The Greek Gods

Jonathan Coxhead , 2001-09-25

Introduction

The most intricate, obsessively worked out, fictional family tree in the Western world. Gathered from a variety of sources: ... The notation is described elsewhere.

The Greek Gods

      Chaos
         Gaia `Earth´
            Ouranos `Sky´ <= Gaia
            Pontus `Sea´ <= Gaia
            => Ouranos
            Okeanos `Ocean´ [Titans] <= Tethys
               Styx
               Metis `Prudence´ => Zeus
               Klymene => Iapetos
               Doris => Nereus
               Eurynome => Zeus
               Acheloos (river god) <= Melpomene
                  the Sirens
               Asopos (river god)
                  Aigina => Aktor
                     Menoitios
                        Patroklos
                     -> Zeus
                     Aiakos [judges of the dead] => Endeis
                        Telamon, king of Salmacis <= Hesione
                           Teukros
                           <= Periboia
                           Aias `Ajax the Greater´
                        Peleus, king of Phthia <= Thetis [nereids]
                           Achilleus `Achilles´
                              Neoptolemos <= Andromache
                                 <= Hermione
                  Antiope <= Lykos
                     -> Zeus
                     Zethos <= Aedon
                        Itylos
                     & Amphion <= Niobe
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
                        _____
               Inachos (river god)
                  Io -> Zeus
                     Epaphos <= Memphis
                        Libya -> Poseidon
                           Belos, king of Egypt
                              Aigyptos
                                 Lugkeus `Lynceus´ <= Hypermestra
                                    Abas
                                       Akrisios, king of Argos
                                          Danae -> Zeus (as shower of gold)
                                             Perseus <= Andromeda
                                                Sthenelos
                                                   Eurystheus, king of Argos (master of Herakles)
                                                      Admete
                                                Alkaios <= Astydameia
                                                   Amphitryon <= Alkmene
                                                      Iphikles
                                                         Iolaos (Herakles´ companion) <= Megara
                                                Elektryon <= Anaxo
                                                   Alkmene => Amphitryon
                                                      -> Zeus
                                                      Alkeides = Herakles `the Glory of Hera´ [Argonauts] <= Megara
                                                         5 children+
                                                         <= Omphale
                                                         <= Astydameia
                                                         Tlepolemus
                                                         <= Deianeira
                                                         Hyllos <= Iole
                                                         Makaria
                                                         <- Iole
                                                         <= Auge
                                                         Telephos
                                                            Kyparissos
                                                         <- Hippolyte
                                                         <- Chalciope, princess of Kos
                                                         Thessalos (Thessalians)
                                                         <= Hebe
                                       & Proitos, king of Tiryns <= Stheneboia
                                          Megapenthes, king of Tiryns, then king of Attika
                                       Talaos
                                          Eriphyle <= Amphiaraos, joint prince of Argos
                                             Alkmaion <= Manto
                                          Adrastos, king of Argos
                                             Aigialeus
                                             Hippodameia => Peirithoos
                                                Polypoites
                                             Argeia => Polyneikes
                                             Deipyle => Tydeus
                                 the Aegyptids (50 sons)
                              Danaus, king of Argos
                                 Hypermestra [Danaids] => Lugkeus
                                 Amymone -> Poseidon
                                    Nauplios <= _____
                                       _____ <= _____
                                          Nauplios² <= _____
                                             Palamedes
                                 the Danaids (49 other daughters, damned)
                              Kepheus, king of Ethiopia <= Kassiopeia
                                 Andromeda => Perseus
                           Agenor, king of Sidon/Syria <= Telephassa
                              Europa -> Zeus (as bull)
                                 Minos [judges of the dead]
                                    Androgeos
                                    Ariadne => Theseus
                                       => Dionysos
                                    Phaidra
                                 Sarpedon, king of Lykia
                                 Rhadamanthus [judges of the dead]
                                 => Asterios
                              Kadmos, king of Thebes <= Harmonia
                                 Autonoe => Aristeus
                                 Ino => Athamas
                                 Agaue <= Echion
                                    Pentheus
                                       Menoikeus
                                          Kreon, king of Thebes
                                             Megara => Herakles
                                                => Iolaos
                                             Menoikeus
                                             Haimon <- Antigone
                                             Kreusa => Iason
                                          Iokaste `Jocasta´ => Laios
                                             => Oidipous
                                 Semele -> Zeus (in full glory)
                                    Dionysos
                                       - Ino
                                    = Thyone
                                 Polydorus
                                    Labdakos
                                       Laios, king of Thebes ~ Chrysippos
                                          <= Iokaste
                                          Oidipous `Oedipus´, king of Thebes <= Iokaste
                                             Polyneikes <= Argeia
                                                Thersandros, king of Thebes
                                             Eteokles, king of Thebes
                                                Laodamas
                                             Antigone -> Haimon
                                             Ismene <= Aigeia
                              Phoinix
                              Kilix
                              Thasos
               Nil (river god)
                  Memphis
               Skamander (river god) <= Ida (hamadryad)
                  Teukros
                     __1__ => Dardanus
               _____ (river god) <= Kyrene
                  Aristeus <= Autonoe
                     Aktaion
                     <= Eurydike
               the Waves
            Koios [Titans] <= Phoibe
               Asteria -> Zeus
               Leto => Zeus
            Kreios [Titans] <= Eurybia
               Astraios <= Eos
                  Boreas `North Wind´ [Titans]
               Pallas <= Styx
               Perses
                  Hakate
            Hyperion `Dweller on High´ [Titans] <= Theia
               Helios `Sun´ <= _____
                  Phaethon
                  <- Perseis (sea-nymph)
                  Kirke -> Odysseus
                     Telegonus
                  Aietes, king of Kolchis
                     Medeia => Iason
                        => Aigeus
                     Apsyrtos+ (killed by Medeia as a diversion)
                  Perses, king of Kolchis
                  Pasiphae => Minos², king of Crete
                     => _____
                     Phaidra => Theseus
                     Aerope => Atreus
                        -> Thyestes
                     => _____ bull
                     Minotaur
                  <= _____
                  Augeias, king of Elis (Augeian stables)
                     Phyleus, king of Elis
               Selene `Moon´
               Eos `Dawn´ => Astraios
                  -> Orion
            Iapetos [Titans] <= Klymene/Asia
               Atlas
                  Maia => Zeus
                  Elektra -> Zeus
               Menoetios
               Prometheus
                  Deukalion <= Pyrrha
                     Helene <= _____
                        Doros
                           Aigimios, Dorian king
                           the Dorians
                        Xouthos <= Kreousa
                           Achaios
                              the Achaians
                           Ion
                              the Ionians
                        Aiolos
                           Kretheus <= Tyro
                              Aison, king of Iolkos
                                 Iason, king of Iolkos <= Medeia
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    <= Kreusa
                                    <= Hypsipyle
                                       _____
                                       & _____
                              Pheres
                           Salmoneus <= Alkidike
                              Tyro => Kretheus
                                 -> Poseidon
                                 Neleus, king of Pylos
                                    Periklymenos (shapeshifter, son of Poseidon)
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    _____
                                    Nestor
                                       Antilochos
                                 & Pelias, king of Iolkos
                                    Alkestis => Admetos, king of Thessaly
                                    Akastos, king of Iolkos
                              <= Sidero
                           Athamas, king of Orchomenos <= Nephele
                              Phrixos <= _____
                                 Argos
                              Helle
                              <= Ino (= Leukothea)
                              Learchos
                              Melichertes = Palaimon
                              | Dionysos
                                 - nymphs of Mt Nysa
                                 <= Ariadne
                                 Thoas
                                 Hypsipyle => Iason
                                 <= Althaia
                                 Deianeira => Herakles
                                    => Hermes
                           Perieres <= Gorgophone
                              Deidameia => Thestios
                                 Leda => Tyndareos
                                    -> Zeus
                                    Kastor [Argonauts]
                                    & Polydeukes `Pollux´ [Argonauts]
                                    Althaia => Oineus, king of Kalydon
                                       -> Ares
                                       Meleagroe `Meleager´ <= Atalante
                                          Parthenopeus
                                       => Dionysos
                              Aphareus
                           Alkyone [Pleiades] => Keys
                           Sisyphos (founded Korinth, damned) <= Merope
                              Glaukos <= _____
                                 Bellerophontes (son of Poseidon) <= Philonoe
                                    Hippolochos
                                    Laodameia -> Zeus
                                       Sarpedon²
                              <= Antikleia
               Epimetheus <= Pandora
                  Pyrrha => Deukalion
            Kronos [Titans] <= Rhea
               Hestia [Olympians]
               Demeter `crops´ [Olympians] => Poseidon
                  => Zeus
                  -> Iasion
                  Plutus `Wealth´
               Hera [Olympians]
                  Hephaistos `Smith´ [Olympians]
                     <= Aglaia
                     <= Charis
                     <= Aphrodite
                     Palaimon [Argonauts]
                     Ardalos
                     Periphetes
                     Erichthonius, king of Attika <= Praxithea (naiad)
                        Pandion, king of Attika <= Zeuxippe (naiad)
                           Erechtheius <= Praxithea²
                              Prokris => Kephalos
                              Orneus
                                 Peteos
                                    Monesthaus
                              Oreithyia -> Boreas
                                 Chione
                                 Kalais [Argonauts]
                                 & Zetes [Argonauts]
                              Kekrops, 1st king of Attika <= Aglauros
                                 Erysichthon
                                 Aglauros² -> Ares
                                    Alkippe
                                       Daidalos
                                          Ikaros
                                 Herse
                                 Pandrosos
                                    Aigeus, king of Attika <= Aithra
                                       <= Medeia
                           Butes
                           Philomela => Tereus
                              Itys
                           Prokne -> Tereus
                  => Zeus
               Hades `Underworld´ <= Persephone
               Poseidon `Water´ [Olympians]
                  <= Halia [Telchines]
                     _____
                     _____
                     _____
                     _____
                     _____
                     _____
                     Rhodos
                  <= Demeter
                  Arion
                  _____ `The Mistress´ (horse)
                  <= Amphitrite
                  Triton
                     Pallas
                  <- Libya
                  <- Tyro
                  <- Amymone
                  <- Aithra
                  <- Alkyone [Pleiades]
                  <- Kelaino [Pleiades]
                  <- Euryte (nymph)
                  Halirrhothios
                  <- Thoosa
                  Polyphemos
                  <- Iphimedeia
                  the Aloadai
                  Kerkyon
                  Skiron
                  <- _____
                  Lamos, king of the Laistrygones
                  Orion
               Zeus `Land´ [Olympians] <= Metis
                  Athena [Olympians] -> Hephaistos
                     Erichthonios
                  <= Themis `Law´
                  Eunomia `Order´ [Horai]
                  Dike `Justice´ [Horai]
                  Eirene `Peace´ [Horai]
                  Klotho `´ [Moerai]
                  Lachesis `´ [Moerai]
                  Atropos `´ [Moerai]
                  <= Eurynome
                  Aglaia [Charites]
                  Euphrosyne [Charites]
                  Thalia [Charites]
                  <= Demeter
                  Persephone -> Zeus (as serpent)
                     Zagreos := Iakchos
                     | Adonis <- Aphrodite
                  <= Mnemosyne
                  Ourania `Astronomy´ [Muses]
                  Kleio `History´ [Muses]
                  Thaleia `Comedy´ [Muses]
                  Melpomene `Tragedy´ [Muses]
                  Terpsichore `Dance´ [Muses]
                  Euterpe `Music´ [Muses]
                  Erato `Hymns´ [Muses]
                  Polyhymnia `Mime´ [Muses]
                  Kalliope `Epic poetry´ [Muses]
                     Orpheus [Argonauts] <= Eurydike
                  <= Leto
                  Artemis [Olympians]
                  & Apollon [Olympians]
                     <= Thalia
                     the Korybantes
                     <= Ourania
                     Linus
                     <= Koronis
                     Asklepios
                        Machaon
                        Podaleirios
                     ~ Hyakinthos
                     ~ Kyparissos
                     <= Kreousa
                     Ion
                     <- wood-nymph
                     Eurydike
                  <= Maia
                  Hermes [Olympians]
                     <= Chione
                     Autolykos (thief)
                     Antikleia => Laertes
                        Odysseus, prince of Ithaca <= Penelope
                           Telemachos
                           <- Kirke
                           <- Kalypso
                     <= Herse
                     Kephalos <= Prokris
                     <= Aglauros
                     Keryx
                     <= Deianeira
                     Eleusis
                     <= Penelope
                     Pan
                     <- Aphrodite
                     Hermaphrodite
                  <= Hera
                  Ares `War´ [Olympians] <- Aphrodite
                     Eros `Love´ <= Psyche
                     Anteros `Reciprocal love´
                     Daimos `Terror´
                     Phobos `Fear´
                     Enyo
                     Harmonia => Kadmos
                     <- Pyrene
                     Kyknos
                     Diomedes, king of Thrake (Diomedean mares)
                     Lykaon
                     <- _____
                     Oinomaos, king of Pisa <= _____
                        Hippodameia => Pelops
                     <= Sterope [Pleiades]
                  Hebe `Youth´ => Herakles
                  Eileithyia `Midwife´
                  <- Alkmene
                  <- Danae
                  <- Europa
                  <- Semele
                  <- Leda
                  <- Laodameia
                  <- Aigina
                  <- Antiope
                  <- _____
                  Tantalos, king of Lydia (damned)
                     Pelops, king of Pisa <= Hippodameia
                        Chrysippos ~ Laios
                        Atreus, king of Mykonos
                           Anaxibia => Strophius
                              Pylades <= Elektra²
                           <= Aerope
                           Agamemnon, king of Mykonos <= Klytemnestra
                              Chrysothemis
                              Laodike
                              Iphianassa
                              Elektra² => Pylades
                              Iphigeneia
                              Orestes <= Hermione
                              <- Kassandra
                           Menelaus, king of Sparta <= Helene²
                              Hermione => Neoptolemos
                        Thyestes <= Aerope
                           Pelopia -> Thyestes
                              => Atreus
                           <- a nereid
                           _____
                           _____
                           _____
                           <- Pelopia
                           Aigisthos, king of Mykonos <= Klytemnestra
                     Niobe => Amphion
                  <- Elektra [Pleiades]
                  Dardanos
                     Erichthonios
                        Tros
                           Assarakos
                              Kapys <= Themiste
                                 Agchyses <- Aphrodite
                                    Aineias `Aeneas´ <= Kreousa
                           Ilos <= Eurydike
                              Themiste => Kapys
                              Laomedon, king of Troy
                                 Tithonos <= Eos
                                    Memnon
                                    Emathion
                                 Hesione => Telamon
                                 Podarkes = Priam, king of Troy <= Hekuba
                                    Paris <= Helene²
                                    Kreousa => Aineias
                                    Deiphobos <= Helene²
                                    Polyxena
                                    Kassandra -> Agamemnon
                                    Hektor <= Andromache
                                       Astyanax
                                    Helenus
                           Ganymedes ~ Zeus
                           the Trojans
                  Iasion <- Demeter
                  ~ Ganymedes
               <= Philyra
               Chiron [Kentauroi]
            Theia [Titans] => Hyperion
            Rhea [Titans] => Kronos
            Themis `Justice´ [Titans] => Zeus
            Mnemosyne `Memory´ [Titans] => Zeus
            Phoibe `Brilliant´ [Titans] => Koios
            Tethys [Titans] => Okeanos
            Arges `Lightning´ [Kyklopes]
            Steropes `Storm´ [Kyklopes]
            Brontes `Thunder´ [Kyklopes]
            Kottos [Hekatoncheires]
            Briareus/Aigaion [Hekatoncheires]
            Gyges [Hekatoncheires]
            Alekto [Erinnyes]
            Tisiphone [Erinnyes]
            Megara [Erinnyes]
            Aphrodite `Sex´ [Olympians]
               => Hephaistos
               -> Adonis
               -> Hermes
               -> Ares
               -> Agchyses
            the Meliai (ash-nymph)
            => Pontus
            Nereus `Old Man of the Sea´ <= Doris
               Thetis (nereid) => Peleus
               Amphitrite (nereid) => Poseidon
               Galatea (nereid)
               the other Nereids
            Thaumas <= _____
               Iris `Rainbow´
               Aello `Storm-Foot´ [Harpies]
               Okypete `Swift-Wing´ [Harpies]
               Kelaino [Harpies]
            Phorkys <= _____
               Emphro [Graeae]
               Pemphredo [Graeae]
               Dino [Graeae]
               Sthenno [Gorgons]
               Euryale [Gorgons]
               Medusa [Gorgons] -> Poseidon
                  Pegasus (winged horse)
                  Chrysaor <= _____
                     Geryon (3-bodied giant)
                     Echidne (viper) => Typhon
                        Orthros <- Echidna
                        _____ (Lernean Hydra)
                        Chimaera
                        _____ (100-headed dragon of the Hesperides)
                        -> Orthros
                        Sphinx
                        _____ (Nemean Lion)
                        Kerberos
               Skylla
            Keto
            Eurybia
         Erebus `Underworld´
         Nox `Night´
            Aither `Light´
            _____ `Day´
            _____ `Fate´
            Ker `Destiny´
            Thanatos `Death´
            _____ `Sleep´
            the Dreams
            Momos `Sarcasm´
            _____ `Pain´
            Nemesis `Vengeance´
            Aegle [Hesperides]
            Erytheia [Hesperides]
            Hespera [Hesperides]
            _____ `Deceit´
            _____ `Tenderness´
            _____ `Old Age´
            _____ `Strife´

      Teiresias
         Manto

      Oibalos <= Gorgophone
         Ikarios
            Penelope => Hermes
               => Odysseus
         Tyndareos, king of Sparta <= Leda
            Klytemnestra => Tantalos
               => Agamemnon
               => Aigisthos
            Helene² `Helen of Troy´ => Menelaus
               => Paris (cause of Trojan War)
               => Deiphobos
               => Menelaus

      Iphiklos
         Poias
            Philoktetes
         Protesileos

      Alkinoos <= Arete
         Nausika

      _____ <= _____
         Tyndareos
         Aphareos <= _____
            Idas [Argonauts]
            Lugkeus [Argonauts]
         Leukippos
            Phoibe
            Hilaiera

      Phlegyas, king of Thessaly
         Koronis -> Apollon
            -> Ischys

      Elatus
         Ischys

      Euenus, king of Aitolia
         Marpessa -> Idas

      Idmon [Argonauts]
         Arachne

      Ares <= Harmonia
         Hippolyta
         the Amazons

      Theias, king of Smyrna
         Myrrha/Smyrna -> Theias
         <- Myrrha/Smyrna
         Adonis
            - Persephone

      Ixion, king of Thessaly (damned) <= _____
         Peirithous, prince of Lapith <= Hippodameia
         <- a cloud
         the Kentauroi

      Silenos <= ash-nymph
         Pholos [Kentauroi]

      Thespios, king of ?
         50 daughters -> Herakles
            50 grandsons

      Chiron
         | Iason
         | 2 others

      Oineus, king of Kalydon <= Periboea
         Tydeus <= Deipyle
            Diomedes

      Thestius
         the uncles of Meleager
         _____
         Althaia

      Schoineus
         Atalante => Melanion
            => Meleagroe

      Iobates, king of Lykia <= _____
         Stheneboia => Proitos
         Philonoe => Bellerophontes

      Pleione -> Zeus
         ...
            Nykteus
               Antiope -> Zeus (as satyr)
                  Amphion, joint king of Thebes
                  & Zethus, joint king of Thebes
            Lykos <= Dirke

      Pitheus, king of Troezen
         Aithra => Aigeus
            -> Poseidon
            Theseus, king of Attika, then king of Tiryns <= Ariadne
               <= Antiope
               Hippolytos
               <= Phaidra
               Akamas <= Phyllis
               Demophon

      Iphis, joint prince of Argos