Below is the alternative genealogy for Helius' family. Here, I used Diodorus Siculus, in his work called the Library of History, as my source to construct this family tree.
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Sun and the god of the sun. Helius was the son of Hyperion and Theia. The Romans identified Helius as Sol. Helius was the brother of the goddesses Selene and Eos. Helius married Perseïs (Perseis) or Perse, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. They were...
Below, is an alternative tree for the children and grandchildren of Phorbas. It is basically the same, except that Augeias was sometimes seen as the son of Helius or Poseidon, not of Phorbas. Also, this tree shows that Cteates and Eurytus (the Mol...
Titan of the sun. Hyperion was the son of Uranus and Gaea. Hyperion married his sister, the Titaness Theia, and was the father of Helius ("Sun"), Eos ("Dawn"), and Selene ("Moon"). He was sometimes confused with his son, Helius, who was also a sun...
The family tree above shows the descendants of Io, on the Belid branch, which include such heroes as Perseus and Heracles. The names in blue are the Heraclids or the descendants of Heracles, who would later conquer Argos, Sparta and the region of ...
Children of Pelops House of AtreusChildren of Pelops The family tree of Pelops displays his descendants, such as Agamemnon, Menelaus and Orestes. Several of his daughters were married into Perseus' family, so also see the House of Perseus. You wil...
Pantheon Greek Families Roman Families Miscellaneous GenealogyPantheonGreek Families Apart from Zeus sleeping with women in the royal houses throughout Greece and in every different generation, so that every descendant was related to him, there is...
Often referred to as a titan, Helios in The Odyssey is a gentle god known to bring light onto the earth. He rides his chariot throughout the sky, bringing about the sun on his journey. He is known to be an all-seeing god because his position in th...
The House of Elis and the House of Calydon belonged to the Aeolids. The Aeolids were descendants of Aeolus, a king from Thessaly. The Aeolids established powerful kingdoms and dynasties in many part of Greece. House of Elis House of CalydonHouse o...
Hyperion: The Watcher From Above Hyperion, Titan god of heavenly light, was another first-generation Titan that was mainly relegated to obscurity. Thanks to Shakespeare, his name and his countenance are remembered. Like many of his other siblings,...
Helios vs Apollo were the two characters in Greek mythology that were both associated with the sun. Greek mythology is a fascinating tale of many characters and their lives that intertwine with one another. Helios and Apollo are two individuals wi...