
Pontus – Mythopedia
Mar 9, 2023 · Pontus, born to Gaia at the beginning of the cosmos, was the Greek primordial god who personified the sea. Together with his mother Gaia, he fathered many ancient sea deities, …
Phorcys - Mythopedia
Sep 6, 2023 · 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 …
Nereus – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · Nereus, eldest son of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek sea god and a much-revered “Old Man of the Sea.” With the Oceanid Doris he became the father of the fifty Nereids. In one …
Ourea – Mythopedia
Mar 10, 2023 · The Ourea were primordial gods who personified the mountains. They were born to Gaia, the goddess of the earth, at the beginning of the cosmos, along with their brothers …
Ceto – Mythopedia
Sep 4, 2023 · Ceto, daughter of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek goddess of the sea. She had no mythology of her own but was known for the many famous monsters—including the Gorgons …
Psamathe - Mythopedia
Sep 18, 2023 · Psamathe’s father was Nereus, the sea god known as the “Old Man of the Sea,” who was a child of Gaia and Pontus. Her mother was Doris, one of the three thousand …
Titans – Mythopedia
Mar 13, 2023 · Of the remaining Titans, two of the males had to find a wife outside of their immediate family. Iapetus married the Oceanid Clymene, with whom he fathered Atlas, …
Gaia – Mythopedia
Dec 9, 2022 · Shortly after coming into existence, Gaia created her male counterpart, Uranus, who covered her and assisted her in making the world full. It was Gaia who gave birth to the …
Nereids - Mythopedia
Mar 11, 2023 · The Nereids were the fifty daughters of the sea gods Nereus and Doris. Numbered among the nymphs—female divinities who took the form of beautiful young women—the …
Theogony - Mythopedia
Mar 17, 2023 · Pontus also begets Phorcys and Ceto, whose monstrous brood includes the Gorgons, the Graiae, and Echidna. The Offspring of the Titans (337–616) The Titans, most of …