180e 180e].</ref>}}|CHA=[[Charon]]|MOR=''the [[Moirae]]''|KER=''the [[Keres (Greek mythology)|Keres]]''|HES=''the [[Hesperides]]''{{efn|name="hesperides"|[[Hesiod]] puts [[Nyx]] as the mother of the [[Hesperides]];<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hes.%20Th.%20215&lang=original 215].</ref> they are alternatively daughters of [[Nyx]] and [[Erebus]],<ref>[[Hyginus (Fabulae)|Hyginus]], ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#0.2 Preface]; [[Cicero]], ''[[De Natura Deorum]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2007.01.0037%3Abook%3D3%3Asection%3D44 3.44].</ref> of [[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]],<ref>Hyginus, ''[[De astronomia]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/207#2.3.1 2.3.1] [= [[Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]], fr. 33a (''[[FGrHist]]'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=y5pxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA79 p. 79])].</ref> of [[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]] and [[Hesperis (mythology)|Hesperis]],<ref name=":02">[[Diodorus Siculus]], ''[[Bibliotheca historica]]'' [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/4B*.html#27.2 4.27.2].</ref> of [[Phorcys]] and [[Ceto]],<ref>[[scholia]] in [[Apollonius of Rhodes]], ''[[Argonautica]]'', 4.1399.</ref> or of [[Zeus]] and [[Themis]].<ref>Scholiast on [[Euripides]], ''[[Hippolytus (play)|Hippolytus]]'' 742 (Cavarezan, [https://books.google.com/books?id=9kBnDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA288 p. 288]) [= [[Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=j0nRE4C2WBgC&pg=PA286 fr. 16d Fowler (p. 286)] = ''[[FGrH]]'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=y5pxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA80 3 F33a]].</ref>}}}} {{chart | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| |}} {{chart | boxstyle=background:#dfd; | OCE |y| TET | | HYP |y| THE | | COE |y| PHO | | CRO |y| RHE | | THM | | MNE | | CRI | | IAP | | | | |OCE=[[Oceanus]]|TET=[[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]|HYP=[[Hyperion (mythology)|Hyperion]]|THE=[[Theia]]|COE=[[Coeus]]|PHO=[[Phoebe (Titaness)|Phoebe]]|CRO=[[Cronus]]|RHE=[[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]]|MNE=[[Mnemosyne]]|THM=[[Themis]]|CRI=[[Crius]]|IAP=[[Iapetus (mythology)|Iapetus]]}} {{chart | | | |!| | |,|-|-|.| |`|-|v|-|v|-|.| |)|-|.| |,|-|v|-|+|-|v|-|v|-|.| | | |:| | | |,|-|v|-|(| |}} {{chart | | | OCE | |!| | CLY |y| HEL |!| EOS |!| AST |!| DEM |!| HES |!| HER |7| |d|-|.| PRO |!| EPI |HES='''[[Hestia]]'''{{efn|name="hestia"|Either [[Hestia]] or [[Dionysus]] is considered the [[Twelve Olympians|12th Olympian]].}}|DEM='''[[Demeter]]'''|HER='''[[Hera]]'''|AST=[[Asteria]]|OCE=''the [[Oceanids]]''|HEL=[[Helios]]<br/>Sun|EOS=[[Eos]]<br/>Dawn|EPI=[[Epimetheus (mythology)|Epimetheus]]|PRO=[[Prometheus]]|CLY=[[Clymene (mother of Phaethon)|Clymene]] |boxstyle_ HEL=background-color: #dfd; |boxstyle_ PRO=background-color: #dfd; |boxstyle_ EPI=background-color: #dfd; |boxstyle_ AST=background-color: #dfd; |boxstyle_ EOS=background-color: #dfd;}} {{chart | |,|-|^|-|v|^|.| | | |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | |!| |:| |!| | | |!| | | |d|.|:| |!| | | |!| | | |}} {{chart | INA |y| MEL |!| | | HEL | | SEL | | LET | | HAD |:| POS |F| ZEU |V|~|J|!|:| MUS | | ATL |7| |HAD=[[Hades]]|POS='''[[Poseidon]]'''|ZEU='''[[Zeus]]'''|LET=[[Leto]]|SEL=[[Selene]]<br/>Moon|INA=[[Inachus]]|MEL=[[Melia (consort of Inachus)|Melia]]|MUS=''the [[Muses]]''|ATL=[[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]]|HEL=''the [[Heliades]]'' |boxstyle_ ATL=background-color: #dfd; |boxstyle_ LET=background-color: #dfd; |boxstyle_ SEL=background-color: #dfd;}} {{chart | | | |!| |,|-|(| | | | | | | | | | | |D|~|~|~|7| |L|~|y|~|C| |!| |L|~|~|t|J| | | | | | | |:| |}} {{chart | | | IO |!| PLE |~|~|y|~|~|~|7| |,|-|^|-|.| |L|V|~|~|t|~|J| |!| | | |,|^|v|-|v|-|v|-|.| |:| |IO=[[Io (mythology)|Io]]|PLE=[[Pleione (mythology)|Pleione]]}} {{chart | | | |:| |!| | | |,|-|^|-|.| |:| APO | | ART | |:| | PER | | ATH | | HEB |!| HEP |!| ARE |:| |APO='''[[Apollo]]'''|ART='''[[Artemis]]'''|PER=[[Persephone]]|ATH='''[[Athena]]'''|HEB=[[Hebe (mythology)|Hebe]]|ARE='''[[Ares]]'''|HEP='''[[Hephaestus]]'''}} {{chart | |,|-|c| AMP | | HYA | | PLE |L|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|t|~|~|~|t|~|:|~|J| |AMP=[[Amphitrite]]|PLE=''the [[Pleiades (Greek mythology)|Pleiades]]''|HYA=''the [[Hyades (Greek mythology)|Hyades]]''}} {{chart | EPA |L|V|~|~|~|~|V|~|~|~|t|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|V|~|~|J| | | | | | | | DIO | | ENY | | EIL |:| | | |EPA=[[Epaphus]]|DIO=[[Dione (Titaness)|Dione]]|ENY=[[Enyo]]|EIL=[[Eileithyia]] |boxstyle_ DIO=background-color: #dfd;}} {{chart | | | | |:| | | | |:| PEN |`| MAI |~|~|y|~|A|~|~|~|~|~|y|~|~|~|~|~|J| | | | | | | | | |:| | | |MAI=[[Maia (mythology)|Maia]]|PEN=[[Penelope (mother of Pan)|Penelope]]}} {{chart | ALC |y|J| SEM |y|J| |L|~|y|~|~|~|~| HER |~|~|y|~|~| APH |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|y|~|J| | | |APH='''[[Aphrodite]]'''{{efn|name="[[Aphrodite]]"}}|HER='''[[Hermes]]'''|ALC=[[Alcmene]]|SEM=[[Semele]]}} {{chart | | | |!| | | | |!| | | | |!| | | | | | | |,|-|^|-|v|-|-|-|.| | | | | |,|-|v|-|v|-|+|-|v|-|.| |}} {{chart | | | HCL | | | DIO | | | PAN | | | | | | RHO | | PEI | | HER | | | | ERO |!| HAR |!| DEI |!|RHO=[[Rhode (mythology)|Rhode]]|PEI=[[Peitho]]|HER=[[Hermaphroditus]]|ERO=[[Eros]]{{efn|name="eros"}}|HAR=[[Harmonia (mythology)|Harmonia]]|HCL=[[Heracles]]|PAN=[[Pan (god)|Pan]]|DEI=[[Deimos (mythology)|Deimos]]|DIO='''[[Dionysus]]'''{{efn|name="hestia"}}}} {{chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | |}} {{chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ANT | | HIM | | PHO | | |PHO=[[Phobos (mythology)|Phobos]]|ANT=[[Anteros]]|HIM=[[Himeros]]}} {{chart/end}} Key: The names of the generally accepted [[Twelve Olympians|Olympians]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ogden|first=Daniel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yOQtHNJJU9UC&pg=PA43|title=A Companion to Greek Religion|date=2010-02-01|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-4443-3417-3|language=en}}</ref> are given in '''bold font'''. Key: The names of groups of [[gods]] or other mythological beings are given in ''italic font'' Key: The names of the [[Titans]] have a green background. Key: Dotted lines show a [[marriage]] or [[affair]]. Key: Solid lines show [[children]]. ==See also== * [[Greek mythology]] * [[List of Greek deities]] * [[List of mortals in Greek mythology]] * [[List of Greek mythological creatures]] * [[Hesiod]]βs [[Theogony]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Religious family trees|state=collapsed}} __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Family Tree Of The Greek Gods}} [[Category:Greek mythology|*]] [[Category:Mythological family trees|Greek]]
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