This document provides a family tree of the Greek gods, listing their names and relationships. It notes some key details like single-parent births or relationships between gods. The tree includes the major gods of Olympus like Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera, as well as Titans, monsters, and important mortals in Greek mythology. Conflicting accounts of some gods' origins are also mentioned.

1. Hestia Hades Chaos Gaia (Earth) Tartarus Eros Erebus Mountains Pontus Uranus Poseidon Zeus Hera Demeter Rhea Cronus Ares Hebe Hephaestus Athena Coeus Phoebe Oceanus Leto Apollo Artemis Tethys Iapetus Prometheus Atlas Epimetheus Dione Aphrodite Persephone Hyperion Hecatonchires The Cyclopes Pleione Maia Alcyone Asterope Calaeno Electra Dryope or Merope or Aero Taygete Hermes Pan Abderus Hermaphroditus Inachus Melia Alcmene Electryon Heracles Licymnius Io Epaphus Eunomia Rhodos Peitho Tyche 6 generations, eventually from Epaphus “ Three-thousand sons and daughters” Key Single-parent birth or unknown second parent Two-parent birth Relationship or marriage Lines Nyx (Night) Aether Hemera Momus (blame) Ponos (woe) Moros (fate) Thanatos (death) Hypnos (sleep) The Hesperides The Keres and Fates Oceanids Pleiades Echidna Typhon Semele Mortal family tree, eventually from Poseidon Dionysus Boxes Box Color Pink Blue Gray Male Female Undermined or Unknown Line No line God(dess) or important mortal Line Titan Dashed Monster Dotted Other Nemesis Apate (deception) Philotes (friendship) Geras (age) Eris (strife) 1 2 God of Olympus Gods of Olympus Notes Hebe resigned her place after she married Heracles. Hades was considered an Olympian god but spent most of his time in the underworld. The Gods of Olympus occupied Mount Olympus. 1 2 Greek Gods Family Tree Genealogies Many Greek gods have conflicting genealogies. One example is Aphrodite, who is sometimes said to be born “from the foam of the sea” rather than from Zeus and Dione. Another is Clymene, who either has six different parents or the name refers to six distinct people. Copyright Info This document is Copyright © 2004 Ivan Kozik. It may be redistributed, reprinted, and modified for non-commercial use as long as this original copyright notice remains intact. Email: [email_address] ; website: http://ludios.org . If this file or image is made available on a website a URL credit to http://ludios.org is encouraged. Free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com