![]() ![]() She eventually fell in love with the prince of Troy, Tithonus. Aphrodite had set a curse upon her though and she found herself uncontrollably attracted to mortal men. She was fittingly married to her cousin Astraeus, the god of dusk. Some myths say that she was carried across the sky in a gold chariot with winged horses while other say that she herself had white wings that enabled her to fly. Her golden rays would overcome the morning mist and remaining shadows of the night. She would rise each day before morning from the edge of Oceanus. EosĮos was known as the goddess of the dawn. She had a child with Zeus named Pandeia, the goddess of dew. Selene is also associated with lunar elements, such as lunacy, the calendar months and the tides of the ocean. However, he fell into a state of eternal slumber by Mount Latmos. They represent the 50-month lunar cycle of each Olympiad. ![]() Together, Endymion and Selene had 50 daughters, known as the Menae. Zeus eventually granted him the gift of immortality and eternal youth. She fell in love with a mortal named Endymion. ![]() She would eventually be replaced by Artemis. She would also ride a chariot through the sky, pulled by winged horses, while wearing a golden cloak. Theia’s daughter Selene was known as the Titan goddess of moon. However, he was still the personification of the sun. When Apollo was born, Helios passed on his responsibilities to him. A rich, fine spun garment gleams on his body and flutters in the winds, and stallions carry him.” His eyes gaze piercingly out of his golden helmet, bright rays beam brilliantly from his temples, and the shining hair of his head graciously frames his far-away face. ![]() “Driving his horses, he shines upon men and immortal gods. His daily routine was described by Homer as, During the evening hours, he would descend into a golden cup and be carried back to his golden palace until doing the same the next day. He would wear a radiant circle as he travelled across the sky. He would travel from the east to the west in his golden chariot during the day, which was pulled across the sky by four winged horses. He lived in a golden palace on the far east corner of the earth. He was the Titan god of light, which may have been responsible for the rolls of their three children. Theia was married to her brother Hyperion. Hyperion believed him and vowed to seek revenge. He then told their parents that Uranus had committed the murders because he feared them. He kidnapped Helios, Selene and Eos and before their parents knew that their children were missing, Cronus drowned them in the River Eridanus. But Cronus, Theia and Hyperion’s brother, was jealous of his father’s choice and set out to find a way to make the throne his. Uranus, her and her husband’s father, had chosen them to be the pair that would take over his throne when the time came. Some mythology experts don’t agree with this story but it’s worth mentioning regarding the fate of Theia and her children. Another supporting clue to this assumption is that Theia, the goddess of sight, was part of the reason Hyperion gave mankind his chosen gift. It is assumed that Hyperion was the god who enabled men to see, for his name translates to “he who watches from above”. Each god gave mankind one of their senses. Hyperion and his brothers, also brothers of Theia, were seen as the gods responsible for the creation of man. Theia is not directly mentioned in many Greek myths but it is assumed that she played a supporting role in many of them as Hyperion’s wife. Theia’s siblings include Oceanus, Coeus, Cronus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Tethys, Themis, Phoebe, Mnemosyne and Rhea. Born to Uranus and Gaia, the siblings ruled the world until being overthrown by Zeus and his siblings, the Olympian gods. Theia was one of the original Titans, who were large and powerful beings that are typically found to be the foundation of Greek mythology stories. ![]()
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