Explicit testimonyarchaic greek
emergenceChaos→Erebus
Hesiod says Erebus came from Chaos; the relation is emergence, not biological parenthood.
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MYTHBRANCH KNOWLEDGE GRAPH · 175 ENTITIES
Every line becomes an inspectable claim.
This alpha release extends beyond the illustrated 42-person atlas. It registers missing Titans, divine mothers, monster genealogies, heroic houses, collective figures, and separate Roman entities—then attaches relationships to named evidence.
The registry is broad; its source ledger is intentionally selective. “Index entry” means a figure has been admitted to the controlled vocabulary but still needs passage-level review before its full genealogy is published.
JSON-LD export ↓01175controlled entities
02210evidence assertions
0311explicit variants
0427source records
READING THE LEDGER
Certainty is not a single switch.
- Explicit testimony
- The cited passage or corpus directly supports the relationship in the stated tradition.
- Variant tradition
- A source preserves one of two or more incompatible genealogies or narrative forms.
- Later reception
- The relationship is especially important in later Greek, Roman, or post-antique retelling.
- Cultural crosswalk
- An editorial link records a conventional identification without treating Greek and Roman entities as identical.
- 001
- 002Explicit testimonyarchaic greekemergence
Chaos→Nyx
Night comes from Chaos in the Hesiodic sequence.
- 003Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Erebus→Aether
Aether is born from Erebus and Nyx.
- 004Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Nyx→Aether
Aether is born from Erebus and Nyx.
- 005Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Erebus→Hemera
Hemera is born from Erebus and Nyx.
- 006Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Nyx→Hemera
Hemera is born from Erebus and Nyx.
- 007Explicit testimonyarchaic greekemergence
Gaia→Uranus
Gaia brings forth starry Uranus without a partner.
- 008Explicit testimonyarchaic greekemergence
Gaia→Ourea
Gaia brings forth the mountains without a partner.
- 009Explicit testimonyarchaic greekemergence
Gaia→Pontus
Gaia brings forth Pontus without a partner.
- 010Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Oceanus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 011Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Oceanus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 012Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Coeus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 013Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Coeus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 014Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Crius
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 015Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Crius
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 016Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Hyperion
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 017Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Hyperion
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 018Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Iapetus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 019Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Iapetus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 020Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Theia
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 021Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Theia
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 022Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Rhea
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 023Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Rhea
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 024Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Themis
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 025Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Themis
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 026Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Mnemosyne
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 027Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Mnemosyne
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 028Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Phoebe
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 029Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Phoebe
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 030Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Tethys
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 031Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Tethys
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 032Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Cronus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 033Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Cronus
Named among the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus.
- 034Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Elder Cyclopes
The Elder Cyclopes belong to the Gaia–Uranus generation, unlike Polyphemus.
- 035Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Elder Cyclopes
The Elder Cyclopes belong to the Gaia–Uranus generation, unlike Polyphemus.
- 036Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Gaia→Hundred-Handers
The Hundred-Handers are children of Earth and Sky.
- 037Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Uranus→Hundred-Handers
The Hundred-Handers are children of Earth and Sky.
- 038Explicit testimonyarchaic greekunion / consort
Oceanus→Tethys
The pair generates rivers and Oceanids in Hesiod.
- 039Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Oceanus→River gods
Hesiod names the rivers as sons of Oceanus and Tethys.
- 040Explicit testimonyarchaic greekparentage
Tethys→River gods
Hesiod names the rivers as sons of Oceanus and Tethys.
SOURCE REGISTER
Editions and corpora used in this release.
A source record names the work, locator, date, edition provider, and editorial use. Links open the institutional edition or catalogue rather than a generic search result.
- 01
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 104–138
- Locator
- Cosmic beginnings
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Names Chaos, Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Nyx, Aether, Hemera, Uranus, Ourea, and Pontus in sequence and genealogy.
Open source record ↗ - 02
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 133–210
- Locator
- Titans and children of Earth and Sky
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Lists the twelve Titans, Elder Cyclopes, Hundred-Handers, and the crisis of Uranus.
Open source record ↗ - 03
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 337–452
- Locator
- Titan descendants and Hecate
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Records Oceanus and Tethys, Hyperion's children, descendants of Crius, and Hecate's parentage.
Open source record ↗ - 04
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 453–506
- Locator
- Children of Cronus and Rhea
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Gives the six children of Cronus and Rhea and the concealment of Zeus.
Open source record ↗ - 05
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 886–929
- Locator
- Marriages and children of Zeus
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Records Metis, Themis, Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Leto, and Hera in the genealogy of Zeus.
Open source record ↗ - 06
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 921–962
- Locator
- Olympian and heroic descendants
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Includes Hephaestus' variant birth, children of Ares and Aphrodite, and selected heroic unions.
Open source record ↗ - 07
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 270–336
- Locator
- Gorgons and the Typhon–Echidna line
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Connects Phorcys, Ceto, the Gorgons, Medusa's offspring, Geryon, Echidna, Typhon, and several monsters.
Open source record ↗ - 08
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 176–206
- Locator
- Sea birth of Aphrodite
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Connects Aphrodite's emergence to the severed genitals of Uranus and the sea, rather than to Zeus and Dione.
Open source record ↗ - 09
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 211–232
- Locator
- Children of Nyx
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Lists Doom, Death, Sleep, Dreams, the Hesperides, Fates, Nemesis, Deceit, Friendship, Age, and Strife among the children of Night.
Open source record ↗ - 10
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Homer, Iliad, book 5
- Locator
- Aphrodite as daughter of Zeus and Dione
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Preserves a major alternative to Hesiod's sea-birth genealogy for Aphrodite.
Open source record ↗ - 11
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Homer, Iliad, book 6
- Locator
- Hector and Andromache
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Contains the major Iliadic family scene linking Hector, Andromache, their child, and the threatened future of Troy.
Open source record ↗ - 12
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Homer, Iliad, books 18–24
- Locator
- Achilles, Thetis, Patroclus, Hector, and Priam
- Provider
- Scaife Viewer, Perseus
The final Iliadic books establish the linked family and companion relationships behind Achilles' return to battle.
Open source record ↗ - 13
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Homer, Odyssey, book 9
- Locator
- Odysseus and Polyphemus
- Provider
- Scaife Viewer, Perseus
Defines Polyphemus as an individual Cyclops encountered by Odysseus, not as a Roman counterpart.
Open source record ↗ - 14
ancient text · late 8th–7th c. BCE
Homer, Odyssey, book 1
- Locator
- Parents of Polyphemus
- Provider
- Scaife Viewer, Perseus
Names Poseidon as Polyphemus' father and Thoosa, daughter of Phorcys, as his mother.
Open source record ↗ - 15
ancient text · 7th–6th c. BCE
Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter
- Locator
- Demeter and Persephone
- Provider
- Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
Primary narrative for Persephone's abduction, Demeter's withdrawal, and the negotiated seasonal return.
Open source record ↗ - 16
ancient text · 6th c. BCE
Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes
- Locator
- Birth of Hermes
- Provider
- Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
Names Zeus and Maia as Hermes' parents and narrates his first day.
Open source record ↗ - 17
ancient text · 7th–6th c. BCE
Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite
- Locator
- Aphrodite, Anchises, and Aeneas
- Provider
- Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
Primary Greek account connecting Aphrodite, Anchises, and the future birth of Aeneas.
Open source record ↗ - 18
ancient text · 1st–2nd c. CE
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
- Locator
- Systematic mythographic genealogies
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
A major prose mythography used to compare heroic genealogies and variants; it is later than archaic epic.
Open source record ↗ - 19
ancient text · 3rd c. BCE
Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica
- Locator
- Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
The principal surviving Greek epic of the Argonautic expedition.
Open source record ↗ - 20
ancient text · 458 BCE
Aeschylus, Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Eumenides
- Locator
- The house of Atreus
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
The tragic trilogy links Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Orestes, Electra, and the Erinyes.
Open source record ↗ - 21
ancient text · 5th c. BCE
Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone
- Locator
- The house of Laius
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Primary dramatic evidence for the Oedipus and Antigone branch, read alongside other Theban traditions.
Open source record ↗ - 22
ancient text · 431 BCE
Euripides, Medea
- Locator
- Jason and Medea after the voyage
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
A major Classical reconfiguration of Jason and Medea's marriage and children.
Open source record ↗ - 23
ancient text · 29–19 BCE
Virgil, Aeneid
- Locator
- Roman reception of Trojan genealogy
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
Roman epic placing Aeneas' Trojan and divine descent inside an Augustan foundation narrative.
Open source record ↗ - 24
ancient text · c. 8 CE
Ovid, Metamorphoses
- Locator
- Roman transformations and mythic reception
- Provider
- Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
A major Roman poetic witness for transformed Greek narratives, not a neutral summary of a single Greek canon.
Open source record ↗ - 25
modern scholarship · 1993
Timothy Gantz, Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources
- Locator
- Comparative source guide
- Provider
- Johns Hopkins University Press
A standard scholarly synthesis that compares literary and visual evidence without harmonizing every disagreement.
Open source record ↗ - 26
reference corpus · 1981–present
LIMC / WebLIMC
- Locator
- Classical mythological iconography
- Provider
- Fondation pour le Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae
A foundational reference for identifying mythological figures and scenes in ancient art.
Open source record ↗ - 27
reference corpus · ongoing
Beazley Archive Pottery Database
- Locator
- Greek painted pottery
- Provider
- University of Oxford
Object-level evidence for how mythological scenes were pictured, attributed, and dated.
Open source record ↗