{"id":2229,"date":"2021-06-24T19:08:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T23:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/?post_type=front-matter&#038;p=2229"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:29:20","slug":"family-trees","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/front-matter\/family-trees\/","title":{"raw":"Family Trees","rendered":"Family Trees"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">List of Trees<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#primordialgods\">The Primordial Gods<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#earthandsea\">The Earth and Sea<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#earthandsky\">The Earth and Sky<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#zeusfam\">Zeus and his Family<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#zeuschildren\">Zeus and his Children<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#thebes\">The House of Cadmus (Thebes)<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#mycenae\">The House of Atreus (Mycenae)<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"primordialgods\"><\/a>The Primordial Gods<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-4789 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing Chaos, Gaia, Eros, and Tartarus, and each of their children.\" width=\"944\" height=\"431\" \/>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nKey Names:\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"2405\"]Chaos[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"358\"]Gaia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"158\"]Eros[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"367\"]Tartarus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"886\"]Erebus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1576\"]Nyx[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1546\"]Uranus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2404\"]Pontus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"602\"]Typhon[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1038\"]Aether[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2406\"]Hemera[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"882\"]Aphrodite[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"earthandsea\"><\/a>The Earth and Sea<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4801 \" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-2-e1629406801571.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing the children of Gaia and Pontus, according to Hesiod's origins.\" width=\"922\" height=\"471\" \/>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nKey Names:\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"358\"]Gaia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2404\"]Pontus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1431\"]Nereus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1149\"]Phorcus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1150\"]Ceto[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"329\"]Nereids[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1151\"]Graeae[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"956\"]Gorgons[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"earthandsky\"><\/a>The Earth and the Sky<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing the Titan children of Gaia and Uranus, as well as the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires.\" width=\"926\" height=\"463\" \/>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nKey Names:\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"358\"]Gaia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1546\"]Uranus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"878\"]Hyperion[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"216\"]Ocean[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1656\"]Tethys[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"169\"]Cronus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"168\"]Rhea[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1545\"]Coeus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"192\"]Themis[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2409\"]Mnemosyne[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1178\"]Iapetus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"4812\"]Hecatoncheires[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1654\"]Cyclopes[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"876\"]Helios[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1537\"]Selene[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"215\"]Eos[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"172\"]Zeus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"191\"]Leto[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1389\"]Prometheus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2427\"]Epimetheus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1085\"]Atlas[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"814\"]Hecate[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"zeusfam\"><\/a>Zeus and his Family<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4802 \" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing the children of Gaia and Uranus, according to Hesiod's origins.\" width=\"926\" height=\"480\" \/>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nKey Names:\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"358\"]Gaia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1546\"]Uranus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"169\"]Cronus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"170\"]Rhea[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"882\"]Aphrodite[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"181\"]Hestia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"182\"]Poseidon[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"172\"]Zeus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"185\"]Hera[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"211\"]Hades[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"351\"]Demeter[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"180\"]Artemis[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"183\"]Apollo[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"173\"]Athena[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"210\"]Hermes[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"370\"]Dionysus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"179\"]Ares[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"356\"]Hephaestus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"353\"]Persephone[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"zeuschildren\"><\/a>Zeus and his Children<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing Zeus' children with 9 of his significant immortal partners.\" width=\"960\" height=\"504\" \/>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nKey Names:\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"172\"]Zeus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1568\"]Metis[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"191\"]Leto[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"185\"]Hera[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1086\"]Maia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"908\"]Semele[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"173\"]Athena[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"180\"]Artemis[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"183\"]Apollo[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"179\"]Ares[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1239\"]Hebe[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"783\"]Eileithyia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"210\"]Hermes[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"370\"]Dionysus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"192\"]Themis[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2409\"]Mnemosyne[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2444\"]Eurynome[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"605\"]Moirai[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"164\"]Horae[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"348\"]Muses[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"189\"]Charites[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"344\"]Pan[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>The House of Cadmus (Thebes)<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-4215\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2.png\" alt=\"Family tree descending from Ares and Aphrodite (the parents of Harmonia, and Agenor\/Phoenix (the father of Cadmus), down to the children of Oedipus, Jocasta, and Creon.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nKey Names:\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"1727\"]Agenor[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1724\"]Phoenix[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"179\"]Ares[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"882\"]Aphrodite[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1423\"]Europa[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"910\"]Cadmus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"958\"]Harmonia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"931\"]Ino[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"933\"]Autonoe[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"908\"]Semele[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"932\"]Agave[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"333\"]Melicertes[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"934\"]Actaeon[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"370\"]Dionysus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"914\"]Pentheus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"4503\"]Laius[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2062\"]Oedipus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2063\"]Jocasta[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"4620\"]Creon[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"4621\"]Antigone[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"4305\"]Eteocles[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"4299\"]Polynices[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"mycenae\"><\/a>The House of Atreus (Mycenae)<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-4999 \" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree of the house of Atreus, from Zeus and Tantalus on one side and Oenomaus and Hippodamia on the other, down to Iphigenia, Electra, Orestes, Pylades, and Hermione.\" width=\"891\" height=\"570\" \/>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nKey Names:\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"172\"]Zeus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"3195\"]Oenomaus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"633\"]Tantalus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"3192\"]Hippodamia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2253\"]Thyestes[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1562\"]Atreus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2022\"]Aegisthus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1561\"]Agamemnon[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1672\"]Clytemnestra[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2021\"]Menelaus[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1663\"]Helen[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2257\"]Pylades[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1673\"]Iphigenia[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"3189\"]Electra[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"1572\"]Orestes[\/pb_glossary], [pb_glossary id=\"2350\"]Hermione[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">List of Trees<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><a href=\"#primordialgods\">The Primordial Gods<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#earthandsea\">The Earth and Sea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#earthandsky\">The Earth and Sky<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#zeusfam\">Zeus and his Family<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#zeuschildren\">Zeus and his Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thebes\">The House of Cadmus (Thebes)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#mycenae\">The House of Atreus (Mycenae)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"primordialgods\"><\/a>The Primordial Gods<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4789 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing Chaos, Gaia, Eros, and Tartarus, and each of their children.\" width=\"944\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851.jpg 777w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851-65x30.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851-225x103.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/primordialgods-e1629392681851-350x160.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Key Names:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2405\">Chaos<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_358\">Gaia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_158\">Eros<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_367\">Tartarus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_886\">Erebus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1576\">Nyx<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1546\">Uranus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2404\">Pontus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_602\">Typhon<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1038\">Aether<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2406\">Hemera<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_882\">Aphrodite<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"earthandsea\"><\/a>The Earth and Sea<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4801\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-2-e1629406801571.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing the children of Gaia and Pontus, according to Hesiod's origins.\" width=\"922\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-2-e1629406801571.jpg 765w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-2-e1629406801571-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-2-e1629406801571-65x33.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-2-e1629406801571-225x115.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-2-e1629406801571-350x179.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Key Names:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_358\">Gaia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2404\">Pontus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1431\">Nereus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1149\">Phorcus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1150\">Ceto<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_329\">Nereids<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1151\">Graeae<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_956\">Gorgons<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"earthandsky\"><\/a>The Earth and the Sky<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing the Titan children of Gaia and Uranus, as well as the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires.\" width=\"926\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318.jpg 926w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318-65x33.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318-225x113.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-5-e1629409588318-350x175.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Key Names:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_358\">Gaia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1546\">Uranus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_878\">Hyperion<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_216\">Ocean<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1656\">Tethys<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_169\">Cronus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_168\">Rhea<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1545\">Coeus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_192\">Themis<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2409\">Mnemosyne<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1178\">Iapetus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_4812\">Hecatoncheires<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1654\">Cyclopes<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_876\">Helios<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1537\">Selene<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_215\">Eos<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_172\">Zeus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_191\">Leto<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1389\">Prometheus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2427\">Epimetheus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1085\">Atlas<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_814\">Hecate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"zeusfam\"><\/a>Zeus and his Family<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4802\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing the children of Gaia and Uranus, according to Hesiod's origins.\" width=\"926\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263.jpg 888w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263-65x34.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263-225x117.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-1-e1629406738263-350x181.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Key Names:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_358\">Gaia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1546\">Uranus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_169\">Cronus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_170\">Rhea<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_882\">Aphrodite<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_181\">Hestia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_182\">Poseidon<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_172\">Zeus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_185\">Hera<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_211\">Hades<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_351\">Demeter<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_180\">Artemis<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_183\">Apollo<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_173\">Athena<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_210\">Hermes<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_370\">Dionysus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_179\">Ares<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_356\">Hephaestus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_353\">Persephone<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"zeuschildren\"><\/a>Zeus and his Children<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree showing Zeus' children with 9 of his significant immortal partners.\" width=\"960\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173-65x34.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173-225x118.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-e1629406718173-350x184.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Key Names:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_172\">Zeus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1568\">Metis<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_191\">Leto<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_185\">Hera<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1086\">Maia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_908\">Semele<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_173\">Athena<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_180\">Artemis<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_183\">Apollo<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_179\">Ares<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1239\">Hebe<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_783\">Eileithyia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_210\">Hermes<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_370\">Dionysus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_192\">Themis<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2409\">Mnemosyne<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2444\">Eurynome<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_605\">Moirai<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_164\">Horae<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_348\">Muses<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_189\">Charites<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_344\">Pan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The House of Cadmus (Thebes)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4215\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2.png\" alt=\"Family tree descending from Ares and Aphrodite (the parents of Harmonia, and Agenor\/Phoenix (the father of Cadmus), down to the children of Oedipus, Jocasta, and Creon.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2.png 960w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2-65x37.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2-225x127.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Untitled-presentation-1-2-350x197.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Key Names:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1727\">Agenor<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1724\">Phoenix<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_179\">Ares<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_882\">Aphrodite<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1423\">Europa<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_910\">Cadmus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_958\">Harmonia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_931\">Ino<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_933\">Autonoe<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_908\">Semele<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_932\">Agave<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_333\">Melicertes<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_934\">Actaeon<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_370\">Dionysus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_914\">Pentheus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_4503\">Laius<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2062\">Oedipus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2063\">Jocasta<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_4620\">Creon<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_4621\">Antigone<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_4305\">Eteocles<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_4299\">Polynices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"mycenae\"><\/a>The House of Atreus (Mycenae)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4999\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160.jpg\" alt=\"Family tree of the house of Atreus, from Zeus and Tantalus on one side and Oenomaus and Hippodamia on the other, down to Iphigenia, Electra, Orestes, Pylades, and Hermione.\" width=\"891\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160.jpg 844w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160-65x42.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160-225x144.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1141\/2021\/08\/Family-Trees-with-Edits-6-e1630172972160-350x224.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Key Names:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_172\">Zeus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_3195\">Oenomaus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_633\">Tantalus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_3192\">Hippodamia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2253\">Thyestes<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1562\">Atreus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2022\">Aegisthus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1561\">Agamemnon<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1672\">Clytemnestra<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2021\">Menelaus<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1663\">Helen<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2257\">Pylades<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1673\">Iphigenia<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_3189\">Electra<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_1572\">Orestes<\/a>, <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_2229_2350\">Hermione<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attributions clear\" prefix:cc=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" prefix:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/\"><h2>Media Attributions<\/h2><ul><li >Family Tree of the Primordial Gods  &copy;  Luoyao Zhang    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)<\/a> license<\/li><li >Family Tree of Earth and Sea  &copy;  Luoyao Zhang    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)<\/a> license<\/li><li >Family Tree of Earth and Sky  &copy;  Luoyao Zhang    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)<\/a> license<\/li><li >Family Tree of Zeus and his Family  &copy;  Luoyao Zhang    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)<\/a> license<\/li><li >Family Tree of Zeus and his Children  &copy;  Luoyao Zhang    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)<\/a> license<\/li><li >Family Tree of the House of Cadmus  &copy;  Luoyao Zhang    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)<\/a> license<\/li><li >Family Tree of the House of Atreus  &copy;  Luoyao Zhang    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"glossary\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" id=\"definition\">definition<\/span><template id=\"term_2229_2405\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2405\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>The primordial void, and the void from which many early deities were born.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony\/\">chapter 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/ovid-on-creation\/\">chapter 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_358\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_358\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Gaia<br \/>\nRoman: Terra<br \/>\nGoddess of the earth.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony\/\">chapter 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_158\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_158\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Eros<br \/>\nRoman: Cupid or Amor<br \/>\nGod of love and desire, either born alongside Aphrodite at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony#theogony\">beginning of creation<\/a>, or a child of Aphrodite and Ares.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/aphrodite\/\">chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_367\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_367\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>The deep abyss of the Underworld where the Titans were imprisoned, or the primordial deity personifying the abyss.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_886\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_886\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Primordial personification of darkness.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony#theogony\">chapter 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1576\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1576\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Nyx<br \/>\nRoman: Nox<br \/>\nPrimordial personification of night. Mother of many deities including Hemera, the Moirai (sometimes), and the Erinyes.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony#theogony\">Chapter 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1546\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1546\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Uranus\/ Ouranos<br \/>\nRoman: Caelus<br \/>\nPrimordial deity of the sky and heavens, partner of Gaia and father of the Titans.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony#theogony\">chapter 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/aphrodite#birthandappearance\">chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2404\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2404\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Primordial god and personification of the (Mediterranean) sea. Son of Gaia and father of Nereus, Phorcys, and Ceto.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_602\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_602\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Typhon or Typhoeus.<br \/>\nA snake-like son of Gaia and Tartarus (usually, though traditions of his parentage vary), known for being defeated by Zeus and for fathering many monsters.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony\/\">chapter 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/zeus\/\">chapter 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1038\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1038\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>The upper area of the sky or heavens, or the primordial deity personifying this space.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2406\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2406\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Hemera<br \/>\nRoman: Dies<br \/>\nPrimordial goddess and personification of day.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_882\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_882\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Aphrodite<br \/>\nRoman: Venus<br \/>\nGoddess of love and passion.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/aphrodite\/\">chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1431\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1431\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Nereus or \"The Old Man of the Sea.\"<br \/>\nA sea god with shapeshifting and prophetic powers. Father of the Nereids and son of Gaia.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1149\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1149\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A primordial sea god. Father of many deities and monsters, including the Gorgons and the Graeae.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1150\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1150\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A primordial sea goddess. Mother of many monsters including the Gorgons, the Graeae, and Echidna.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/medusa#gorgons\">chapter 20<\/a>. Also appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony#theogony\">chapter 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_329\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_329\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Nature spirits or nymphs of the sea.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1151\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1151\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Three sisters (Enyo, Deino, and Pemphredo), daughters of Phorcus and Ceto. Known for sharing one eye and one tooth between the three of them, and for aiding Perseus on his quest for Medusa's head.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/perseus#adventures\">chapter 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_956\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_956\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Three women with snakes for hair, named Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa. The singular (\"Gorgon\" or \"Gorgo\") may also be used as a proper noun referring to Medusa alone.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/medusa\/\">chapter 20<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/perseus#adventures\">chapter 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_878\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_878\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Titan associated with the sun and the father of Helios (the sun).<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_216\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_216\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Oceanus or Ocean.<br \/>\nThe river encircling the earth or its personification as a Titan. Husband of Tethys and father of the Oceanids.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1656\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1656\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Titan of freshwater, wife of Oceanus, and mother of many nymphs and other deities.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_169\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_169\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Cronus<br \/>\nRoman: Saturn or Saturnus<br \/>\nTitan father of many of the gods, including Zeus and Hera. Son of Gaia and Uranus.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony\/\">chapter 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_168\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_168\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A protective object carried by Zeus or Athena, interpreted either as a shield or an animal skin.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/athena#warrior\">chapter 9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/medusa#aegis\">chapter 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1545\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1545\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Titan, partner of Phoebe and father of Leto.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_192\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_192\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Titan of justice and order.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/flood-myths#ovid\">chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2409\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2409\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Mnemosyne<br \/>\nRoman: Mnemosyne<br \/>\nTitan of memory. Daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and mother of the Muses.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1178\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1178\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Titan, son of Gaia and Uranus, and father of many other Titans including Atlas and Prometheus.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_4812\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_4812\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Hecatoncheires or Hundred-Handers.<br \/>\nThree hundred-armed giant humanoids (Briareus, Gyges, and Cottus); children of Gaia and Uranus; known for being imprisoned by Uranus.<br \/>\nAppear in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony#theogony\">chapter 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1654\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1654\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>One-eyed giant humanoids, and children of Gaia. Known for their skill at crafting, and particularly for forging weapons of the gods. Notable Cyclopes include Polyphemus.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_876\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_876\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Helios<br \/>\nRoman: Sol (but in some Roman traditions equated with Apollo)<br \/>\nPersonification of the sun.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/demeter-and-persephone#myth\">chapter 10<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#odyssey12\">chapter 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1537\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1537\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Selene<br \/>\nRoman: Luna<br \/>\nPersonification of the moon.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_215\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_215\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Eos<br \/>\nRoman: Aurora<br \/>\nPersonification of the dawn.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/aphrodite##HH5\">chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_172\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_172\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Zeus<br \/>\nRoman: Jupiter or Jove<br \/>\nGod of the sky, ruler of the Olympian gods.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/zeus\/\">chapter 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_191\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_191\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Leto<br \/>\nRoman: Latona<br \/>\nTitan mother of Artemis and Apollo.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/apollo\/\">chapter 12<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/artemis\/\">chapter 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1389\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1389\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Titan. Known for creating humankind, for tricking the gods on various occasions, and for being punished (by Zeus) to have his liver eaten daily by an eagle.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/prometheus\/\">chapter 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2427\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2427\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Titan. Son of Iapetus, brother of Prometheus and Atlas, father of Pyrrha, and husband of Pandora. Known for his foolishness.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/prometheus#pandora\">chapter 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1085\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1085\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Titan, and father of the Pleiades and Hesperides. Known for being punished to hold up the heavens for eternity.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/heracles-hercules#apples\">chapter 17<\/a>. Also appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/perseus#metamorphoses4\">chapter 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_814\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_814\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Goddess of magic, nighttime rituals, and mystery. Often connected with Medea and Circe, and known for helping Demeter on her search for Persephone.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/demeter-and-persephone#myth\">chapter 10<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/medea#adventures\">chapter 19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_170\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_170\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Rhea or Cybele<br \/>\nRoman: Magna Mater, Cybele, or Ops<br \/>\nNature goddesses of various origins who were often equated or conflated. Generally refers to the Titan wife and sister of Cronus, and mother of many of the gods including Zeus and Hera. Her worship often included loud music and wild processions, and she was often associated with Mount Ida.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus#cybele\">chapter 15<\/a> (as Cybele). Also appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hesiods-theogony#theogony\">chapter 1<\/a> (as Rhea).<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_181\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_181\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Hestia<br \/>\nRoman: Vesta<br \/>\nMaiden goddess of the home and hearth.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-household\/\">chapter 41<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_182\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_182\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Poseidon<br \/>\nRoman: Neptune<br \/>\nGod of the sea.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/poseidon\/\">chapter 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_185\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_185\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Hera<br \/>\nRoman: Juno<br \/>\nGoddess of marriage, wife of Zeus.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hera\/\">chapter 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_211\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_211\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Hades<br \/>\nRoman: Pluto<br \/>\nGod of the underworld. Hades may also refer to the underworld itself, the kingdom of Hades.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-underworld\/\">chapter 42<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_351\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_351\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Demeter<br \/>\nRoman: Ceres<br \/>\nGoddess of agriculture.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/demeter-and-persephone\/\">chapter 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_180\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_180\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Artemis<br \/>\nRoman: Diana<br \/>\nMaiden goddess of wilderness and the hunt, and twin sister of Apollo.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/artemis\/\">chapter 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_183\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_183\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>God of medicine, archery, oracles, and the sun.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/apollo\/\">chapter 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_173\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_173\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Athena<br \/>\nRoman: Minerva<br \/>\nGoddess of warfare, wisdom, and craft.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/athena\/\">chapter 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_210\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_210\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Hermes<br \/>\nRoman: Mercury<br \/>\nGod of travelers and trickery.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hermes\/\">chapter 16.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_370\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_370\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Dionysus<br \/>\nRoman: Bacchus<br \/>\nGod of wine and revelry.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus\/?preview_id=45&amp;preview_nonce=c073f18818&amp;preview=true\">chapter 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_179\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_179\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Ares<br \/>\nRoman: Mars<br \/>\nGod of war.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/ares\/\">chapter 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_356\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_356\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Hephaestus<br \/>\nRoman: Vulcan<br \/>\nGod of fire, smiths, and craftspeople.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hephaestus\/\">chapter 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_353\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_353\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Persephone<br \/>\nRoman: Proserpina<br \/>\nQueen of the underworld and goddess of springtime.<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/demeter-and-persephone\/\">chapter 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1568\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1568\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Titan of wisdom. Daughter of Ocean and Tethys, and mother of Athena.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/athena#origins\">chapter 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1086\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1086\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A nymph and one of the Pleiades, and mother of Hermes.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hermes#zeusandmaia\">chapter 16<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_908\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_908\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Semele (when mortal) or Thyone (after apotheosis).<br \/>\nA princess of Thebes, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and mother of Dionysus. Born a mortal, but made a goddess after her death.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus\/\">chapter 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1239\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1239\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Hebe<br \/>\nRoman: Juventas<br \/>\nGoddess of youth and third wife of Heracles.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/heracles-hercules#Apotheosisandafterlife\">chapter 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_783\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_783\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Eileithyia<br \/>\nRoman: Lucina<br \/>\nGoddess of childbirth and labour pains, sometimes depicted as two goddesses called\u00a0<em>eileithyiae.<\/em><br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/heracles-hercules\/\">chapter 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2444\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2444\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>An Oceanid, daughter of Ocean and Tethys, and mother of the Graces. Known for nursing Hephaestus when he was thrown from Olympus.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/hephaestus\/\">chapter 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_605\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_605\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>The Moirai or Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos<br \/>\nThree goddesses who appear as old women and control the destinies of living things.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_164\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_164\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Horae or Hours.<br \/>\nGoddesses of the seasons, daughters of Zeus with either Aphrodite or Themis.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_348\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_348\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Nine deities of art, music, poetry, and creativity; daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_189\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_189\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called the Charites or Graces; three goddesses of beauty, charm, and grace.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_344\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_344\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>God of shepherds, the wild, and wild music.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1727\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1727\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Phoenician king, son of Poseidon, and father of Cadmus and Europa (in some traditions).<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/theseus#apollodorus3\">chapter 22<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1724\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1724\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Eponym of the region of Phoenicia, a son of Agenor, and variously the brother or the father of Cadmus and Europa.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1423\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1423\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Phoenician princess, the first queen of Crete, and mother of Minos. Known for being abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/theseus#tributetominos\">chapter 22<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_910\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_910\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Founder and first king of Thebes, husband of Harmonia, and father of Ino, Semele, Agave, and Autonoe.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus#dionysusinaction\">chapter 15<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes\/\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_958\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_958\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Greek: Harmonia<br \/>\nRoman: Concordia<br \/>\nPersonification of harmony. Wife of Cadmus, and mother of Semele, Ino, Autonoe, and Agave.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus#houseofcadmus\">chapter 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_931\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_931\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Ino (mortal) or Leucothea (after apotheosis).<br \/>\nDaughter of Cadmus, sister of Semele, and mother of Melicertes\/Palaemon. Known for being a maenad and a nurse of Dionysus. Upon her death, she was transformed into a sea goddess and worshipped as \"Leucothea\".<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus#Bacchae\">chapter 15<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/jason-and-the-argonauts#phrixusandram\">chapter 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_933\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_933\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A maenad, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and mother of Actaeon. Known for being a nurse of Dionysus.<br \/>\nFeatured <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus\/\">chapter 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_932\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_932\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A leader of the maenads. Daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and mother of Pentheus. Known for being a nurse of Dionysus, and for killing her son.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus#houseofcadmus\">chapter 15<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_333\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_333\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Called Melicertes (before apotheosis) or Palaemon (after apotheosis)<br \/>\nA son of Athamas and Ino. Known for becoming a god after being thrown into the sea by his mother.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus#houseofcadmus\">chapter 15<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/jason-and-the-argonauts#phrixusandram\">chapter 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_934\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_934\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A hero from Thebes and daughter of Autonoe. Known for being killed by his hunting dogs as punishment from Artemis.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/artemis#actaeon\">chapter 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_914\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_914\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Thebes and son of Agave. Known for being killed by his mother as punishment for refusing to worship Dionysus.<br \/>\nFeatured in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/dionysus#Bacchae\">chapter 15<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_4503\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_4503\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Thebes, husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus. Known for being killed by Oedipus, according to a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes#house\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2062\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2062\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Thebes, and son of Jocasta and Laius. Known for accidentally killing his father and marrying his mother Jocasta in fulfilment of an oracle.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes\/\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2063\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2063\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A queen of Thebes, wife of Laius and later (accidentally) of her son Oedipus.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes\/\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_4620\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_4620\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Thebes, and brother of Jocasta. Known for refusing to bury Polynices, leading to the deaths of his wife, his son Haemon, and his niece Antigone.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes#thebancycle\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_4621\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_4621\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, and sister of Polynices and Eteocles. Known for defying her uncle Creon by burying Polynices, as told in Sophocles' play <em>Antigone<\/em>.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes#thebancycle\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_4305\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_4305\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A son of Oedipus and Jocasta, and brother of Polynices. Known for defending against the Seven Against Thebes, and for dying in a duel with his brother Polynices.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes\/\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_4299\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_4299\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A son of Oedipus and Jocasta, brother of Eteocles, and one of the Seven Against Thebes. Known for dying in his duel with his brother Eteocles.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/thebes\/\">chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_3195\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_3195\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Pisa and father of Hippodamia. Known for dying in a chariot race against Pelops after an oracle foretold that he would be killed by his son-in-law.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_633\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_633\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A son of Zeus, and father of Pelops and Niobe. Known for stealing nectar and ambrosia for the gods, and for attempting to feed his son Pelops to the gods in stew. For this crime, he was punished in the afterlife and his descendants (the house of Atreus) were cursed.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/zeus#ZeusPunishesTantalus\">chapter 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/mycenae#curseoftantalus\">chapter 39<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-underworld#criminals\">chapter 41<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_3192\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_3192\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A queen of Pisa, daughter of Oenomaus and wife of Pelops. Known for being married to Pelops after he \"won\" her in a chariot race.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/mycenae#houseofatreus\">chapter 39<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2253\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2253\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Olympia, son of Pelops and brother of Atreus. Known for quarrelling with Atreus for the throne.<br \/>\nAppears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/mycenae#houseofatreus\">chapter 29<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#agamemnon\">chapter 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1562\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1562\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Mycenae, father or ancestor of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and son of Pelops.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/mycenae#houseofatreus\">chapter 39<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2022\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2022\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Mycenae and partner of Clytemnestra. Known for killing Atreus and for helping Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#oresteia\">chapter 30<\/a> and appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-underworld#odyssey11\">chapter 41<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1561\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1561\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Mycenae. Son of Atreus, brother of Menelaus, husband of Clytemnestra, and father of Iphigenia, Orestes, and Electra. Known for his participation in the Trojan War, for sacrificing his daughter Iphigenia, and for being killed by his wife Clytemnestra.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/origins-of-the-war#iphigeniaaulis\">chapter 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-greeks\/\">chapter 27<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#oresteia\">chapter 30<\/a>, and appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-underworld#odyssey11\">chapter 41<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1672\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1672\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A queen of Mycenae, wife of Agamemnon, and daughter of Leda and Tyndareus. Known for killing Agamemnon, and for being killed by her son Orestes.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/origins-of-the-war#iphigeniaaulis\">chapter 26<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#oresteia\">chapter 30<\/a>. Also appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/athena#eumenides\">chapter 9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-underworld#odyssey11\">chapter 41<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2021\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2021\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A king of Sparta, husband of Helen, and brother of Agamemnon. Known for his role in the Trojan War.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/origins-of-the-war\/\">chapter 26<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-greeks\/\">chapter 27<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1663\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1663\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A Spartan princess, daughter of Leda and Zeus, and wife of Menelaus. Known for her beauty, and for being abducted by Paris and taken to Troy, sparking the Trojan War.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/origins-of-the-war\/\">chapter 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/the-trojans\/\">chapter 28<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#helen\">chapter 30<\/a>. Also appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/theseus#pursuitsofwomen\">chapter 22<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2257\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2257\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A prince of Phocis and nephew of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Known for helping Orestes kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war\/\">chapter 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1673\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1673\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and sister of Orestes and Electra. Known for being sacrificed to Artemis by her father, and (in some versions) for being made immortal upon her death.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/artemis#iphigenia\">chapter 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/origins-of-the-war#iphigeniaaulis\">chapter 26<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#iphigeniatauris\">chapter 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_3189\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_3189\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A princess of Mycenae, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and sister of Iphigenia and Orestes. Known for helping Orestes plan to kill Clytemnestra.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#electrasophocles\">chapter 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_1572\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_1572\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and brother of Iphigenia and Electra. Known for killing his mother as revenge for her killing of Agamemnon.<br \/>\nFeatured in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/athena#eumenides\">chapter 9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/after-the-war#oresteia\">chapter 30<\/a>. Also appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/chapter\/origins-of-the-war#iphigeniaaulis\">chapter 26<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_2229_2350\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_2229_2350\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>The daughter of Helen and Menelaus, and wife of Neoptolemus and later of Orestes.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":777,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-2229","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/2229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/777"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/2229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5881,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/2229\/revisions\/5881"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/2229\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=2229"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=2229"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greekromanmyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=2229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}