Dashed lines join partners who were not married. Lighter backgrounds signify an extra-familial parent. Some — especially earlier in the genealogy — are not explicitly mentioned by Ovid and are canon.
The Titans
Gaia, Uranos and their descendants
no explicit mother mentioned no explicit mother mentioned descendants of the survivors of the flood no explicit mother mentioned no explicit mother mentioned no explicit mother mentioned Gaia Iapetus Epimetheus Pyrrha Prometheus Deucalion (also siblings to those born from the stones) Atlas Tethys Peneus Daphne turned into a laurel as she was escaping Apollo Inachus Io turned into a calf because of her love with Jove Philyra Chiron Ocyrhoe turned into a horse after saying a prophecy regarding her father Oceanus Cronus Olympians Rhea Uranos Pandora not explicitly mentioned by Ovid Chariclo
Gaia, Uranos and their descendants
The Olympians
Descendants of Gaia and Uranos sans extra-familial relationships of Zeus
born directly from Jove’s head (See Ares/Marte). no father, born as a response to Jove making Minerva without Juno (Hera touches a magical flower to her body, given by Flora) no mother Uranos Caelus Cronus Saturn Hestia Vesta Poseidon Neptune Hades Pluto Demeter Ceres Persephone Proserpina Zeus Jove Athena Minerva Hera Juno Hephaestus Vulcano Ares Marte Rhea Opis Aphrodite Venus Eros Cupido Gaia Terra
Descendants of Gaia and Uranos sans extra-familial relationships of Zeus
Children fathered by Zeus with mothers outside his own family
Leto Apollo Artemis Diana Maia Hermes Mercury Semele Dionysus Bacchus Zeus Jove Zeus Jove Zeus Jove
Children fathered by Zeus with mothers outside his own family
Jove and Leto
The children of Jove and Leto, and of Apollo
Jove Apollo Asclepius Phaethusa turned into a tree after the death of her brother Lampetia turned into a tree after the death of her brother Phaethon died trying to drive the Sun’s chariot Diana Sthenelus Cygnus turned into a swan after the death of his lover Leto Coronis cheated on Apollo and was killed by him, because the raven snitched Clymene
The children of Jove and Leto, and of Apollo
The House of Agenor
Agenor's children Europa and Cadmus, and Cadmus' grandchildren
Agenor Europa Epaphus frenemy of Phaethon Cadmus Semele tricked by Juno into asking Jove to show her his true divine form Bacchus Ino Autonoe Actaeon saw Diana naked, was turned into a deer and killed by his own dogs Agave Pentheus against Bacchus; killed by his own mother and aunt Jove as a bull Jove Echion one of the Spartoi, born of the dragon’s teeth
Agenor's children Europa and Cadmus, and Cadmus' grandchildren
Other Families
Lycaön, Cecrops, Epopeus and Arestor, and their children
Lycaön turned into a wolf because of his impiety Callisto turned into a bear Arcas turned into a constellation with his bear mother Cecrops first king of Athens Herse loved by Mercury Aglauros disobeyed Athena and saw Erichthonius; for this, Envy made her turn into marble Pandrosos Epopeus Nyctimene had sex with her father and was turned by Athena into an owl Arestor Argus with many eyes, a servant of Juno killed by Mercury to save Io; his eyes adorned Juno’s bird’s feathers (the peacock) Jove as Diana
Lycaön, Cecrops, Epopeus and Arestor, and their children
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