Gods & Deities

Explore deities from mythologies around the world, including their powers, domains, relationships, symbols, worship, and cultural significance.

Tethys, the Titan goddess of nourishing waters, an aerial view of a river delta

Tethys: The Titan Goddess of Nourishing Waters

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Table of Contents Sister, Wife, and Source A Name Close to Another Name Nurse to a Queen Never at War, ...

Hyperion, the Titan of heavenly light, sunrise breaking over mountains

Hyperion: The Titan Father of Sun, Moon, and Dawn

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Table of Contents The One Who Watches From Above Frequently Mistaken for His Own Son A Titan Defined by What ...

Theia, the Titan goddess of radiance, sparks of light striking raw gold ore

Theia: The Titan Goddess Who Gave Light Its Gleam

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Table of Contents A Titan of Sight and Radiance Sight as a Divine Gift A Quieter Presence Than Her Husband ...

Coeus, the Titan of intellect, an ancient astronomical instrument beneath star trails

Coeus: The Titan of Intellect and the Heavenly Axis

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Table of Contents A Titan Known Mainly Through Descent Married to Phoebe, Grandfather to Apollo Asteria and a Second Line ...

Phoebe, the Titaness who held the oracle at Delphi, a glowing mountain sanctuary entrance

Phoebe: The Titaness Who Passed Prophecy to Apollo

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Table of Contents A Name Meaning Brightness The Succession at Delphi A Bridge Between Earth and Olympus Family Resemblance in ...

The Titans of Greek mythology, the second generation of gods

The Titans: Greek Mythology’s Second Generation of Gods

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Table of Contents Cronus and Rhea: The Ruling Pair Oceanus and Tethys: The Waters of the World Hyperion and Theia: ...

Oceanus, the Titan who personifies the river circling the world

Oceanus: The River That Circles the World

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Table of Contents The Titan Who Is a River, Not a Sea A Household of Rivers and Nymphs The Titan ...

Rhea, the Titan mother goddess of Greek mythology

Rhea: The Titan Mother Who Outsmarted a King

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Table of Contents A Titan Daughter, a Titan Wife Five Children, Swallowed A Stone in Place of a Son What ...

Cronus, the Titan king of Greek mythology, wielding a sickle

Cronus: The Titan King Who Feared His Own Children

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Table of Contents Youngest, and the Only One Willing A Golden Age, and a Growing Fear Swallowing the Prophecy The ...

Thalassa, the primordial Greek sea goddess in feminine form

Thalassa: The Sea Itself in Greek Mythology

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Table of Contents The Sea, Given a Feminine Name Paired With Pontus Distinguishing Thalassa From Amphitrite and the Nereids A ...