Family tree of the Greek gods

The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses and many other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. (The tree does not include creatures; for these, see List of Greek mythological creatures.)

Chaos
The Void

Tartarus
The Abyss

Gaia
the Earth

Eros
Desire^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Erebus
Darkness

Nyx
the Night

Moros
Doom

Oneiroi
Dreams

Nemesis
Retribution

Momus
Blame

Philotes
Affection

Geras
Aging

Typhon
the storms

Uranus
the Sky

Ourea
Mountains

Pontus
the Sea

Aether
Heaven

Hemera
The Day

Thanatos
Death

Hypnos
Sleep

Eris
Strife

Apate
Deceit

Oizys
Distress

Moirae &
Keres

Erinyes

Gigantes

Meliae

Aphrodite^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Hecatonchires

Titans

Cyclopes

Echidna

Tethys

Phoebe

Themis

Mnemosyne

Crius

Iapetus

Oceanids

Eos

Demeter

Hera

Epimetheus

Inachus

Melia

Heliades

Selene

Leto

Hades

Poseidon

Zeus

Muses

Atlas

Io

Pleione

Apollo

Artemis

Persephone

Athena

Hebe

Hephaestus

Ares

Hyades

Hesperides

Pleiades

Epaphus

Enyo

Eileithyia

Dione

Dryope

Maia

Alcmene

Semele

Hermes

Aphrodite^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Dionysus

Rhode

Eunomia

Hermaphroditus

Eros^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Harmonia

Deimos

Anteros

Himeros

Phobos

Key: The essential Olympians' names are given in bold font.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Conflicting origins. Eros is usually mentioned as the son of Aphrodite and Ares, but Hesiod's Theogony places him as one of the primordial beings, born from the Void (Chaos).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 There are two major conflicting stories for Aphrodite's origins: Hesiod (Theogony) claims that she was "born" from the foam of the sea after Cronus castrated Uranus, thus making her Uranus' daughter; Homer (Iliad, book V), however, has Aphrodite as daughter of Zeus and Dione. According to Plato (Symposium 180e), the two were entirely separate entities: Aphrodite Ourania and Aphrodite Pandemos.

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[eros-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Conflicting origins. Eros is usually mentioned as the son of Aphrodite and Ares, but Hesiod's Theogony places him as one of the primordial beings, born from the Void (Chaos).

[aphrodite-2] 2.0 ^2.1 There are two major conflicting stories for Aphrodite's origins: Hesiod (Theogony) claims that she was "born" from the foam of the sea after Cronus castrated Uranus, thus making her Uranus' daughter; Homer (Iliad, book V), however, has Aphrodite as daughter of Zeus and Dione. According to Plato (Symposium 180e), the two were entirely separate entities: Aphrodite Ourania and Aphrodite Pandemos.

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Family tree of the Greek gods

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