Jonathan Coxhead ☺, 2001-09-25
The most intricate, obsessively worked out, fictional family tree in the Western world. Gathered from a variety of sources: ... The notation is described elsewhere.
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
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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
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_____
<= Kreusa
<= Hypsipyle
_____
& _____
Pheres
Salmoneus <= Alkidike
Tyro => Kretheus
-> Poseidon
Neleus, king of Pylos
Periklymenos (shapeshifter, son of Poseidon)
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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]
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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
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_____
_____
<- 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