Metis

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Metis
Domain: The Planet Mercury

History:

Metis was seduced by Zeus and became pregnant with Athena. Before Metis gave birth, Zeus devoured her because he feared prophecies that her second child would overthrow him. It was said that Metis was the source of Zeus' wisdom, and that she advised him from inside his stomach. Athena later arose from Zeus' forehead armed and in full armor. Metis is not listed as Athena's mother because she was killed before Athena was born.

Atlas

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Atlas

History:

Atlas was Prometheus and Epimetheus' brother. He was a son of Iapetus. He did not fight with Zeus to overthrow the Titans with his brothers. Atlas led the Titans against Zeus because of Cronus' advanced age. When the Titans were defeated by Zeus, Atlas was punished by being forced to hold the world on his back.

Epimetheus

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Epimetheus
Domain: The Titan of Afterthought

History:

Epimetheus was considered to be a stupid Titan. His name meant afterthought. He was the brother of Prometheus and Atlas. He was the son of Iapetus. He faught along side Zeus with his brother Prometheus when Zeus overthrew the Titans. Some of the Greek myths stated Epimetheus and Prometheus created mankind under Zeus' instruction. Epimetheus also accepted Pandora as a gift from Zeus. Pandora was ultimately responsible for releasing evil into the world.

Prometheus

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Prometheus
Domain: The Titan of Forethought

History:

Prometheus was the wisest of the Titans. His name meant forethought, and he was able to see the future. He was Epimetheus and Atlas' brother. He was the son of Iapetus.

When Zeus rebelled against the Titans, Prometheus defected to fight along Zeus' side. Since Prometheus fought with Zeus he was spared the other Titans' fate.

Some of the myths stated that Prometheus and Epimethus were ordered to create mankind by Zeus. But it was know that Prometheus was the protector of mankind. Prometheus gave mankind several gifts, most notably he supplied them with fire.

Prometheus also tricked Zeus into letting men keep the best parts of the animals that were sacrificed to the gods. Because of this infidelity Zeus had Prometheus chained to a boulder. He had an eagle gnaw at his liver daily. Since Prometheus was an immortal Titan, his liver would grow back every day, and he would not die.

Prometheus agreed to advise Zeus which of his children would attempt to overthrow him in exchange for his freedom. But before he supplied Zeus with the information he was rescued by Hercules.

Thea

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Thea
Domain: The Titan From Which Light Emanates

History:

Thea was the Titan from which light emanates, she was regarded as being very beautiful. Thea was married to Hyperion, and was the mother of Helios, Eos, and Selene. They were the sun, dawn and the moon respectively.

Phoebe

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Phoebe

History:

Phoebe was married to Coeus. She was the Titan of the moon and was Leto's mother.

Coeus

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Coeus
Domain: The Titan of Intelligence

History:

Coeus was the Titan of intelligence and Leto's father.

Iapetus

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Iapetus

History:

Iapetus was Prometheus, Epimethus, and Atlas' father.

Themis

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Themis
Domain: The Titan of Justice

History:

Themis was the Titan of justice and order. Themis was the Fates mother. Themis was often depicted as being blind-folded and holding a scale. Hence the phrase "justice is blind".

Mnemosyne

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Mnemosyne
Domain: The Titan of Memory

History:

Mnemosyne was the Titan of memory. She was the Muses mother. Little more is known of Mnemosyne.

Hyperion

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Hyperion
Domain: The Titan of Light

History:

Hyperion was the Titan of light. He was responsible for creating the sun, the moon, and the dawn.

Tethys

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Tethys
Domain: The Rivers of Earth

History:

Tethys was the Titan Oceanus' wife. Together with her husband she produced the rivers of Earth. She was also the mother of the ocean nymphs.

Oceanus

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Oceanus
Domain: The Oceans and Rivers

History:

Oceanus was the water which covered the entire Earth. He and his wife Tethys were the parents of the ocean nymphs.

Rhea

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Rhea
Domain: The Wife of Cronus

History:

Rhea was the wife of Cronus and Queen of the Titans. Cronus would devourer their children after conception. To save her their son Zeus, Rhea tricked Cronus into eating a rock instead of Zeus.

Uranus

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Uranus
Domain: The First Ruler of the Titans, The Sky God

History:

Uranus is the son of Gaea. Uranus did not have a father, he was created by Gaea alone. Uranus and Gaea mated and produced the rest of the Titans. Uranus was the first ruler, and the sky god. His rule came to an end when Cronus castrated him. Cronus was encouraged to castrate Uranus by Gaea. It is unknown if Uranus died from his injury or if he simply withdrew from earth.

One account of Aphrodite's conception stated she emerged from the spot in the ocean where Uranus' flesh had fallen after the castration.

Gaea

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Gaea
Domain: Earth Goddess

History:

Gaea was the Earth goddess, or Mother Earth. She mated with her son Uranus to produce the other Titans. The worship of Gaea predated Greek Mythology.

Cronus

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Cronus

History:

Cronus was the lord of the Titans. He consumed his children to prevent them from overthrowing his rule. Cronus' wife deceived him and allowed their son Zeus to live. Zeus later overthrew his father and the other Titans who were lead by Prometheus. Cronus and the other Titans were children of the goddess Earth.

The Fates

Greek Mythology
Gods

Name: The Fates
Domain: The Goddesses of Destiny

History:

The three Fates; Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, decided the destiny of men. Clotho would spin the thread of life. Lachesis chose a mans lot in life, and measured how long it would be. Atropos would cut the thread of life with her shears. The Fates pre-date the gods. It was possible that they even chose the fate of the gods themselves.

The Furies

Greek Mythology
Gods

Name: The Furies
Domain: Gods Who Punished Crime

History:

The Furies; Tisiphone, Megaera and Alecto, emerged from the blood of Uranus when he was castrated. They relentlessly persued wrong-doers to death. They drove many of the wrong-doers to suicide.
The Furies were also known as the Erinnyes.

The Muses

Greek Mythology
God

Name: The Muses
Domain: Goddesses of Music and Song

History:

The Muses are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. There were nine muses. Each Muse had a specialty. Clio was the Muse of history, Urania was the Muse of astronomy, Melpomene was the Muse of tragedy, Thalia was the Muse of comedy, Terpsichore was the Muse of dance, Calliope was the Muse of epic poetry, Erato was the Muse of love poetry, Polyhymnia was the Muse of songs to the gods and Euterpe was the Muse of lyric poetry. Their songs were known to bring joy to anybody who heard them.

The Graces

Greek Mythology
God

Name: The Graces
Domain: Known For Singing and Dancing for the Gods

History:

The Graces; Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. They are the goddesses of splendor, mirth, and good cheer respectively. Their primary purpose was to provide entertainment for the other gods by singing and dancing.

Nemesis

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Nemesis
Domain: The God of divine vengeance

History:

Nemesis was the Greek god of divine vengeance. Nemesis was a vigilante of sorts who avenged those who had been wronged.

Pan

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Pan
Domain: The Greek God of Goat-herds and Shepherds

History:

Pan was the son of Hermes and Penelope in some myths and the son of Zeus and the nymph Callisto in other myths. Pan was the god of goat-herds and shepherds. In appearance Pan is half goat and half man. The lower half of his body is that of a goat and the upper half is that of a man. He has goat horns and ears as well. He is playful and full of joy. Pan has an excellent music ability, and plays the pipes.

Thanatos

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Thanatos
Domain: God of Death

History:

Thanatos was the Greek god of death. Or more accurately he was the personification of death. Thanatos played little roll in the Greek Myths, he was overshadowed by Hades the lord of the Underworld.

Helios

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Helios
Domain: The Greek God of the Sun

History:

Helios could be considered the personification of the sun. He was the sun of Hyperion, but played little roll in the Greek Myths. Helios was overshadowed by Apollo who was the lord of the sun.

Eris

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Eris
Domain: The Goddess of discord

History:

Eris was the daughter of Zeus and Hera. She was the goddess of discord, and would cause problems for gods and man alike. Eris would often accompany her brother Ares into battle. During those occasions she would be accompanied by her son Strife.

Hebe

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Hebe
Domain: The Goddess of Youth

History:

Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hebe and Ganymede were the cub-bearers to the gods. Hebe was married to Hercules.

Eros

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Eros
Domain: The God of Love
Weapon: Darts or Arrows

History:

Eros is the son of Aphrodite. He is the god of love, but his primary domain was erotic, romantic, love. Eros' arrows have been magically treated to either give his victim uncontrollable love or complete disdain. Eros is often depicted as being blind, this was because love is often believed to be blind. In Roman Mythology Eros is depicted as a young boy, and was called Amor or Cupid.

Persephone

Greek Mythology
God

Name: Persephone
Domain: The Goddess of Springtime, The Queen of the Underworld

History:

Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was the goddess of Springtime. One day Hades abducted her and took her to the underworld to be his wife. A perpetual winter began because of Demeter's sadness. Eventually Hades agreed to let Persephone leave the Underworld for six months out of every year, thus the creation of seasons.