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family tree of the
greek godsThousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks came up with stories about mythical gods that created them and embodied various aspects of the world. They were not like the Judeo-Christian God; they were more like humans, they were fallible, and they were not all-powerful. They also had many relations with each other and with mortals. This family tree attempts to shed some light on the convoluted relationships and origins of some of the most well-known Olympian gods, as well as others.
kHAOS, the primal void
gaia, mother earth
Ouranos, father sky
coeus, cosmic knowledge
leto, goddess of womanhood
Phoebe, cosmic wisdom
maia, the sky nymph
semele, a mortal
hermes the messenger
Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love rhea, mother of gods
poseidon, king of the sea
hades, lord of the dead
apollo, the sun god artemis, goddess of the hunt
persephone, goddess of spring
athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare
hera, queen of gods
ares, god of bloodshed
hephaestus, master of the forge
dionysus, god of wine and merrymaking
kronos, lord of the titans
atlas, holding the sky
zeus, king of the gods, god of thunder
Born of sea foam
Emerged from Zeus’ skull fully grown
Born without a father
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Demeter, the harvest goddess