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The following chart shows the chronology of the most notable Gods and Goddesses as they are listed in Theogony ... some are Male and some are Female .
First Came:
Khaos |
Then Came:
Ge |
Tartaros |
Eros |
Earth |
The Pit |
Love |
From Khaos Came:
Erebos |
Nyx |
The Darkness Under The Earth |
Black Night |
From Night and Erebos Came:
Aither |
Hemera |
The Upper Air |
Day |
The First Born Of Ge Was:
Ouranos |
The Heavens |
The Second Born Of Ge Was:
Ourea |
The Mountains |
The Third Born Of Ge Was:
Pontos |
The Barren Sea |
Ge Then Brought Forth The One-Eyed Kyklopes:
From Ge and Ouranos Came:
Ge Absorbed The Blood Of Ouranos And Produced:
The Furies |
The Giants |
Nymphs Of The Ash Trees |
The Blood Of Ouranos Mixed With The Foam Of The Sea To Produce:
Aphrodite |
Goddess Of Love |
Nyx (Night) Brought Forth:
Moros |
Ker |
Thanatos |
Hypnos |
Oneiroi |
Momos |
Oizys |
Hesperides |
Moirai |
Keres |
Nemesis |
Apate |
Philotes |
Geras |
Eris |
Eris (Discord and Strife) Brought Forth:
Ponos |
Lethe |
Limos |
Algea |
Hysminai |
Makhai |
Phonoi |
Androktasiai |
Neikea |
Logoi |
Amphillogias |
Dysnomia |
Ate |
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Horkos |
From Ge and Pontos Came:
Nereus |
Thaumas |
Phorkys |
Keto |
Eurybia |
From Phorkys and Keto Came:
The Graiai |
The Gorgons |
Pemphredo |
Sthenno |
Enyo |
Euryale |
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Medusa |
From The Blood Of Medusa Came:
Khrysaor |
Pegasos |
From Khrysaor and Kallirhoe Came:
Geryon |
Ekhidna |
From Ekhidna and Typhaon Came:
From Hydra Came:
Khimaira |
From Ekhidna and Orthos Came:
The Sphinx |
The Nemeian Lion |
From Ge and Ouranos Came The Titans:
Okeanos |
Koios |
Krios |
Hyperion |
Iapetos |
Theia |
Rhea |
Themis |
Mnemosyne |
Phoibe |
Tethys |
Kronos |
From Okeanos and Tethys Came:
Doris |
Elektra |
Kallirhoe |
The Rivers |
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The Okeanids |
From Doris and Nereus Came:
The Nereids |
The Daughters Of Nereus |
From Thaumas and Elektra Came:
Iris |
The Harpies |
Goddess Of The Rainbow |
Okypete And Aello |
From Theia and Hyperion Came:
Helios |
Selene |
Eos |
The Sun |
The Moon |
The Dawn |
From Krios and Eurybia Came:
From Astraios and Eos Came:
Zephyros |
Boreas |
Notos |
Eosphoros |
West Wind |
North Wind |
South Wind |
Morning Star |
From Krios and Phoibe Came:
Asteria |
Leto |
From Asteria and Perses Came:
Hekate |
The Roaring Goddess |
From Pallas and Styx Came:
Zelos |
Nike |
Kratos |
Bia |
Rivalry |
Victory |
Strength |
Force |
From Iapetos and Klymene Came:
Atlas |
Prometheus |
Epimetheus |
Menoitios |
From Atlas Came:
Maia |
Mother Of Hermes |
From Kronos and Rhea Came:
Zeus |
Hades |
Poseidon |
Hera |
Demeter |
Hestia |
From Zeus and Hera Came:
Ares |
Hebe |
Eileithyia |
War |
Youth |
Childbirth |
From Zeus and Leto Came:
Apollon |
Artemis |
From Zeus and Maia Came:
Hermes |
Herald Of The Immortals |
From Zeus and Metis Came:
Athene |
Goddess Of Wisdom |
From Zeus and Themis Came:
The Horae (Hours) |
The Fates |
Eunomia Order |
Klotho Spins The Thread Of Life |
Dike Justice |
Lachesis Determines The Length Of Life |
Eirene Peace |
Atropos Cuts The Thread Of Life |
From Zeus and Eurynome Came:
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The Kharites (Graces) |
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Aglaia Splendor |
Euphrosyne Festivity |
Thalia Rejoicing |
From Zeus and Mnemosyne Came:
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The Muses |
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Kleio History |
Euterpe Flute Playing |
Thaleia Comedy |
Melpomene Tragedy |
Terpsikhore Dance |
Erato Love Poems |
Polymnia Sacred Music |
Ourania Astrology |
Kalliope Epic Poetry |
From Zeus and Alkmene Came:
Herakles |
From Poseidon and Amphitrite Came:
Triton |
The head and body of a man with the tail of a fish |
From Hera Without Consort Came:
Hephaistos |
Artificer Of The Olympians |
From Ares and Aphrodite Came:
Harmonia |
Deimos |
Phobos |
Harmony |
Terror |
Panic |
From Harmonia and Kadmos Came:
Thyone |
From Zeus and Thyone Came: (Thyone's Immortal name became Semele)
Dionysos |
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