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Family tree of the Greek gods. The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion . Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font. Key: The names of the twelve first-generation Titans have a green background.
- Summary Family Charts
- Hesiod's Theogony
- Detailed Family Charts
- Short Family Tree
CHART 0 The Main Gods. A short tree containing just the main gods of the pantheon.There are three versions of this chart:-- 1. Greek Names (Transliterated) 2. Greek Names (English Spelling) 3. Roman Names Example chart:--
CHART HESIOD The Theogony of Hesiod. The family of gods as described in Hesiod's epic poem. There are three versions of this chart:- 1. Greek Names (Transliterated) 2. Greek Names (English Spelling) 3. Roman Names
The complete family tree of the gods is displayed over eight indexed charts. The basic structure follows Hesiod's Theogony, but that author's genealogies have been expanded with a plethora of additional gods, spirits and creatures sourced from other classical sources. Where there is disagreement amongst ancient writers as to the genealogy of a cert...
This is a simple graphic depiction of the family of the main gods of the pantheon: beginning with the Protogenoi in the centre, the ring of Titan gods and their families on the right, the children of Kronos in a ring at top, and the Olympian offspring of Zeus forming a ring left. The spirits and sea-gods stand bottom left and centre. The background...
- Primordial Gods: The First Greek Gods. The primordial gods helped the Greeks understand their existence. They were gods, but they were also concepts; ideas that humanized the vastness of the universe and made it easier to understand where life, and ultimately people, came from.
- The 12 Greek Titans. From the primordial gods came the Titans. This group of twelve gods were the first to rule the world in a meaningful way and help bring a lot of structure to the Greek pantheon.
- Other Important Titan Gods. Atlas: God of Astronomy. Realms: Astronomy. Family Tree: Brother of Prometheus and father of Calypso. Fun Fact: Atlas helped Hercules (Heracles) complete one of his twelve tasks.
- The 12 Olympian Gods. Zeus: God of the Sky and Thunder; King of the Olympians. Realms: god of the sky, thunder and lightning, honor, hospitality, royalty, and order.
- Heracles. Perseus and Andromeda became the ancestors of many well-known figures in Greek mythology and history. Arguably their most famous descendant was also the Greek world’s most beloved demi-god.
- The Dioscuri. The Dioscuri are unique among the demi-gods in that it is never clear whether or not they were truly the sons of Zeus. According to legend, Zeus took on the form of a swan to seduce Leda, the queen of Sparta.
- Theseus. Unlike many demi-gods, Theseus was not a son of Zeus. His father was Poseidon, the god of the sea. Typically, when a mortal woman had both human and divine lovers she would give birth to twins.
- Achilles. Achilles was not the son of a major god, but his status as a demi-god is a famous part of his mythology. His father was a human, but his mother was the sea-nymph Thetis.
HERAKLES (1) (Heracles) The greatest of the Greek heroes. He was born in the Boiotian city of Thebes (central Greece) to Alkmene who was seduced by Zeus in the form of her own husband. HERAKLES (2) (Heracles) A son of Zeus and Lysithoe. According to some, he was a hero who was confused with the younger Herakles (1).
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Poseidon was the Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought and horses. This page provides an expansive overview of the children of Zeus. The majority of were linked to him with only the briefest of genealogical references. Many were assigned his parentage to emphasize their rough and brutal nature--such as the opponents of Heracles.
Jun 3, 2022 · Ares – God of War. Aphrodite – Goddess of Love and Passion. Hephaestus – God of the Forge, Blacksmith to the gods. Hermes – God of Travel, Messenger for the Gods. Diyonesis – God of Wine, Fertility, and Madness. Under Zeus’s leadership, they ruled Olympus. But generally speaking, it wasn’t clean and organised leadership.
