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According to Greek Mythology the gods of Greek pantheon are divided into several categories. In the beginning there was Chaos. Chaos is the father of the goddess, Earth (Gaea or Gaia). Chaos was the very first Greek god , a dark abyss from which everything came to life. From there was the first three categories are, the Primeval gods, Olympian gods, and the Titans. The Primeval gods were, Gaea (also known as Gaia, Mother earth, or just Earth), Nyx (goddess who personifies night), and Uranus (or the Sky or the Heavens). Each of the gods and goddesses had a specific task to do and were rulers of the others under them in the same specific areas (such as the earth, sky, and underworld, weather, etc..
The first original twelve Titans were, Hyperion, Iapetus, Koios, Okeanos, Crius, Cronus, Themis, Tethys, Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, and Mnemosyne. Of these twelve Titan giants, there were six males and six females. The mother of these twelve were, Gaea (Gaia or Mother earth), and their father was Uranus (or also known as Ouranos or the Sky).
The third group of the Greek Gods were the Olympians. The first generation of Olympians were Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus. The second generation of Olympians were Asclepius, Charites, Dioscuri, Eileithyia, Eros, Hebe, Heracles, Horae, Leto, Moire, Muses, Nike, and Tyche.
The Main gods of the Underworld were, Charon, Erinyes, Hades, Hecate, and Persephone.These gods were in charge of all that went on in the Underworld and also dealt with the dead.
The first three groups of gods represent the gods who lived on Mount Olympus and ruled the cosmos. The next five categories divide the gods according to their domain, such as the gods of the sky, sea, earth, and the Underworld. The final category of gods were the ones who represented ideas, human emotions, and conditions. Other Greek Gods not mentioned were The Cyclopes, Brontes, Steropes, and Arges. These were sons of Gaea and Uranus, and were giants with one eye in the middle of their forehead. They were strong and violent and skilled metal workers. They made Zeus thunderbolts, Poseidon’s trident, and Hade’s helmet of darkness.
Aphordite was considered to be the most beautiful goddess of the all and she was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. She was also the protectress of sailors. Aphordite was loyal to Paris and the Trojans during the Trojan war.
There were other gods who also lived on Mount Olympus. Some of them earned their immortal status because of the many brave feats they accomplished. Hercules was one of these. Pan was another who was not mentioned. He was the god of shepherds and flocks. He was the son of Hermes and a nymph.