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  2. Family tree of the Greek gods - Wikipedia

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    Demeter: Hestia [d] Hera: ... The names of the Titans have a green background. Key: Dotted lines show a marriage or affair. Key: Solid lines show children. See also.

  3. Demeter - Wikipedia

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    Demeter is notable as the mother of Persephone, described by both Hesiod and in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter as the result of a union with her younger brother Zeus. [83] An alternate recounting of the matter appears in a fragment of the lost Orphic theogony, which preserves part of a myth in which Zeus mates with his mother, Rhea , in the form ...

  4. Zeus - Wikipedia

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    Zeus (/ zj uː s /, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) [a] is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.. Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach.

  5. List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology

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    Nemesis; raped by Zeus, her first cousin once removed, who relentlessly pursued her, changing many forms. In some versions, Nemesis is the mother of Helen of Troy rather than Leda. Nicaea; raped by Dionysus while she was unconscious. Persephone; raped by her uncle Hades and in Orphic tradition by her father Zeus disguised as a snake or as Hades ...

  6. Twelve Olympians - Wikipedia

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    The youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Brother and husband of Hera and brother of Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia. He had many affairs with goddesses and mortals, such as his sister Demeter and Leto, mortals Leda and Alcmene, and more. [27] His symbols include the thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree, bull, scepter, and scales. Hera: Juno

  7. Rhea (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In some traditions, Rhea disapproved of her children Hera and Zeus getting married, so the two had to elope in order to be together. [25] Rhea was present in the birth of her grandson Apollo, along with many other goddesses, the most notable exceptions being Hera and Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, whose absence left Leto in terrible ...

  8. Greek primordial deities - Wikipedia

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    Zeus later goes on to defeat his father and become the leader of the Olympians. After Zeus's succession to the throne, Gaia bears another son with Tartarus, Typhon, a monster who would be the last to challenge Zeus's throne. [9] Uranus and Gaia have three sets of children: the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hecatoncheires.

  9. Category:Children of Zeus - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Children of Zeus" The following 139 pages are in this category, out of 139 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Achaeus (mythology)