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Origin of the gods
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"Chaos was first of all, but next appeared broad-bosomed Earth, sure standing-place for all the gods who live on snowy Olympus' peak, and misty Tartarus, in a recess of broad-pathed earth, and Love, most beautiful of all the deathless gods." [Hesiod, Theogony 116]

Simplified version of the origin of the gods as exposed by Hesiod. The complete version is at Theogony.

Names in this chart

Aether, Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Astraeus, Athena, Atlas, Cerberus 1, Chaos, CHARITES, Coeus, Crius 1, Cronos, CYCLOPES, Demeter, Dionysus 2, Eos, Erebus, ERINYES, Eris, Eros, Gaia, GIANTS, Hades, Harmonia 1, Hebe, HECATONCHEIRES, Helius, Hemera, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, HESPERIDES, Hestia, Hydra, Hyperion 1, Hypnos, Iapetus 1, Ilithyia, Leto, Maia, MELIAD NYMPHS [see NYMPHS], Mnemosyne, MOERAE, MUSES, NEREIDS, Nereus, Nyx, OCEANIDS, Oceanus, Persephone, Phoebe 1, Plutus, Pontus, Poseidon, Prometheus 1, Rhea 1, RIVER GODS, Selene, Semele, Tartarus [see Underworld], Tethys, Thanatos, Themis, Thia, TITANS, Triton, Typhon, Uranus, Uranus' Blood, Uranus' Genitals, WINDS, Zeus.

 

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