The document summarizes the genealogy of the ancient Greek gods, known as the Olympians, according to Hesiod's Theogony. It describes how the first gods, such as Gaia, Tartarus, and Eros, emerged from Chaos. It then details the origins and generations of the Titans, including Cronus overthrowing his father Ouranos. Finally, it outlines how Zeus overthrew Cronus and the Titans, establishing the third generation of Olympians including himself, Hera, and others.

1. According to Hesiod’s Theogony
TheCreationofTitans
andGods

2. The oldest generation of
Olympians.
The Creation of
Titans and Gods
01.
Cronus and Rheia’s generation.
Second Generation
of Olympians
02.
Zeus and Hera’s generation.
Third Generation
of Olympians
03.
A glossary of their profiles.
The Genealogy of
the Olympians
04.
TableofContents

3. TheCreationof
Titansand
Gods
01
The oldest generation of
Olympians.

4. In the beginning, Chaos (the void),
the nothingness out of which the first
objects of existence, appeared and
arose spontaneously.

5. Chaos bore her parthenogenetic
children namely Gaia (the Earth),
Eros (the Sexual Love), Tartarus
(the Underworld), Erebus (the
Darkness), and Nyx (the Night).

6. Erebus and Nyx reproduced to make
Aither (the Brightness) and Hemera
(the Day). From Gaia came Ouranos
(the Sky), the Oureas (the
Mountains), and Pontus (the Sea).

7. Gaia made Ouranos her husband to
rule over all that came into being and
they created two sets of
immortal offspring: 3 Hecatonchires
(hundred-handed giants) and 3
Cyclops (orb-eyed giants).

8. Ouranos found the strength of the
Hecatonchires and Cyclops very
threatening to his authority and so he
decided to eliminate them without the
consent of Gaia, their mother.

9. He threw them into the darkest region
of Gaia’s being. The 6 children fell
for 9 days and 9 nights filled with
terror and landed on the underworld,
the territory of Tartarus,
during the 10th day.

10. Ouranos felt relieved and satisfied
upon the exile of his sons celebrating
his joy to rule over everything
forever without anyone threatening
his authority.

11. Outraged by Ouranos’ actions, Gaia
kept her longing and hatred within
herself and waited for the perfect
time to avenge her sons against her
husband’s cruelty.

12. After some time, Gaia and Ouranos
bore another set of immortal beings
called Titans. And these 12 beings
became the first generation of
Greek Gods.

13. Gaia decided to take revenge against
Ouranos by seeking the help of the 12
Titans. She narrated how their father,
Ouranos, imprisoned 6 of their
brothers into the realm of Tartarus in
fear that their brothers might be a
threat to his authority to rule.

14. But the titans became terrified upon
hearing the story and refused to
accept the plead of their mother.
Except for the youngest titan,
Cronus (titan god of time); the
bravest among all the titan children
of Gaia.

15. Gaia overflowed with joy and
courage. He handed Cronus the great
flint sickle as a weapon to be used
against Ouranos.

16. Sleeping peacefully beside the shore
with his wife, Ouranos was unaware
of Gaia’s plot against him. From
there, he was castrated by his own
son. He couldn’t escape the
excruciating pain for being immortal.

17. His blood splattered onto the Earth;
producing the Erinyes (the vengeful
furies), the Gigantes (the giants), and
the Meliai (the tree nymphs).

18. Cronus threw Ouranos’ severed
testicles into the sea as a gesture of
his father’s defeat against him. But
from those severed testicles that
formed sea-foam emerged such a fair
woman and was named Aphrodite
(the goddess of love, beauty, and
intercourse).

19. Second
Generationof
Olympians
02
Cronus and Rheia’s
generation.

20. Cronus became the god of sky as a
replacement for his defeated father.
Sitting upon the throne, he also
feared that his 6 brothers would
overpower him so he broke his
covenant with his mother and kept
the Hecatonchires and Cyclops
imprisoned in the realm of Tartarus.

21. Gaia, disappointed and angry, waited
for another chance to free her
imprisoned children.
Being the goddess of prophecy,
she prophesied unto Cronus,
“A day will come when your own
son will overpower you just as how
you overpowered your own father.”

22. Cronus then thought of manipulating
the prophecy by not bearing any child
ever. But it was not easy to change
what is meant to happen to him.

23. He married his sister Rheia (titan
goddess of fertility) to whom he bore
such a lovely daughter named Hestia
(goddess of heart and domesticity).

24. But seeing Hestia reminded him of
his prophecy and so he swallowed the
infant in one gulp without
considering whether the infant was
male or female. He thought with
satisfaction that he has manipulated
his prophecy and celebrated his
kingship without threats.

25. Four more children were born to
Cronus and Rheia namely Demeter
(goddess of Earth and fertility), Hera
(goddess of women and marriage),
Hades (god of underworld),
Poseidon (god of sea).

26. But all these precious children were
also devoured by Cronus only to
make sure that he manipulates his
prophecy and secure his kingship
over all beings forever.

27. Not until Rheia courageously stood
for herself upon her pregnancy to
their 6th child. Wanting to save her
child from Cronus’ obsession with
his power, Rheia reached out to her
mother, Gaia, and begged for her
help to hide her child from Cronus.

28. Gaia didn’t hesitate to give Rheia a
hand as she knew that the very child
will be the fulfilment of Cronus’
prophecy. She instructed Rheia to
take refuge in a deep, hidden cave in
the island of Crete and she will have
nymphs guard and take care of her
child. An infant-sized rock is all
she’ll ever need to trick Cronus from
devouring the child.

29. And so Rheia went to the island
upon laboring and there she gave
birth to a fine male infant and
named him Zeus (god of sky and
thunder)—the child destined to
overpower his father off his
throne.

30. Rheia left Zeus into the custody
of the young boys, nymphs, and
Curetes surrounding beneath his
cradle from a tree. She went back
home carrying the infant-sized
rock wrapped like a real baby to
trick Cronus.

31. As usual, Cronus devoured the
infant after adoring it for few
moments only to make sure that
nobody is born to overpower him
from his throne.

32. Indeed, Cronus was tricked from
the infant-sized rock that Rheia
has prepared for him. Years
passed and Cronus never realized
that he failed to manipulate his
prophecy. Zeus grew up into a
mature god and has become a fine
man.

33. During an ordinary day, he asked
for a cup of drink. Rheia prepared
the drink for him. He seemed so
satisfied and asked for another
cup.

34. Before he knew it, a young lad he
has never seen before was the one
who handed him the cup of drink.
He immediately interrogated the
identity of the man and
speculated him for drugging his
drink.

35. Moments later, Cronus felt an
excruciating pain in his stomach.
He vomited everything including
the rock and all his five children
that he devoured back then.
Wonderfully, the children has
also grown up into fine figures.

36. In the middle of Cronus’ struggle,
Rheia stood beside the young lad
and proclaimed Cronus’ defeat
for the son who will overpower
him has been born and
has finally grown up.

37. Cronus refused to accept Zeus as
his son and challenged him into a
duel if the lad thinks he could
dethrone him. Cronus had all
other Titans as his allies. They
waged war for 10 years but
nobody has been victorious yet as
their manpower is evenly
matched.

38. Gaia, who’s been looking
forward for Cronus’ defeat,
immediately helped Zeus and his
allies. She told them about the
Hecatonchires and the Cyclops
who are Gaia’s children that their
grandfather and father kept
imprisoned into the realm of
Tartarus.

39. Gaia prophesied that the Greek
Gods (Zeus and his siblings) will
definitely be victorious in the war
against Cronus if they will have
the Hecatonchires and Cyclops as
their allies.

40. And so Zeus and his siblings
went to Tartarus’ realm to rescue
Gaia’s children and encourage
their alliance. They murdered the
guards securing the place and
immediately uncuffed Gaia’s
children who’s been in sorrow for
decades.

41. After freeing them, they fed them
to fill their stomachs. Zeus then
explained how they’ve been
fighting Cronus and his titans for
10 years. They asked for their
alliance as a compliance for their
kindness for freeing them from
Tartarus’ realm.

42. Without any doubt, the
Hecatonchires and Cyclops
agreed as they believed that Zeus
will become a great ruler of the
world far from the wisdom that
Ouranos and Cronus had in their
terms.

43. In return for their freedom, they
gave the three Greek Gods a
present: To Zeus, they gave him
the gift of thunder and lightning
in the form of thunderbolt. To
Poseidon, they gave him the gift
of trident—a spear not only for
fishing but also to shake the Earth
and create waves in the sea.

44. And to Hades, they gave him the
gift of helmet of invisibility—a
weapon he must protect until a
prophesied hero comes to defeat
the monstrous Gorgon that is yet
to come to the history of
Greek Gods.

45. After receiving their weapons,
they all returned into the upper
world to continue fighting but
being immortals, they couldn’t
kill each other. However, they
could injure and overpower each
other.

46. The battle wreaked havoc across
the Earth and the sea that the
realm of Tartarus could feel the
hurls from above. As a finishing
blow, Zeus pitched his invincible
lightning bolt that burns
everything it touches.

47. Everything is great distress. And
upon defeat, the Hecatonchires
buried all other titans beneath the
Earth onto Tartarus’ realm. For
eternity, they were chained in the
darkness, isolated from the
paradise they once lived in.

48. Cronus has been dethroned from
his cruel ruling. The three Greek
Gods proclaimed their victory
against the war that lasted for a
decade.

49. Third
Generationof
Olympians
03
Zeus and Hera’s Generation.

50. Reigning after a decade of
unending war, the Greek Gods
decided to divide their kingship
into three kingdoms by drawing
lots.

51. Zeus ruled over the sky, Poseidon
over the sea, and Hades to the
underworld. A vast change into
all beings were made upon the
reigning of Zeus.

52. Zeus taught the humanity to treat
one another with good intentions.
And those who plot evil against
the mortal and the immortal shall
be severely punished.

53. Poseidon taught the humanity to
tame horses so they could serve
the gods and they also taught
them how to build ships.

54. Meanwhile, Hades taught the
humanity to respect the dead by
conducting a proper funeral
ceremonies as well as burial
practices.

55. Zeus happily married his sister
Hera who eventually became the
Queen of Olympus. Hestia, the
goddess of home, taught the
humanity how to build houses.
Demeter, the goddess of grain,
taught the humanity to nurture the
beauty of agriculture in the world.

56. By time, Zeus became the father
of many gods and goddesses.
With Hera, he bore Ares (god of
war), Hephaestus (god of fire),
Hebe (goddess of youth),
Eileithyia (goddess of
childbirth), Enyo (goddess of
war), and Eris (goddess of strife
and discord).

57. Zeus got engaged in various
affairs with both the mortals and
the immortals and he bore many
children with them.

58. Just like his grandfather and
father, Zeus feared that a child
might be born to overpower him.
So, when he had an affair with
Titaness Metis (goddess of wise
counsel), he was afraid of the
child within her so he devoured
the Titaness like what his father
did to his siblings.

59. Little did he know that Titaness
Metis has already nourished a
child within her before being
devoured by Zeus. And so,
Athena (goddess of wisdom)
came out of Zeus’ forehead upon
birth.

60. Zeus also had an affair with
Titaness Leto (goddess of
motherhood) with whom he bore
the twins Apollo (god of music &
prophecy) and Artemis (goddess
of hunting).

61. Zeus also had an affair with his
sister Demeter with whom he
bore Persephone (goddess of
spring & queen of underworld).

62. Zeus also had an affair with one
of the Pleiades (seven-star
nymphs) named Maia (goddess of
nursing mothers) with whom he
bore Hermes (god of messengers
and animals).

63. One of the mortals that Zeus had
an affair with was with Semele
Thyone (goddess of the Bacchic
frenzy) with whom he bore
Dionysus (god of wine and
madness).

64. The second mortal he had an
affair with was with Spartan
Leda with whom he bore the
twins Dioscuri (gods of
horsemanship) who also has the
blood of their mortal father
Tyndareus (husband of Leda).

65. From all these emergence, the
rule of the Titans has ended. And
the rule of the Greek Gods has
begun.

66. TheGenealogy
ofthe
Olympians
04
A glossary of their profiles.

67. Chaos
Gaia Eros Tartarus Erebus Nyx
First Generation of Olympians

68. Chaos – The Void
Gaia – The Mother Earth
Eros – The Sexual Love
Tartarus – The Darkness
Nyx – The Night

69. First Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Chaos)
Erebus and Nyx
Aither Hemera

70. Aither – God of Light
Hemera – Goddess of Day

71. First Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Chaos)
Gaia
Ouranos Oureas Pontus

72. Ouranos – God of Sky
Oureas – Gods and Goddesses of
Mountains
Pontus – God of Sea

73. Oureas (Gods and Goddesses of Mountains)
1. Aetna – Goddess of Mt. Etna
2. Athos – God of Mt. Athos
3. Helikon – God of Mt. Helicon
4. Kithairon – God of Mt. Cithaeron
5. Nysos – God of Mt. Nysa
6. Olympos 1 – God of Mt. Olympus
7. Olympos 2 – God of Mt. Olympus
8. Oreios – God of Mt. Othrys
9. Parnes – God of Mt. Attika
10. Tmolos – God of Mt. Tmolus

74. First Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Gaia)
Gaia and Ouranos
Hecatonchires Cyclops Titans

75. Hecatonchires – Hundred-Handed
Giants
Cyclops – Orb-Eyed Giants
Titans – Cosmos Rulers

76. Titans (Cosmos Rulers)
1. Oceanus (God of Seawater)
2. Hyperion (God of Heavenly Light)
3. Coeius (God of Heavenly Axis)
4. Crius (God of Constellations)
5. Iapetus (God of Mortality)
6. Mnemosyne (Goddess of Memory)
7. Cronus (God of Time)
8. Rheia (Goddess of Mountains)
9. Tethys (Goddess of Freshwater)
10. Theia (Goddess of Sight)
11. Phoebe (Goddess of Intellect)
12. Themis (Goddess of Law & Order)
Hecatonchires
(Hundred-Handed
Giants)
1. Briareus
2. Cottus
3. Gyes
Cyclops (Orb-Eyed
Giants)
1. Arges
2. Brontes
3. Steropes

77. First Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Ouranos)
Ouranos
Erinyes Gigantes Meliai Aphrodite

78. Erinyes – Goddesses of Vengeance and
Retribution
Gigantes – Giants
Meliai – Goddesses of Ash-Trees
Aphrodite – Goddess of Love & Beauty

79. Erinyes (Goddesses of Vengeance and
Retribution)
1. Alecto
2. Megaera
3. Tisiphone

80. Second Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Cronus and Rheia)
Cronus and Rheia
Hestia Demeter Hera Hades Poseidon Zeus

81. Hestia – Goddess of Heart
Demeter – Goddess of Agriculture
Hera – Goddess of Marriage
Hades – God of the Dead
Poseidon – God of the Sea
Zeus – God of the Sky

82. Third Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Zeus and Hera)
Zeus and Hera
Ares Hephaestus Hebe Eileithyia Enyo Eris

83. Ares – God of War
Hephaestus – God of Metalsmith
Hebe – Goddess of Youth
Eileithyia – Goddess of Childbirth
Enyo – Goddess of War
Eris – Goddess of Strife and Discord

84. Third Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Zeus)
Zeus and Metis
Athena

85. Titaness Metis – Goddess of Wise
Counsel
Athena – Goddess of Wisdom

86. Third Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Zeus)
Zeus and Leto
Apollo Artemis

87. Titaness Leto – Goddess of Motherhood
Apollo – God of Music & Prophecy
Artemis – Goddess of Hunting

88. Third Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Zeus)
Zeus and Demeter
Persephone

89. Persephone – Goddess of Spring

90. Third Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Zeus)
Zeus and Maia
Hermes

91. Pleiad Maia – Goddess of Nursing
Mothers
Hermes – God of Messengers and
Animals

92. Third Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Zeus)
Zeus and Semele Thyone
Dionysus

93. Semele Thyone – Goddess of the
Bacchic Frenzy
Dionysus – God of Wine and Madness

94. Third Generation of Olympians
(Descendants of Zeus)
Zeus, Leda, and Tyndareus
Dioscuri

95. Leda – a mortal woman
Tyndareus – a mortal man married to
Leda
Dioscuri – Gods of Horsemanship

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