Monday, June 4, 2012

The Family

First there was only Chaos, the empty void. Out of the void came Tartarus, the abyss, Gaea, the earth, Nyx, night, and Erebus, darkness. Out also came Eros[1].

Erebus went with Nyx and made Aether, light, and Hemera, day.

Nyx sired many offspring by himself, which were...

Sons: Moros, doom, the Oneiroi, dreams, led by Morpheus, Momus, blame, Geras, aging (opposite of Hebe), Thanatos, death, and Hypnos, sleep.
Daughters: Nemesis, retribution/revenge, Philotes, affection, Eris, strife, Apate, deceit, the Moirai, (Fates), and the Keres, the spirits of violent death, in a way opposite of Thanatos (Thanatos is peaceful death)

Gaea sired Uranus, the sky Pontus, the sea, and Ourea, the mountains.

Gaea married Uranus and out came the Hekatoncheires and the elder Cyclopes, Argus [2], Brontes, and Steropes.

Uranus was terrified about his monstrous offspring, the HTC (HekaTonCheires) and the Cyclopes he imprisoned them inside his uncle, Gaea's brother and later fling, Tartarus. This hurt Gaea so much, in fact, she earlier gave birth to the first generation Titans, Kronos, Mnemosyne, Iapetus, Theia, Hyperion, Rhea, Oceanus, Tethys, Krios, Phoebe, Coeus, and Themis.

Kronos castrated Uranus. Out of his blood came the Erinyes, also known as the furies, Meliae, ash tree nymphs, the Giants, and Aphrodite[3].

Kronos and Rhea married and created Hades, Poseidon, Zeus, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera. Yet after Zeus gave birth to the remaining 8 Olympians, war between the Titans and the Olympians began, yet this 10-year war was named Titanomachy.

The remaining 8 Olympians (other than Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, and Demeter) were Athena, given birth by Zeus alone (and Metis), Dionysus, the thrice-born god, born from Semele and Zeus, Ares and Hephaestus, born from Hera and Zeus, Apollo and Artemis, born from Zeus and Leto, Aphrodite, possibly also born from Zeus and Dione, Hermes, born from Zeus and Maia, and... that's it.

TITAN_OMAC_HY begins!!!!!!

the gods won, head over 2 another website for more info or how titan_o_ma_ch_y was played out.

[1] Eros could be born from Aphrodite and Ares, or even Zephyrus and Iris.
[2] Argus the Cyclops should not be confused with Argus Panoptes, the many-eyed son of Hera.
[3] On some accounts Aphrodite was born from Uranus' sea foam though she could also be born from Zeus and Dione.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Some Gods/Titans/Heroes' Family, Friends, Flings, Foes, ...

Aphrodite:

Parents: Uranus or Zeus and Dione
Siblings: None
Spouse: Hephaestus
Offspring: None
Flings: Ares, Adonis
Foes: Helios, Hephaestus, Eros

Apollo

Parents: Zeus and Leto
Grandparents: Titans Kronos, Rhea, Coeus, and Phoebe
Great-Grandparents: Gaia and Uranus
Great-Great-Grandparents: Gaia and Chaos
Great(x3)Grandparents: Chaos itself!
Siblings: Artemis
Offspring: Asclepius, Orpheus, Aristaeus, Troilus
Flings: Cassandra, Coronis, Daphne
Friends: The Pythia, Poseidon, Dionysus
Foes: Hera, Python, Eros, Agamemnon, Niobe, Marsyas

Ares

Parents: Zeus and Hera
Grandparents: Cronus and Rhea
Great-Grandparents: Gaea/Uranus
Great(x2)grandparents: Gaea/Chaos
Great(x3)grandparents: Chaos
Siblings: Hephaestus, Eilethyia, and (maybe) Eris
Offspring: Deimos, Phobos, Cycnus, Eros (maybe), Hippolyta (amazon)
Flings: Aphrodite, Enyo, Eos
Friends: Hector, Hermes
Foes: The Aloadae, Helios, Adonis

Asclepius:

Parents: APollo and Coronis
Siblings: Orpheus, Aristaeus, Troilus
Spouse: Epione
Offspring: Hygieia, Panacea, Meditrina, Aceso, Iaso, Machaon, Podalirius
Friends: Chiron
Foes: Athena, Hades, Zeus

Atlas

Parents: Iapetus and Clymene
Siblings: Prometheus, Epimethus, Menoetius
Offspring: The Hesperides, The Pleiades, Calypso, Dione
Flings: Hesperis, Pleione
Friends: Heracles (Hercules)
Foes: Zeus, Perseus

Cronus (Cronos, Kronos)

Parents: Uranus and Gaea
Siblings: Other Titans, Hekatoncheires, Cyclopes, Furies, Aphrodite (MAYBE) Gigantes, Python
Spouse: Rhea
Offspring: Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera
Foes: Zeus, Prometheus, Gaea, Offpsring of Him

Dionysus

Parents: Zeus and Semele
Siblings: None
Spouse: Ariadne
Offspring: Thoas, Oenopion, Staphylus
Friends: Pan, Satyrs, Maenads
Foes: Pentheus, Hera, Titans, Tyrrhenian Pirates

Eros

Parents: Chaos, Zephyrus and Iris, or Ares and Aphrodite
Siblings: Anteros, Himeros, Harmonia
SPouse: Psyche
Offspring: Hedone
Friends: Zeus, Ganymede
Foes: APollo, DAPHNE

Hades

Parents: cronus and rhea
siblings: zeus poseidon hestia hera demeter
spouse: persephone
Flings: Minthe, Leuce
Friends: Thanatos, Orpheus, Eurydice
Foes: Asclepius, Sisyphus, Demeter
Pets: Cerberus

helios

parents hyperion/theia
siblings eos/selene
offspring phaethon circe lampetia aieties heliades phaethusa
flings merope clymene
friends demeter hephaestus apollo
foes odysseus zeus hades ares

THESEUS

Parents: Poseidon and Aethra
Spouse: Phaedra/Ariadne
Offspring: NONE
flings: ...
friends, foes: ...

MORE COMING LATER

Friday, May 25, 2012

The First Beings and Children of Them (Exception: Gaea and Uranus's Children)

The first being was Chaos, the void which Eros came out of. Eros was love. Out of the void also came Tartarus, the abyss, Gaea, the Earth, Erebus, darkness, and Nyx, night.

Erebus and Nyx together created Aether, heaven, and Hemera, the day.

Nyx sired many offspring by himself, and his offspring were Moros, doom, Oneiroi, led by Morpheus, dreams, Nemesis, retribution, Momus, blame, Philotes, affection, Geras, aging, Thanatos, death, Hypnos, sleep, Eris, strife, Apate, deceit, Oizys, distress, the Keres, spirits of pestilence, violence, and disease, and Moirai, also known as the Fates. They have an additional name, the Norns.

Gaea created Uranus (Ouranos), the sky, Ourea, the mountains, and Pontus, the personification of the sea (in other words, Poseidon rules over his great-uncle)

After Titanomachy, Gaea was so furious that she got a new relationship with Tartarus and created Typhoeus, the storms. All of the Olympians fled, even the oldest, but the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea took up the job and killed him with his lightning bolts, Zeus. Typhoeus was then buried under Mount Sicily in Italy.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

How Some Beings Were Born

How Some Beings Were Born

Some beings were born in an interesting way. The biggest highlight is from Uranus, which was castrated by one of his Titan sons, the evil Titan lord Kronos. Anyways, let's just start going!

How Was Athena Born?

When the goddess Metis was pregnant with Athena, Zeus received a prophecy that any child born from Metis would overpower Zeus. Zeus was angered by this fact that he swallowed Metis whole! It is given that Metis advises Zeus from his belly. Anyways, Zeus had a headache, and when Hephaestus cut Zeus's head open, Athena was born dressed in full battle armor!

Well, what does this mean? Athena was literally born from thoughts because of the headache. As Annabeth explains in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians Book 4: Battle of The Labyrinth, "Children of Athena are smart because of the divine thoughts of Athena and the mortal ingenuity of their father," she says.

How Was Aphrodite Born?

Aphrodite is an interesting case. Some myths say she was a child of Zeus and Dione, making her grandparents Rhea, Kronos, Atlas, and an unknown one. Some myths say she was born from the sea foam of Uranus when Kronos castrated him with a sickle, or a curved knife. The reason why Gaea gave Kronos a sickle was because Uranus entombed his monstrous offspring, the Hundred-Handed ones (Hecatoncheires) and One-Eyed Giants (Cyclopes) in Tartarus, deep inside Gaea. This caused Gaea such pain that she wanted Kronos to castrate Uranus.