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Genealogy of major gods and goddesses in Greek mythology
God/goddess
GAIA (GAEA)
URANUS
Description
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Earth
First goddess
Married her son
Sky
First supreme god
Married to his mother
Overthrown by his son
The Children of GAIA and URANUS
God/goddess
CYCLOPES
HECATONCHERIES
TITANS
Description
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Gods of Blacksmiths
Forged weapons for the Olympians
Arges, Steropes, Brontes
Giants with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
Gods of violent storms
100 arms and 50 heads
Cottus, Briarieus, Gyges
Locked in Tartarus by their father
Forces of nature
6 sons and 6 daughters (each son married a daughter)
Most important were Cronus and Rhea
o Cronus overthrew CRONUS and became supreme god
o Was told by his father and mother that he would be overthrown by his
child, too
The Children of Cronus and Rhea
Cronus ate his first 5 children for fear that they
would overthrow him like he overthrew his father
God/goddess
HESTIA
DEMETER
HERA
HADES
POSEIDON
ZEUS
Description
 Goddess of home and family
 The first and last born to Cronus and Rhea
 Goddess of agriculture
 Goddess of marriage and childbirth
 Very jealous and vindictive
 Became supreme goddess after getting married to ZEUS
 Ruler of death and the dead
 Rule of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
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Ruler of the sky and thunder
Tricked his father and then overthrew him
Became supreme god
Shamed HERA into marrying him
The Children of ZEUS
God/goddess
DIONYSUS
Description
 God of wine
HEPHAESTUS
 God of fire and metalworkers
APHRODITE
 Goddess of love and beauty
 Married to HEPHAESTUS
HERMES
 God of commerce, thieves, and athletes
 Messenger of the gods
ARTEMIS
 Goddess of the hunt and wilderness
 The twin of APOLLO
 Is sometimes considered goddess of the moon
APOLLO
 God of light, medicine, and the arts
 Drives his golden chariot across the sky to bring the sun
 Twin of ARTEMIS
ATHENA
 Goddess of WIDSOM, JUSTICE, and WAR - IN THAT ORDER
 Was literally Zeus’ “brainchild”
 She was Zeus’ favorite
ARES
 God of war
 Didn’t get along with his sister ATHENA