In Greek mythology, the gods are divided into 3 groups according to their reign over the world.
The predecessors who created the universe,
The Titans who dethroned the early gods and
The gods of Olympus, who took the dominion from the Titans.
The First Gods Who Created the Universe (Theogonia, Hesiod)
Khaos: Khaos means emptiness in Greek and refers to the formless void before the universe was formed.
Chaos precedes the cosmos, the universe, or order.
Gaia: Earth goddess. Gaia or Gaea is mother earth and is derived from the other gods Gaia and Erebus.
Gaia is the mother of all gods along with the Titans.
Tartaros: Tartaros, one of the first beings to form in the universe, is both a god and an underground place according to Hesiod.
Tartaros, the deepest layer of the underground, is hell in Greek mythology.
Eros: Khaos came to the universe as the fourth after Gaia and Tartaros. Eros, the symbol of the everlasting creative act of reproduction; It is the representative of love, sex and lust.
Erebus: God of darkness. Like Gaia, Erebus was created by Chaos.
Pontus: Pontus, symbolizing the seas, is the son of Gaia.
Uranus: God of the sky. He is the son of Gaia.
She is the father of the Titans, Hekatonkheirs and Cyclopes.
Ourea: Symbolizes the mountains. He is the child of Gaia.
Nyx: Goddess of the night. Chaos also created Nyx, the brother of Gaia and Erebus. Nyx also represents the high sky, the air that the gods breathe.
Aether: God of the high sky, space and heaven. He is the son of Erebus and Gaia.
The titans are the children of the secondary gods Gaia and Uranos. There are 12 Titans, 6 gods and 6 goddesses.
Kronos: God of time. He is the youngest and leader of the Titans.
Rhea: Goddess of sexual fertility. Mother of the Olympian gods.
Oceanus: God of the oceans.
Tethys: Goddess of the sea.
Hyperion: God of the sun.
Phoibe: Goddess of intelligence and the moon. It represents darkness and mystery.
Koios: God of the mind. It represents the north pole.
Theia: Goddess of light and vision. Symbols of precious stones.
Krios: God of war and peace.
Themis: Goddess of justice. It represents order.
Iapetos: God of mortality and longevity.
Mnemosyne: Goddess of memory. It represents memories.
Third generation Greek gods are also called Olympian Gods or 12 Olympians.
First Generation Olympian Gods
They are the children of Kronos and Rhea.
Zeus: King of the gods. God of the sky and weather events.
Hera: Goddess of marriage, women and fertility. Queen of Olympus.
Poseidon: God of the sea and earthquakes.
Demeter: Goddess of fertility, nature, agriculture and seasons.
Hestia: Goddess of order and family. He is the first child of Kronos and Rhea.
Hades: God of the underworld.
Second Generation Olympian Gods
Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war strategy.
Apollo: God of art, prophecy, knowledge and healing.
Artemis: Goddess of hunting, archery and rural life.
Ares: God of war and violence.
Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty and lust.
Dianisos: God of wine, feasting and entertainment. He is the only demigod among the gods of Olympus.
Hermes: Messenger of the gods. God of commerce and gaming.
Hephaestus: God of mining and fire.
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