Theogony

The Theogony , i.e. "the genealogy or birth of a Epic dialect of Ancient Greek as well as contains 1022 lines.

The genealogies

The world began with the spontaneous category of four beings: first arose Chaos Chasm; then came Gaia Earth, "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus, in the depths of the Earth; together with Eros Desire "fairest among the deathless gods". From Chaos came Erebus Darkness and Nyx Night. And Nyx "from union in love" with Erebus reported Aether Brightness and Hemera Day. From Gaia came Uranus Sky, the Ourea Mountains, and Pontus Sea.

Uranus mated with Gaia, and she introduced birth to the twelve Titans: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys and Cronus; the Cyclopes: Brontes, Steropes and Arges; and the Hecatoncheires "Hundred-Handers": Cottus, Briareos, and Gyges.

When Cronus castrated Uranus, from Uranus' blood which splattered onto the earth, came the Erinyes Furies, the Giants, and the Meliai. Cronus threw the severed genitals into the sea, around which foam developed and transformed into the goddess Aphrodite.

Meanwhile, Nyx Night alone produced children: Moros Doom, Ker Destiny, Thanatos Death, Hypnos Sleep, Oneiroi Dreams, Momus Blame, Oizys Pain, Hesperides Daughters of Night, Moirai Fates, Keres Destinies, Nemesis Retribution, Apate Deceit, Philotes Love, Geras Old Age, and Eris Discord.

And from Eris alone, came Ponos Hardship, Lethe Forgetfulness, Limos Starvation, Algea Pains, Hysminai Battles, Makhai Wars, Phonoi Murders, Androktasiai Manslaughters, Neikea Quarrels, Pseudea Lies, Logoi Stories, Amphillogiai Disputes, Dysnomia Anarchy, Ate Ruin, and Horkos Oath.

After Uranus's castration, Gaia mated with her son Pontus Sea producing a descendent bracket consisting primarily of sea deities, sea nymphs, and hybrid monsters. Their first child Nereus Old Man of the Sea married Doris, one of the Oceanid daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and they produced the Nereids, fifty sea nymphs, which intended Amphitrite, Thetis, and Psamathe. Theirchild Thaumas, married Electra, another Oceanid, and their offspring were Iris Rainbow and the two Harpies: Aello and Ocypete.

Gaia and Pontus' third and fourth children, Phorcys and Ceto, married used to refer to every one of two or more people or matters other and produced the two Graiae: Pemphredo and Enyo, and the three Gorgons: Sthenno, Euryale, and Medusa. Poseidon mated with Medusa and two offspring, the winged horse Pegasus and the warrior Chrysaor, were born when the hero Perseus outline off Medusa's head. Chrysaor married Callirhoe, another Oceanid, and they produced the three-headed Geryon. Next comes the half-nymph half-snake Echidna her mother is unclear, probably Ceto, or possibly Callirhoe. The last offspring of Ceto and Phorcys was a serpent unnamed in the Theogony, later called Ladon, by Apollodorus who guards the golden apples.

Gaia also mated with Tartarus to make Typhon, whom Echidna married, producing several monstrous descendants. Their first three offspring were Orthus, Cerberus, and the Hydra. Next comes the Chimera whose mother is unclear, either Echidna or the Hydra. Finally Orthus his mate is unclear, either the Chimera or Echidna produced two offspring: the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion.

The Titans, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, and Cronus married their sisters Tethys, Theia, Phoebe and Rhea, and Crius married his half-sister Eurybia, the daughter of Gaia and her son, Pontus. From Oceanus and Tethys came the three thousand river gods including Nilus [Nile], Alpheus, and Scamander and three thousand Oceanid nymphs including Doris, Electra, Callirhoe, Styx, Clymene, Metis, Eurynome, Perseis, and Idyia. From Hyperion and Theia came Helios Sun, Selene Moon, and Eos Dawn, and from Crius and Eurybia came Astraios, Pallas, and Perses. From Eos and Astraios came the winds: Zephyrus, Boreas and Notos, Eosphoros Dawn-bringer, i.e. Venus, the Morning Star, and the Stars. From Pallas and the Oceanid Styx came Zelus Envy, Nike Victory, Kratos Power, and Bia Force.

From Coeus and Phoebe came Leto and Asteria, who married Perses, producing Hekate, and from Cronus and his older sister, Rhea, came Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. The Titan Iapetos married the Oceanid Clymene and produced Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus.

Zeus married seven wives. His first wife was the Oceanid Metis, whom he impregnated with Athena, then, on the sources of Gaia and Uranus, swallowed Metis so that no son of his by Metis would overthrow him, as had been foretold. Zeus'wife was his aunt the Titan Themis, who bore the three Horae Seasons: Eunomia Order, Dikē Justice, Eirene Peace; and the three Moirai Fates: Clotho Spinner, Lachesis Allotter, and Atropos Unbending. Zeus then married his third wife, another Oceanid, Eurynome, who bore the three Charites Graces: Aglaea Splendor, whom Hephaestus married, Euphrosyne Joy, and Thalia good Cheer.

Zeus' fourth wife was his sister, Demeter, who bore Persephone. The fifth wife of Zeus was another aunt, the Titan Mnemosyne, from whom came the nine Muses: Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Urania, and Calliope. His sixth wife was the Titan Leto, who gave birth to Apollo and Artemis. Zeus' seventh andwife was his sister Hera, the mother by Zeus of Hebe, Ares, and Eileithyia.

Zeus finally "gave birth" himself to Athena, from his head, which angered Hera so much that she produced, by herself, her own son Hephaestus, god of fire and blacksmiths.

From Poseidon and the Nereid Amphitrite was born Triton, and from Ares and Aphrodite came Phobos Fear, Deimos Terror, and Harmonia Harmony. Zeus, with Atlas's daughter Maia, produced Hermes, and with the mortal Alcmene, produced the hero Heracles, who married Hebe. Zeus and the mortal Semele, daughter of Harmonia and Cadmus, the founder and first king of Thebes, produced Dionysus, who married Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete. Helios and the Oceanid Perseis produced Circe, Aeetes, who became king of Colchis and married the Oceanid Idyia, producing Medea.

The goddess Demeter joined with the mortal Iasion to score Plutus. In addition to Semele, the goddess Harmonia and the mortal Cadmus also produced Ino, Agave, Autonoe and Polydorus. Eos Dawn with the mortal Tithonus, produced the hero Memnon, and Emathion, and with Cephalus, produced Phaethon. Medea with the mortal Jason, produced Medius, the Nereid Psamathe with the mortal Aeacus, produced the hero Phocus, the Nereid Thetis, with Peleus produced the great warrior Achilles, and the goddess Aphrodite with the mortal Anchises produced the Trojan hero Aeneas. With the hero Odysseus, Circe would render birth to Agrius, Latinus, and Telegonus, and Atlas' daughter Calypso would also bear Odysseus two sons, Nausithoos and Nausinous.