Uranus - Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · Overview. A primordial deity in Greek mythology, Uranus personified the sky, the heavens, and the air. He was usually said to have been the first offspring of Gaia, herself the first deity and the personification of Mother Earth. Uranus and Gaia were the complementary halves of a primordial partnership that created the cosmos as the Greeks …
Cronus - Mythopedia
网页2023年3月8日 · Cronus, the second ruler of the Greek cosmos, was a Titan known primarily for his cruelty and for usurping his father Uranus. He fathered the first of the Olympian deities, including Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon and Zeus. Insatiably cruel and hungry for power, Cronus was ultimately deposed by his son Zeus, who ushered in the …
Theia – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月10日 · Theia was a daughter of the primordial deities Gaia, who embodied the earth, and Uranus, who personified the heavens. Among her brothers and sisters were the other Titans— Coeus , Crius , Cronus , Hyperion , Iapetus , Oceanus , Mnemosyne , Phoebe , Tethys , Themis , and Rhea —as well as the Hecatoncheires and the Cyclopes , …
Pontus – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · Pontus was more than a god of the sea: he was the sea itself, just as Gaia was the earth and Uranus was the sky. Hesiod described him as “the fruitless deep with his raging swell.” Pontus’ children and grandchildren represented many of the most important sea deities of Greek mythology.
Oceanus - Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · The first son of Gaia and Uranus, Oceanus was a Titan who personified the great seas and oceans. He was often likened to a great river that spanned the entirety of the known world. With his sister and lover Tethys, Oceanus spawned the legions of sea nymphs known as the Oceanids. Though not as popular as the Olympian deities, Oceanus was …
Hecatoncheires – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月23日 · The Hecatoncheires (“Hundred-Handers”) were sons of Gaia and Uranus; in most sources, their names are given as Cottus, Briareus (or Aegaeon), and Gyges (or Gyes). Their appearance was quite terrifying: they boasted fifty heads and one hundred arms each. Along with their brothers the Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires were imprisoned …
Titans - Mythopedia
网页2023年3月13日 · Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. The Titans were twelve powerful deities, born from the union of the primordial gods Uranus and Gaia. Cronus, the youngest of the Titans, overthrew Uranus to become ruler of the cosmos, though he was ultimately overthrown by his own …
Rhea - Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · Rhea, the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, was a Greek Titan and the mother of the Olympians. Along with the other Titans, Rhea was imprisoned in Tartarus by her tyrannical father; she was eventually liberated by her brother Cronus, whom she married. Rhea gave birth to the Olympian deities and, through her cunning, helped them …
Erinyes (Furies) – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · Born from the blood of Uranus (the primordial god of the sky), the Erinyes were often thought to dwell in the Underworld, along with Hades and his bride Persephone. Their number was originally indeterminate, but later sources listed three Erinyes: Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera. The Erinyes were much feared in the ancient world.
Uranian Cyclopes - Mythopedia
网页2023年3月25日 · Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. The Uranian Cyclopes—named Brontes, Steropes, and Arges—were children of Gaia and Uranus and loyal allies of the Olympians. Master craftsmen, they frequently fashioned weapons, armor, and ornaments for the …