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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Phoebe (/ ˈ f iː b i / FEE-bee; Ancient Greek: Φοίβη, romanized: Phoíbē, lit. 'bright') is one of the first generation of Titans, who were one set of sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia, the sky and the earth. [1] With her brother and consort Coeus she had two daughters, Leto and Asteria.
Titanis's own nature is questionable, as Euripides names her father as Merops, but given that her name translates to "female Titan", he could be designating her as a Titaness without naming her. [2] In the Orphic Hymns, 'Titanis' (there spelled as Τιτηνίς, Titēnís) appears as an epithet of Artemis herself. [3] [4] [non-primary source ...
Rhea or Rheia (/ ˈ r iː ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ῥέα or Ῥεία [r̥ěː.aː]) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Titan daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, himself a son of Gaia.
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background. Key: Dotted lines show a marriage or affair. Key: Solid lines show children.
Early accounts gave her a primal origin, said to be the eldest daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). [4] She is thus the sister of the Titans (Oceanus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Coeus, Themis, Rhea, Phoebe, Tethys, Mnemosyne, Cronus, and sometimes of Dione), the Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires, the Giants, the Meliae, the Erinyes, and is the half-sister of Aphrodite (in some versions ...
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (/ ˈ h ɛ s t i ə, ˈ h ɛ s tʃ ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἑστία, lit. 'hearth, fireplace, altar') is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians.
Titans and Titanesses English name Greek name Description The twelve Titans Coeus: Κοῖος (Koîos) God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Crius: Κρεῖος (Kreîos) The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of ...
The name of the legendary winged horse, Pegasus, assigned by the Etruscans to the Trojan Horse. [35] Puanea: Etruscan name of a satyr. [40] Sime: An Etruscan satyr who has a Greek name. [41] Thevrumines: Minotaur: Tuchulcha: An Etruscan daemon. [52] Tusna: Perhaps from *Turansna, "of Turan." The swan of Turan. [52] Vanth