Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology
This is a place to discuss issues relating to mythology and related articles in the Wikipedia.
There has been extensive discussion regarding the use of the word mythology. See Talk:Christian mythology.
I created this as a template godbox (see Wikipedia:Infobox). I think it works well for this example, but I'm not sure how well it will translate to other Greek deities, much less Celtic or Egyptian ones, and not even to mention Hindu deities or Christian saints or other similar topics. I may create a few more to establish a real template -- several variations will have to exist even within Greek mythology (Zeus, for example, had too many children to put them all in the box, and there needs to be an image-less template as well). I chose varying shades of blue to mean different things -- blue will be the Greek mythology color, and other colors can be chosen at will (e.g. shades of red for Celtic mythology, green for Norse, gray for Aztec, etc). There will, however, be overlap, as there are only so many colors.
| Lovers | Offspring |
|---|---|
| No father | Pontus, Uranus |
| Uranus | Hecatonchires, Cyclopes, Titans, Erinyes (sources vary) |
| Pontus | Ceto, Eurybia, Phorcys, Nereus, Thaumas |
| Oceanus | Creusa, Spercheus |
| Elara | Tityas |
| Tartarus | Echidna, Typhon |
| Unknown | Mimas, Ourea, Pheme, Python |
| Gaia (land or earth in Greek) | Earth Mother of the Greeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbols | |||
| Fertility Earth Life | |||
| Attributes | |||
| Cornucopia Fruit Breasts | |||
| Epithets and Titles | |||
| Mater Pantôn Kourotrophe | |||
| Identified with | Centers of worship | Status | Primordial deity |
| Magna Mater or Tellus (Roman) Cybele (Anatolian) Rhea or Potnia Theron (Cretan) Also Demeter and Persephone |
Delphi Athens |
Parentage | Chaos or Aether and Hemera |
| Lovers | Uranus (husband), see others below | ||
| Offspring | Titans, Hecatonchires, Cyclopes (more, see others below) | ||
| Artwork | |||
| Paintings | Literature | Sculptures and statues | Modern interpretations |
| Theogony | Gaia hypothesis | ||
| Perséphonê (perhaps She who destroys the light in Greek; also Kore (maiden)) | Life-Death-Rebirth Goddess of the Greeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbols | |||
| Virginity Death Fertility Underworld | |||
| Attributes | |||
| Torches Crown Grain Sceptre | |||
| Epithets and Titles | |||
| Azesia Daeira Daiphron Despoina Hagne Herykyna | |||
| Identified with | Centers of worship | Status | Queen of Hades |
| Proserpina (Roman) Despoina (Arcadian) |
Eleusis (see Eleusinian mysteries) | Parentage | Zeus and Demeter |
| Lovers | Hades (husband), also Zeus and Adonis | ||
| Offspring | None (possibly Iacchus) | ||
| Artwork | |||
| Paintings | Literature | Sculptures and statues | Modern interpretations |
| The Return of Persephone Persephone Proserpine Rape of Persephone |
Persephone, Falling Persephone Underground Hymn to Demeter |
Supplicant Persephone Persephone, Pomegranates & Promises Persephone |
??? |
| Artemis | Moon Goddess of the Greeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbols | |||
| Virginity Moon Hunting Animals | |||
| Attributes | |||
| Bows and arrows Moon (especially crescent) Sceptre | |||
| Epithets | |||
| Agrotora Potnia Theron Kourotrophos Locheia Cynthia Phoebe | |||
| Identified with | Centers of worship | Status | Olympian |
| Diana (Roman) Artume (Etruscan), also Selene, Aphaea, Hecate, Cybele, Caryatis |
Aricia, Mount Tifata, Latium, Asia Minor | Parentage | Zeus and Leto |
| Lovers | None | ||
| Offspring | None | ||
| Artwork | |||
| Paintings | Literature | Sculptures and statues | Modern interpretations |
| ??? | ??? | Temple of Artemis | ??? |
| Zeus (Greek Zευς) or Dias (Greek: Διας) | Sky Father of the Greeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbols | |||
| Thunder Lightning Masculinity Sky
| |||
| Attributes | |||
| Thunderbolt Eagle Sceptre | |||
| Epithets | |||
| Ceneus Lycaeus Panhellenios | |||
| Identified with | Centers of worship | Status | Olympian King of the Gods |
| Jupiter (Roman) Tinia (Etruscan) Sabazios (Phrygian) Ammon (Egyptian) Lycaon in Aegina |
Mycenae (probable origin), Cape Canaeum, Olympia, Dodona, Pergamon | Parentage | Cronus and Rhea |
| Wife | Hera (many other lovers, see below) | ||
| Offspring | Ares, Dionysus, Persephone, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis (many more, see below) | ||
| Artwork | |||
| Paintings | Literature | Sculptures and statues | Modern interpretations |
| Jupiter and Io Leda with the Swan |
??? | Statue at Olympia | ??? |
| Greek mythology - Titans | cadetblue |
|---|---|
| Greek mythology - Olympians | lightskyblue |
| Greek mythology - Primordial gods | paleturquoise |
| Greek mythology - Other Gods | cornflowerblue |
| Greek mythology - Nymphs, Oceanids and Dryads | royalblue |
| Greek mythology - Demigods | steelblue |
| Greek mythology - Humans | dodgerblue |
| Greek mythology - Monsters | cyan |
| Family | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovers | Offspring | Lovers | Offspring |
| Hera | Ares, Eileithyia, Hephaestus, Hebe | Aegina | Aeacus |
| Demeter | Dionysus, Persephone (sources vary) | Electra | Dardania, Harmonia, Iasion |
| Metis | Athena | Eurynome | Charites |
| Mnemosyne | Muses | Himalia | Cronius |
| Dione | Aphrodite (sources vary) | Iodame | Thebe |
| Leto | Apollo, Artemis | Plouto | Tantalus |
| Maia | Hermes | Taygete | Lacedaemon |
| Ananke | Adrasteia, Moirae (sources vary) | Podarge | Balius, Xanthus |
| Eos | Ersa | Europa | Minos, Sarpedon, Rhadamanthys |
| Eris | Ate, Litae | Callisto | Arcas |
| Selene | Nemean Lion, Pandia (sources vary) | Antiope | Amphion, Zethus |
| Themis | Astraea, Dike, Horae, Moirae (sources vary) | Olympias | Alexander the Great |
| Thalassa | Aphrodite (sources vary) | Carme | Britomartis |
| Danae | Perseus | Io | Epaphus |
| Laodamia | Sarpedon | Leda | Helen, Polydeuces |
| Maera | Proetus | Niobe | Argos, Pelasgus |
| Semele | Dionysus | Elara | Tityas |
| Thalia | Palici | Alcmene | Heracles |
| Unknown | Nemesis, Tyche | ||