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Eurynome

The Goddess of All Things. Eurynome was the mother goddess and ultimate Creator goddess. Eurynome was possibly also a sun and moon goddess. Accordi...

Jimmy Joe
April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Oceanus

According to Homer and Apollonius of Rhodes, Oceanus wasn't a Titan like in Hesiod's Theogony. Rather, he was primeval Ocean. See also the Titans, ...

Jimmy Joe
April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Demiurge

Demiurge (Demiurgus, Demiourgos) means "Artificer", "Artisan", "Builder" or "Craftsman" was the name first used by the Athenian philosopher, Plato ...

Jimmy Joe
April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Nereus

An ancient sea-god. Nereus was the son of Pontus ("Sea") and Gaea ("Earth"). Nereus was the brother of Phorcys, Eurybia, Thaumas (father of Iris), ...

Jimmy Joe
April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Eurybia

Daughter of Gaea and Pontus. Eurybia married the Titan Crius, and was the mother of Astraeüs (Astraeus), Perses and Pallas. For some reason, Hesiod...

Jimmy Joe
April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Phorcys

An ancient sea-god. Phorcys was the son of Pontus and Gaea. Phorcys may have been an important sea-god before the arrival of Poseidon. By his siste...

Jimmy Joe
April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Pontus (Sea)

A personification of the sea. Pontus was born, along with Uranus ("Sky") and Ourea ("Hill"), from Gaea. Pontus literally means the "sea". Pontus la...

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April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Uranus (Sky)

The sky and the god of the sky. Uranus was the son of Gaea and possibly of Aether. Uranus married his mother and became the first supreme ruler of ...

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April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Gaea (Earth)

The personification of earth and the goddess of the earth. Gaea was also known as Gaia or Ge, but to the Romans she was known as Terra Mater and Te...

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April 19th, 1999
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Eros (Cupid)

God of love. Early Greek myths see Eros as a primordial being. According to Hesiod, from Chaos, Eros was born together with Nyx, Erebus, Gaea, and ...

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April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Hemera

Hemera, the goddess of day. With her brother Aether ("Upper Air"), they were the offspring of Erebus ("Darkness") and Nyx ("Night"). Apart from the...

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April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Aether

The upper air or sky. Aether was the personification of the upper sky. With his sister Hemera (Day), they were the offspring of Erebus (Darkness) a...

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April 19th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

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