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With mortal Semele produced: '''Dionysus'''

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With mortal Semele produced: '''Dionysus''''''Dionysus'''\\
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With mortal Alcmene produced: '''Heracles'''

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As the Muses taught Creator/{{Hesiod}}, in the beginning there was Chaos -- and indeed, this is one of the [[WorldOfChaos most chaotic]] texts in the world's literary canon. Written most probably circa 700 BCE in classical epic dactylic hexameter, it is mainly a genealogical treatise with not a few elements of theological gossip about which god slept with whom and who was born as a result. "''Theogony''" means "The Origin of Gods", and it is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Presenting the whole divine family on one genealogical tree is [[http://www.theoi.com/TreeHesiod.html almost]] impossible, but the Greeks apparently had little problems with memorizing all the details, as numerous stories from Greek mythology are perfectly consistent with the version of events described in ''Theogony'' (though, to complicate things even more, there is also a rival version written by Pseudo-Apollodorus, known as ''The Library'').

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As the Muses taught Creator/{{Hesiod}}, in the beginning there was Chaos -- and indeed, this is one of the [[WorldOfChaos most chaotic]] texts in the world's literary canon. Written most probably circa 700 BCE in classical epic dactylic hexameter, it is mainly a genealogical treatise with not a few elements of theological gossip about which god slept with whom and who was born as a result. "''Theogony''" means "The Origin of Gods", and it is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Presenting the whole divine family on one genealogical tree is [[http://www.theoi.com/TreeHesiod.html almost]] impossible, but the Greeks apparently had little problems with memorizing all the details, as numerous stories from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology mythology]] are perfectly consistent with the version of events described in ''Theogony'' (though, to complicate things even more, there is also a rival version written by Pseudo-Apollodorus, known as ''The Library'').



2) Gaia ([[Characters/ClassicalMythology Olympians]] in '''Bold''')

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2) Gaia ([[Characters/ClassicalMythology ([[Characters/ClassicalMythologyOlympians Olympians]] in '''Bold''')






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* EatsBabies: Kronos eats his children to avoid being overthrown. It [[CreateYourOwnHero does not work]].
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* {{Pun}}: An example in the original Greek; one of [[LoveGoddess Aphrodite]]'s titles in worship was ''Philommeidês'' (Φιλομμειδης), which means "Laughter-Loving" or "Smile-Loving". Hesiod refers to her as ''Philommêdês'' (Φιλομμηδης), which means [[VulgarHumor "Genetal-Loving"]]. Totally because she was born from Uranus' genetals [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial and nothing else]].
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* HaremSeeker: Zeus. The list of the gods' descendants gives as many as ten names of his bed companions, all of whom were [[IncestIsRelative his relatives]]. Hera was [[ClingyJealousGirl so angry]] about it that it is no wonder that [[VideoGame/GodOfWar their son]] was nicknamed 'the sacker of towns'.

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* HaremSeeker: Zeus. The list of the gods' descendants gives as many as ten names of his bed companions, all of whom were [[IncestIsRelative his relatives]].relatives. Hera was [[ClingyJealousGirl so angry]] about it that it is no wonder that [[VideoGame/GodOfWar their son]] was nicknamed 'the sacker of towns'.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: An Ur example.

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* BigScrewedUpFamily: An Ur example.UrExample.
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'''1)''' Chaos

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'''1)''' 1) Chaos



'''2)''' Gaia ([[Characters/ClassicalMythology Olympians]] in '''Bold''')

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'''2)''' 2) Gaia ([[Characters/ClassicalMythology Olympians]] in '''Bold''')



'''3)''' Tartarus

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'''3)''' 3) Tartarus
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With mortal Semele produced: '''Dionysus'''\\

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With mortal Semele produced: '''Dionysus'''\\'''Dionysus'''



---> Naiad nymphs

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-->''ή τοι μεν πρώτιστα Χάος γένετ' ...''
-->''é toi men prótista Cháos génet'...''[[note]]Verily, at the beginning, Chaos came to be...[[/note]]

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-->''ή ->''ή τοι μεν πρώτιστα Χάος γένετ' ...''
-->''é ->''é toi men prótista Cháos génet'...''[[note]]Verily, at the beginning, Chaos came to be...[[/note]]
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---> produced parthenogenetically: '''Hephaestus'''

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---> produced ---->Produced parthenogenetically: '''Hephaestus'''



---> with Nereid Amphitrite: Triton
---> with mortal Medusa: Chrysaor and Pegasus.

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---> with Oceanid Metis produced: '''Athena'''
---> with Titan Themis produced: Horae (Hours): Eunomia (Order), Dikē (Justice), Eirene (Peace), the three Moirai (Fates)[[note]]Clotho (Spinner), Lachesis (Alotter), Atropos (Unturned)[[/note]], Tyche (Luck)
---> with Oceanid Eurynome: Charites (Graces): Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia
---> with his sister Demeter produced: Persephone
---> with Titan Mnemosyne produced: nine Muses
---> with Leto produced: '''Apollo''' and '''Artemis'''
---> with his sister Hera produced: Hebe, '''Ares''', and Eileithyia
---> with Pleiad nymph Maia produced: '''Hermes'''
---> with mortal Semele produced: '''Dionysius'''

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Titan Themis produced: Horae (Hours): Eunomia (Order), Dikē (Justice), Eirene (Peace), the three Moirai (Fates)[[note]]Clotho (Spinner), Lachesis (Alotter), Atropos (Unturned)[[/note]], Tyche (Luck)
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Oceanid Eurynome: Charites (Graces): Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia
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his sister Demeter produced: Persephone
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Titan Mnemosyne produced: nine Muses
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Leto produced: '''Apollo''' and '''Artemis'''
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his sister Hera produced: Hebe, '''Ares''', and Eileithyia
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Eileithyia\\
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Pleiad nymph Maia produced: '''Hermes'''
---> with
'''Hermes'''\\
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mortal Semele produced: '''Dionysius''''''Dionysus'''\\



** Titan: Iapetus, with an Oceanid nymph produced

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---> with an Oceanid nymph produced the Pleiad nymphs, Hyad nymphs, and Hyas

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---> with ----> With an Oceanid nymph produced the Pleiad nymphs, Hyad nymphs, and Hyas



* the Ourea (Mountains)

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* the The Ourea (Mountains)



*** with Oceanid nymph Doris produces: the Nereid nymphs

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*** with With Oceanid nymph Doris produces: the Nereid nymphs



*** with Oceanid nymph Electra produces: Iris (Rainbow) and two Harpies

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*** with With Oceanid nymph Electra produces: Iris (Rainbow) and two Harpies



*** the Graiae, the Gorgons, Echidna, and Ophion

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*** the The Graiae, the Gorgons, Echidna, and Ophion



* with Gaia produced: Typhon
** with Echidna produced the monsters: Orthrus, Cerberus, Hydra, Chimera

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* with With Gaia produced: Typhon
** with With Echidna produced the monsters: Orthrus, Cerberus, Hydra, Chimera



!! ''Theogony'' provides examples of:

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* AmbiguousGender: Chaos, being an [[EldritchAbomination embodiment of primordial nothingness]], is likely a case of NoBiologicalSex.

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* AmbiguousGender: Chaos, although usually depicted as female, being an [[EldritchAbomination embodiment of primordial nothingness]], is likely a may as well be the case of NoBiologicalSex.

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