Genealogy of major gods and goddesses in Greek mythology

God/goddess Description
 Earth
GAIA (GAEA)  First goddess
 Married her son
 Sky
 First supreme god
URANUS
 Married to his mother
 Overthrown by his son

The Children of GAIA and URANUS

God/goddess Description
 Gods of Blacksmiths
 Forged weapons for the Olympians
CYCLOPES
 Arges, Steropes, Brontes
 Giants with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
 Gods of violent storms
 100 arms and 50 heads
HECATONCHERIES
 Cottus, Briarieus, Gyges
 Locked in Tartarus by their father
 Forces of nature
 6 sons and 6 daughters (each son married a daughter)
 Most important were Cronus and Rhea
TITANS o Cronus overthrew CRONUS and became supreme god
o Was told by his father and mother that he would be overthrown by his
child, too

The Children of Cronus and Rhea

God/goddess Description

 Goddess of home and family

would overthrow him like he overthrew his father

HESTIA
Cronus ate his first 5 children for fear that they

 The first and last born to Cronus and Rhea

DEMETER  Goddess of agriculture

 Goddess of marriage and childbirth

HERA  Very jealous and vindictive
 Became supreme goddess after getting married to ZEUS

HADES  Ruler of death and the dead

POSEIDON  Rule of the sea, earthquakes, and horses

 Ruler of the sky and thunder

 Tricked his father and then overthrew him
ZEUS
 Became supreme god
 Shamed HERA into marrying him
 The Children of ZEUS
God/goddess Description

DIONYSUS  God of wine

HEPHAESTUS  God of fire and metalworkers

 Goddess of love and beauty

APHRODITE
 Married to HEPHAESTUS

 God of commerce, thieves, and athletes

HERMES
 Messenger of the gods

 Goddess of the hunt and wilderness

ARTEMIS  The twin of APOLLO
 Is sometimes considered goddess of the moon

 God of light, medicine, and the arts

APOLLO  Drives his golden chariot across the sky to bring the sun
 Twin of ARTEMIS

 Goddess of WIDSOM, JUSTICE, and WAR - IN THAT ORDER

ATHENA  Was literally Zeus’ “brainchild”
 She was Zeus’ favorite

 God of war
ARES
 Didn’t get along with his sister ATHENA