The Hellenistic Pantheon (Incomplete)

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The following shall be a comprehensive listing of Greek primordial deities and their associations, together forming the Cosmology of the mythic universe.

Note: Greek Mythology is full of conflicting and incongruous myths, so the genealogies I use will not be the only versions. I will attempt to keep it as accurate and consistent as possible, but some relationships (particularly between Daimones) are pure guesswork.  

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THE PRIMORDIAL GODS

PROTOGENOI
Meaning: First Family.
Transliteration: Protogeni.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Singular: Protogenos.
Description: The original, self-formed gods and creators of the universe. The Protogenoi are the most powerful of the immortals, though they tend to exclude themselves from the affairs of their offspring. Many of them are either omnipresent spirits or physical aspects of reality, and so are detached and remote beings even to the gods.

KHAOS
THE PRIMORDIAL VOID
Meaning: Nothingness.
Transliteration: Chaos.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Class: Spirit Deity, Air Deity.
Gender: None.
Parents: None.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: From Nothing - Aion, Ananke, Erebos, Nyx, Aither, Hemera, Gaia, Pontos, Ouranos, Tartaros.
Description: Khaos is the never-ending and never-beginning void from which the universe was formed. It is the source of all things, the grandsire of all the gods. Everything finds its roots in Khaos, but it does not directly interfere in any aspect of Creation - rather it is the blank canvas upon which Time and Space is painted, beyond even the power of the gods.

AION
GOD OF TIME, ETERNITY AND THE CYCLE OF AGES
Meaning: Eternity.
Transliteration: Aeon.
Other names: Khronos (Time), Poros (Contriver)
Roman Name: Chronus (Time).
Class: Spirit Deity.
Gender: Male (Genderless?).
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Ananke.
Offspring: With Ananke – Eros, Moros, the Moirai (Klotho, Lakhesis, Atropos).
Description: Aion is the spirit of Eternal Time, an insubstantial snake-like being whose coils encompass the sphere of the cosmos.

ANANKE
GODDESS OF DESTINY, INEVITABILITY AND NECESSITY
Meaning: Inevitable.
Transliteration: Anance.
Other Names: Tekmor (Ordinance), Adrasteia (Inescapable).
Roman Name: Necessitas (Necessity).
Class: Spirit Deity.
Gender: Female (Genderless?).
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Aion.
Offspring: With Aion – Eros, Moros, the Moirai (Klotho, Lakhesis, Atropos).
Description: Ananke is the spirit of necessity and destiny, a great serpentine spirit like her mate Aion, who encapsulates the universe. She determines the happenings of all things through time.

EREBOS
GOD OF DARKNESS, SHADOW AND GLOOM
Meaning: Darkness.
Transliteration: Erebus.
Other Names: Skotos (Shadow).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Underworld Deity, Air Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Nyx.
Offspring: With Nyx – Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), Eris (Strife), Oizys (Pain), Nemesis (Retribution), Momos (Blame), Geras (Old Age), Eurynomos (Decay), Kharon (Taxes), Lyssa (Madness), Penthos (Sorrow), Koalemos (Foolishness), Styx (Hate), Aergia (Sloth), Kakia (Vice), Hybris (Insolence), Anaideia (Cruelty), Adikia (Injustice), Dolos (Treachery), Apate (Deception), Epiphron (Shrewdness), Sophrosyne (Restraint), Eleos (Mercy), Philotes (Affection), Akhlys (Mist of Demise), Anaplekte (Swift Demise), Iskhnasia (Wasting Demise), Morpheus (Dreams), Ikelos (Nightmares), Phantasos (Fantasies).

NYX
GODDESS OF NIGHT
Meaning: Night.
Transliteration: Nyx.
Other Names: Astraia (Starry).
Roman Name: Nox (Night).
Class: Underworld Deity, Air Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Erebos
Offspring: With Erebos – Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), Eris (Strife), Oizys (Pain), Nemesis (Retribution), Momos (Blame), Geras (Old Age), Eurynomos (Decay), Kharon (Taxes), Lyssa (Madness), Penthos (Sorrow), Koalemos (Foolishness), Styx (Hate), Aergia (Sloth), Kakia (Vice), Hybris (Insolence), Anaideia (Cruelty), Adikia (Injustice), Dolos (Treachery), Apate (Deception), Epiphron (Shrewdness), Sophrosyne (Restraint), Eleos (Mercy), Philotes (Affection), Akhlys (Mist of Demise), Anaplekte (Swift Demise), Iskhnasia (Wasting Demise), Morpheus (Dreams), Ikelos (Nightmares), Phantasos (Fantasies).
Description: Nyx is the goddess of night. After dusk, she wraps the sky in the inky darkness of her husband Erebos.

AITHER
GOD OF LIGHT, PURITY AND ATMOSPHERE
Meaning: Light.
Transliteration: Aether/Ether.
Other Names: Akmon (Highest).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity, Air Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Hemera.
Offspring: With Hemera – Sophia (Wisdom), Aidos (Reverence), Aisikhyne (Modesty), Aletheia (Truth), Soteria (Safety), Gelos (Laughter), Hormes (Effort), Kairos (Opportunity), Kalokagathia (Nobility), Phema (Rumor), Lita (Prayer), Paregoron (Consolation), Peitharkia (Obedience), Pistis (Trust), Prophasis (Excuse), Hedylogos (Flattery), Pothos (Longing), Praxidike (Exacter of Justice).
Description: Aither is the god of light and radiance. His body is the luminous heaven above, wherein the gods make their homes.

HEMERA
GODDESS OF DAY
Meaning: Day.
Transliteration: Hemera.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: Dies (Day).
Class: Heavenly Deity, Air Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Aither.
Offspring: With Aither– Sophia (Wisdom), Aidos (Reverence), Aisikhyne (Modesty), Aletheia (Truth), Soteria (Safety), Gelos (Laughter), Hormes (Effort), Kairos (Opportunity), Kalokagathia (Nobility), Phema (Rumor), Lita (Prayer), Paregoron (Consolation), Peitharkia (Obedience), Pistis (Trust), Prophasis (Excuse), Hedylogos (Flattery), Pothos (Longing), Praxidike (Exacter of Justice).
Description: Hemera is the goddess of day and daylight. At dawn, she disperses the darkness of Erebos to reveal the shining light of her husband Aither.

GAIA
GODDESS OF NATURE AND THE EARTH
Meaning: Grandmother Earth.
Transliteration: Gaea.
Other Names: Ge (Earth).
Roman Name: Terra (Earth), Terra Mater (Mother Earth).
Class: Earth Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Ouranos.
Offspring: With Ouranos - the Hekatonkheires (Gyes, Kottos, Briareos), the Kyklopes (Arges, Brontes, Steropes), the Titanes (Okeanos, Koios, Krios, Hyperion, Iapetos, Kronos), the Titanides (Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Tethys, Phoibe). From Ouranos’ Blood – the Meliai, the Kouretes, the Gigantes, the Kyklopes. With Pontos – Nereus, Thaumas, Phorkys, Keto, Eurybia. With Tartaros – Typhon. From Herself – Nesoi (Islands), Ourea (Mountains), Meliai (Ash Tree Nymphai).
Description: Gaia is the embodiment of Earth, and her body is the world itself. She is the matriarch of the Titan generations.

OURANOS
GOD OF AIR AND THE SKY
Meaning: Heaven, Sky, Upper Dome.
Transliteration: Uranus.
Other Names: Aer (Air).
Roman Name: Caelum (Heaven).
Class: Heavenly Deity, Air Deity.
Gender: Male (Castrato).
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: Gaia.
Offspring: With Gaia - the Hekatonkheires (Gyes, Kottos, Briareos), the Kyklopes (Arges, Brontes, Steropes), the Titanes (Okeanos, Koios, Krios, Hyperion, Iapetos, Kronos), the Titanides (Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Tethys, Phoibe). From Blood with Gaia – the Gigantes. From Severed Genitalia with Thalassa – Aphrodite.
Description: Ouranos is the embodiment of Air, the starry upper dome of the sky. He ruled the universe until he was castrated and overthrown by his Titan sons.

PONTOS
GOD OF WATER AND THE SEA
Meaning: Sea.
Transliteration: Pontus.
Other Names: Hydros (Water), Thalassa (Sea).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Sea Deity.
Gender: Male and Female.
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: With Gaia – Nereus, Thaumas, Phorkys, Keto, Eurybia. From Severed Genitalia of Ouranos – Aphrodite.
Description: Pontos is the embodiment of Water, the essence of the seas. He also has a feminine aspect in the form of Thalassa. His/her watery realm is often ruled over by other gods, but he/she is its source.

TARTAROS
GOD OF FIRE AND THE PIT
Meaning: Hell, Pit, Lower Dome.
Transliteration: Tartarus.
Other Names: Pyros (Fire).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Underworld Deity, Earth Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Khaos.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: With Gaia – Typhon.
Description: Tartaros is the embodiment of Fire and forms the lower dome, an infernal pit of torment. He was later used as a prison for enemies of the gods and particularly wicked mortals.

PROTOGONOI
Meaning: Firstborn.
Transliteration: Protogoni.
Other Names: None
Roman Name: None.
Singular: Protogonos.
Description: The offspring of Time and Destiny represent the fundamental forces that govern reality. Creation and Destruction, their fragile balance ensures the continuity of all things.

EROS
GOD OF GENESIS, PROCREATION AND PROPAGATION
Meaning: Love.
Transliteration: Erus.
Other Names: Himeros (Desire), Phanes (Appearance), Antauge (Luminescence), Thesis (Creation), Physis (Nature).
Roman Name: Videor (Appearance), Amor (Primal Love/Desire), Natura (Nature).
Class: Spirit Deity.
Gender: Both.
Parents: Aion and Ananke.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: Himeros is the spirit of birth, love, generation and propagation. It is invisible even to the gods, and its essence infuses all of Creation.

MOROS
GOD OF DOOM, ENTROPY AND DESTRUCTION
Meaning: Doom.
Transliteration: Morus.
Other Names: Olethros (Destruction), Moiros (Fate).
Roman Name: Exitium (Destruction), Fatum (Fate).
Class: Spirit Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Aion and Ananke.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: Olethros is the spirit of doom, entropy and destruction. It is the inevitable force which drives all things to their ending.

MOIRAI
Meaning: Fates.
Transliteration: Moerae.
Other Names: Diantaiai (Relentless Ones), Arkhaiai (Ancient Ones).
Roman Name: Parcae (Fates).
Singular: Moira.
Description: The Sisters of Fate personify the inescapable destinies of all beings. They assigned fates to each mortal and god beneath them, weaving a great tapestry with the life-threads of every being. They were not absolute in their rulings, only conditional. Both gods and mortals could influence destiny and decide their own fates.

KLOTHO
THE FATE OF BIRTH
Meaning: Spinner.
Transliteration: Clotho.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: Nona (Ninth).
Class: Spirit Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Aion and Ananke.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: Klotho spins the life-threads onto her distaff, deciding the time and manner of a person’s birth.

LAKHESIS
THE FATE OF LIFE
Meaning: Allotter.
Transliteration: Lachesis.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: Decima (Tenth).
Class: Spirit Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Aion and Ananke.
Spouse: None
Offspring: None.
Description: Lakhesis measures the life-threads and directs the consequences of a person’s actions.

ATROPOS
THE FATE OF DEATH
Meaning: Unturning.
Transliteration: Atropus.
Other Names: Aisa (Destiny).
Roman Name: Morta (Death).
Class: Spirit Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Aion and Ananke.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: Atropos cuts the life-threads with her shears, and decides the manner of a person’s death.
 

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THE TITAN GODS

THE HEKATONKHEIRES
Meaning: The Hundred Handed ones.
Transliteration: Hecatonchires.
Other Names: Protokleoi (First Confined).
Roman Name: Centimani (Hundred Handed Ones).
Singular: Hekatonkheir.
Description: The Hekatonkheires were the first children of Ouranos and Gaia. They appeared as massive creatures with fifty heads and torsos, thus each of them had one hundred arms and hands. Disgusted with their bizarre appearance, Ouranos forced them back into Gaia’s womb and locked them up in Tartaros. They were later freed by Zeus to fight for him in the Titanomakhia. They overwhelmed the Titans in battle, throwing a hundred boulders apiece.

KOTTOS
THE RANCOROUS
Meaning: Rancour, Grudge.
Transliteration: Cottus.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Class: Underworld Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: Kottos was the firstborn. After helping the Olympians win the Titanomakhia, he was given the station of guarding the gates to Tartaros, his former prison.

GYES
THE EARTHBORN
Meaning: of the Land, of the Ground.
Transliteration: Gyges.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Class: Underworld Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: Gyes was the secondborn. Like Kottos, he replaced the dragon Kampe as a guardian of the gates to the infernal pit of Tartaros.

BRIAREOS
THE STURDY
Meaning: Strong, Stout.
Transliteration: Briareus.
Other Names: Aigaion (Stormy).
Roman Name: Obriareus (Strong).
Class: Underworld Deity, Sea Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Kymopoleia.
Offspring: With Kympopoleia - Oiolyka.
Description: Briareos was the youngest and mightiest Hekatonkheir. After helping the Olympians win the Titanomakhia, he was given a palace in the depths of the sea, and wedded to Poseidon’s daughter Kymopoleia.

THE KYKLOPES
Meaning: The Orb Eyed ones.
Transliteration: Cyclopes.
Other Names: Akmonides (Sons of the Anvil), Gasterokheiroi (Belly Hands).
Roman Name: None.
Singular: Kyklops.
Description: The Kyklopes were the second group of offspring born from Gaia. They each had a single round eye in their forehead. Ouranos imprisoned them in Tartaros alongside the Hekatonkheires, and they too were freed by Zeus, who sought their aid. The Kyklopes aided the Olympians in the Titanomakhia. They forged thunderbolts for Zeus, an earth-shaking trident for Poseidon and a helmet of invisibility for Hades. Later, they met their demise at the hands of an enraged Apollon, who sought vengeance for Zeus’ execution of his own son Asklepios with a thunderbolt. It is generally thought that Hades later restored the Kyklopes back into the service of Zeus.

BRONTES
THE THUNDERER
Meaning: Thunder.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity, Earth Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: The first Kyklops, who added the booming thunderous noise to Zeus’ thunderbolts.

STEROPES
THE LIGHTENER
Meaning: Lightning.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: Pyrakmon (Fiery Anvil).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity, Earth Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: The second Kyklops, who added the crackling ripple of lightning to Zeus’ thunderbolts.

ARGES
THE FLASHENER
Meaning: Vivid flash.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: Argilipos (Flashing Radiance).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity, Earth Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: None.
Offspring: None.
Description: The third Kyklops, who added the blinding vivid flash to Zeus’ thunderbolts.


TITANES
Meaning: The Straining ones.
Transliteration: Titans.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Singular: Titan.
Description: The Titanes were the six sons of Ouranos and Gaia, who were fair in form and so were not cast out like their misshapen siblings. They were often considered to be giant in stature, although it’s more likely they were human statured and merely changed their size as they saw fit. Their place of meeting was Mount Othrys. When their father Ouranos descended to lie with Gaia, Hyperion, Krios, Koios and Iapetos--posted at the four corners of the world--seized hold of their father and held him fast while the youngest, Kronos castrated him with a sickle. For this, Ouranos called them the Titanes Theoi, or straining gods, and he cursed Kronos, that he might know what it was to be usurped by his own progeny. The six Titanes inherited their father’s dominion over the ordering of the heavens. Kronos governed the Golden Age and oversaw the harvest. Krios regulated the constellations and the seasons. Koios controlled the axis of heaven, around which the constellations revolved. Hyperion fathered the lights of heaven. Iapetos was the ancestor of man, governing the spans of mortal creatures. Okeanos encircled the lands of the earth, watching over the rising and setting of the heavenly bodies. Later, the Titanes (except for Okeanos) fought against the Olympians in the Titanomakhia, and lost. They were condemned to imprisonment in the deepest pits of Tartaros. It is possible that the Titans were eventually released from their chains and allowed to live peacefully in the Elysian Fields.

OKEANOS
TITAN OF THE OCEAN
Meaning: Ocean.
Transliteration: Oceanus.
Other Names: Ogenos (Ocean), Ophion (Snake).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Sea Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Tethys.
Offspring: With Tethys – the Potamoi, the Okeanides.
Description: Okeanos was the eldest of the Titanes, and their ruler before his youngest brother Kronos usurped his power and threw him into the Ocean, where he now abides. Okeanos was the only original Titan who refused to participate in his father’s downfall and he remained neutral during the Titanomakhia.

HYPERION
TITAN OF ILLUMINATION AND RADIANCE
Meaning: Watcher from Above.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Theia.
Offspring: With Theia – the Hyperionides (Helios, Selene, Eos, Hesperis).
Description: Hyperion was the Titan god of heavenly light, father of the luminaries of the sky. Along with his four brothers, he conspired to dethrone his father Ouranos and stood at the eastern corner of the world when the time came for them to seize hold of him. Hyperion was thrown into Tartaros after the Titanomakhia.

KOIOS
TITAN OF THE HEAVENLY AXIS
Meaning: Query, Questioning.
Transliteration: Coeus.
Other Names: Polos (Heavenly Axis).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Phoibe.
Offspring: With Phoibe – the Koionides (Leto, Asteria).
Description: Koios was the Titan god of celestial predictions and the axis of the heavens around which the constellations turned. He gave voice to the prophecies of his father Ouranos. Along with his four brothers, he conspired to dethrone his father Ouranos and stood at the northern corner of the world when the time came for them to seize hold of him. Koios was thrown into Tartaros after the Titanomakhia.

KRIOS
TITAN OF THE CONSTELLATIONS
Meaning: Query, Questioning.
Transliteration: Crius.
Other Names: Megamedes (Great Lord).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Eurybia.
Offspring: With Eurybia – the Krionides (Astraios, Pallas, Perses).
Description: Krios was the Titan god of constellations and conductor of the celestial phenomena. Along with his four brothers, he conspired to dethrone his father Ouranos and stood at the southern corner of the world when the time came for them to seize hold of him. Krios was thrown into Tartaros after the Titanomakhia.

IAPETOS
TITAN OF WORLDLY LIFESPANS
Meaning: Wounding, Piercing.
Transliteration: Iapetus.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: Japetus.
Class: Earth Deity, Underworld Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Klymene.
Offspring: With Klymene – the Iapetionides (Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoitios).
Description: Iapetos was the Titan god of the earthly lands and races, the bringer of shape and form to the mortal creatures of the Golden Age. Along with his four brothers, he conspired to dethrone his father Ouranos and stood at the western corner of the world when the time came for them to seize hold of him. Iapetos was thrown into Tartaros after the Titanomakhia, while his son Atlas took his place as the western pillar of the sky.

KRONOS
KING OF THE TITANS
Meaning: possibly Horned.
Transliteration: Cronus.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: Saturnus.
Class: Heavenly Deity, Earth Deity.
Gender: Male.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Rhea.
Offspring: With Rhea – the Kronides (Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus). With Philyra – Kheiron, the Ikhthyokentauroi (Aphros, Bythos).
Description: Kronos was the youngest of the Titans, god of the harvest, overseer of the Golden age, and eventually the ruler of the Titans (after usurping his brother Okeanos). Along with his four brothers, he conspired to dethrone his father Ouranos and stood at the centre of the earth with a flint sickle to castrate the Sky god. In fear of a prophecy that he would be in turn be overthrown by his own son, Kronos swallowed each of his children as soon as they were born. Rhea managed to save the youngest, Zeus, by tricking Kronos into swallowing a stone and hiding the child on the island of Krete. Zeus returned after childhood, forced Kronos to disgorge his swallowed offspring, and waged a ten year Titanomakhia with the Titans, who were soundly defeated. Kronos was banished to Tartaros, but later Zeus allowed his father to reside in Elysion peacefully.

TITANIDES
Meaning: The Titanesses.
Transliteration: Titanids.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Singular: Titanis.
Description: The Titanides were the six daughters of Ouranos and Gaia, counterparts to their male siblings. As goddesses, the Titanides inherited many aspects of their mother Gaia. Tethys was the nourishing waters of subterranean springs, nurse of all life. Rheia was nature's fertile mother, and lady of the wilds. Themis was earth's natural order, establishing the laws and customs of the gods. Phoibe was earth's oracular pole. Theia was sight, the all-seeing all-knowing earth. Mnemosyne was memory, the preservation of earthly history. Unlike their brothers, the Titanides were not involved in the Titanomakhia. After the Titan regime was conquered by the children of Kronos, the Titanesses were free to abide with the new Olympian pantheon.

TETHYS
TITANESS OF FRESH WATERS
Meaning: Nurse.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: Eurynome (Wide Ruling).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Sea Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Okeanos.
Offspring: With Okeanos – the Potamoi, the Okeanides.
Description: Tethys was the eldest Titanis, and the queen of the Titan pantheon before her husband Okeanos was superseded by Kronos. Tethys embodied the fresh waters of the rain-clouds and the subterranean aquifers, nursing the streams, springs and rivers of her many children.

THEIA
TITANESS OF SIGHT AND BRILLIANCE
Meaning: Sight.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: Ikhnaie (Tracer), Euryphaessa (Wide-Shining), Aithra (Atmosphere).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Heavenly Deity, Earth Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Hyperion.
Offspring: With Hyperion – the Hyperionides (Helios, Selene, Eos, Hesperis).
Description: Theia was the goddess of sight and of all things bright and shimmering. In a sense, she was also the goddess of precious metals and gems, endowing them with their glamorous qualities. With her brother Hyperion, she mothered the lights of heaven.

THEMIS
TITANESS OF LAW AND ORDER
Meaning: Law, Custom.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: Euboulos (Well-Counselled), Soteira (Saviour), Hiera (Holy), Aidoios (Venerable), Eugenes (High Born).
Roman Name: None.
Class: Earth Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Zeus.
Offspring: With Zeus – The Horai (Eunomia, Dike, Eirene).
Description: Themis was the Titan goddess of divine law and the proper ordering of things. Her rules of conduct were sacrosanct to the gods. She was the divine voice of the most ancient oracles, instructing mortals in the ordained laws of justice, morality, hospitality, worship and sacrifice. She was one of Zeus’ seven consorts and advisors, mothering with him the Horai who governed the ordering of the day into hours. On Mount Olympos, she introduced and presided over every meeting of the gods.

MNEMOSYNE
TITANESS OF MEMORY
Meaning: Memory.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: Mneme (Memory), Melete (Practice), Aiode (Song).
Roman Name: Moneta (Memory).
Class: Earth Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Zeus.
Offspring: With Zeus – The Mousai (Kleio, Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsikhore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Ourania, Kalliope).
Description: Mnemosyne was the Titan goddess of memory and the inventor of the first language. She embodied the memory needed to preserve the stories of history and sagas of myth, before the creation of writing. As one of Zeus’ wives, she was the mother of the nine Mousai who presided over the oral traditions of music and poetry.

PHOIBE
TITANESS OF THE EARTHLY AXIS
Meaning: Bright, Prophetic.
Transliteration: Phoebe.
Other Names: None.
Roman Name: None.
Class: Earth Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Koios.
Offspring: With Koios – The Koionides (Leto, Asteria).
Description: Phoebe was the Titan goddess of terrestrial predictions and the axis of the earth where the oracle of Delphoi resided. Like her husband she was a divinity of intellect and inquisitiveness. She spoke the prophecies of her mother Gaia. Her daughters represented the two main branches of prophecy: Leto and her son Apollon presided over the prophetic power of light and heaven, whereas Asteria and her daughter Hekate presided over the prophetic powers of night and necromancy.

RHEA
QUEEN OF THE TITANS
Meaning: Ease, Flow.
Transliteration: None.
Other Names: Kybele (of Mount Cybele), Meter Theon (Mother of Gods).
Roman Name: Ops (Ease).
Class: Heavenly Deity, Earth Deity.
Gender: Female.
Parents: Ouranos and Gaia.
Spouse: Hyperion.
Offspring: With Okeanos – the Kronides (Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus).
Description: Rhea was the Titan goddess of female fertility, the flow of time, ease and comfort. She was the wife of her brother Kronos and the Queen of heaven. When her husband heard a prophecy that he would be deposed by one of his children, he took to swallowing each of them as soon as they were born. But Rhea bore her youngest, Zeus, in secret and hid him away in a cave in Krete attended by the Meliai and guarded by the Kouretes. In his stead she presented Kronos with a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes which he promptly devoured. After the Titanomakhia, she dwelled on Mount Olympos with her sisters and her children.