Chaos
The first void · Abyss
The yawning origin from which the earliest cosmic beings emerged.
Chaos Family Tree →Visual directory
Greek Gods and Goddesses
Browse the launch directory of Greek gods, goddesses, Primordials, Titans, and Olympians. Each entry connects back to the interactive family tree.
Gaia
Earth · Fruit and soil
The living Earth and mother of the sky, Titans, Giants, and many monsters.
Gaia Family Tree →Nyx
Night · Dark veil
The formidable personification of night, older than the Olympian order.
Nyx Family Tree →Erebus
Darkness · Shadow
The deep darkness associated with the space beneath the world.
Erebus Family Tree →Tartarus
The abyss · Pit
Both a primordial being and the deepest region of the cosmos.
Tartarus Family Tree →Uranus
Sky · Star vault
The starry sky born from Gaia and father of the first Titan generation.
Uranus Family Tree →Pontus
Sea · Wave
The primordial sea, distinct from the later Olympian Poseidon.
Pontus Family Tree →Cronus
Titan kingship · Sickle
Youngest Titan and ruler before Zeus overthrew the old order.
Cronus Family Tree →Rhea
Motherhood · Lion
Titan mother of the first Olympian siblings and protector of infant Zeus.
Rhea Family Tree →Oceanus
World river · Serpent
The cosmic river believed to encircle the inhabited world.
Oceanus Family Tree →Hyperion
Heavenly light · Sun disk
Titan associated with heavenly light and father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
Hyperion Family Tree →Coeus
Inquiry · Axis
Titan linked in later interpretation with intellect and the celestial axis.
Coeus Family Tree →Themis
Divine law · Scales
Titaness of divine order, custom, and the lawful structure of the cosmos.
Themis Family Tree →Mnemosyne
Memory · Tablet
Titaness of memory and mother of the nine Muses by Zeus.
Mnemosyne Family Tree →Zeus
Sky and thunder · Thunderbolt
King of the Olympian gods, son of Cronus and Rhea.
Zeus Family Tree →Hera
Marriage and queenship · Peacock
Queen of the gods and guardian of marriage and royal legitimacy.
Hera Family Tree →Poseidon
Sea and earthquakes · Trident
Brother of Zeus and ruler of the sea, horses, and earthquakes.
Poseidon Family Tree →Hades
Underworld · Bident
Brother of Zeus and sovereign of the dead; usually not counted among the Twelve Olympians.
Hades Family Tree →Demeter
Harvest · Wheat
Goddess of grain, agriculture, and the seasonal cycle.
Demeter Family Tree →Hestia
Hearth and home · Flame
Goddess of the hearth, included among the Twelve in traditions that omit Dionysus.
Hestia Family Tree →Athena
Wisdom and strategy · Owl
Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and strategic warfare, born from Zeus.
Athena Family Tree →Apollo
Prophecy and music · Lyre
God of prophecy, music, healing, archery, and ordered light.
Apollo Family Tree →Artemis
Hunt and wilderness · Bow
Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and the protection of young life.
Artemis Family Tree →Ares
War · Spear
God of the violent and immediate force of battle.
Ares Family Tree →Aphrodite
Love and beauty · Dove
Goddess of desire and beauty, with two major ancient birth traditions.
Aphrodite Family Tree →Hephaestus
Fire and craft · Hammer
Divine smith who forged weapons, armor, and marvelous automata for the gods.
Hephaestus Family Tree →Hermes
Travel and messages · Caduceus
Messenger who crosses boundaries between Olympus, earth, and the Underworld.
Hermes Family Tree →Dionysus
Wine and theatre · Grapevine
God of wine, ecstatic ritual, transformation, and theatre.
Dionysus Family Tree →Persephone
Spring and Underworld · Pomegranate
Daughter of Demeter and queen beside Hades in the Underworld.
Persephone Family Tree →