- Dione – Mythopedia
Dione was an early goddess who was either a Titan or an Oceanid She was a lover of Zeus and, according to some traditions, gave birth to the love goddess Aphrodite
- Oceanids – Mythopedia
Dione was, in some traditions, a consort of Zeus and the mother of Aphrodite Doris was the wife of Nereus and the mother of the Nereids And Metis was an early ally and wife of Zeus Otherwise, the Oceanids were seen primarily as companions of other gods, such as Artemis or Persephone They were rarely worshipped on their own Etymology
- Iliad: Book 5 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Dione then: “Thy wrongs with patience bear, And share those griefs inferior powers must share: Unnumber’d woes mankind from us sustain, And men with woes afflict the gods again
- Homeric Hymns: 3. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia
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- Phorcys – Mythopedia
Phorcys, son of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek sea god He fathered a host of mythological monsters with his sister-consort Ceto Among these terrifying children—sometimes collectively known as the “Phorcides”—were the Gorgons and the Graeae
- Tethys – Mythopedia
Tethys was a Greek Titan associated with water and motherhood She had thousands of children with her husband Oceanus, some of whom went on to marry or give birth to gods themselves
- Zeus – Mythopedia
Zeus was the powerful but flawed king of the Greek pantheon and the supreme god of the Greeks He ruled over men and gods alike from his throne on Mount Olympus
- Leto – Mythopedia
Leto was the beautiful daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe As one of Zeus’ numerous lovers, she gave birth to Apollo and Artemis, two of the most important gods of the Olympian pantheon
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