Pontus – Mythopedia Pontus, born to Gaia at the beginning of the cosmos, was the Greek primordial god who personified the sea Together with his mother Gaia, he fathered many ancient sea deities, including Nereus, Phorcys, and Ceto
Nereus – Mythopedia Nereus, eldest son of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek sea god and a much-revered “Old Man of the Sea ” With the Oceanid Doris he became the father of the fifty Nereids In one story, Heracles wrestled Nereus
Phorcys - Mythopedia Phorcys, son of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek sea god He fathered a host of mythological monsters with his sister-consort Ceto Among these terrifying children—sometimes collectively known as the “Phorcides”—were the Gorgons and the Graeae
Ourea – Mythopedia The Ourea were primordial gods who personified the mountains They were born to Gaia, the goddess of the earth, at the beginning of the cosmos, along with their brothers Uranus (the sky) and Pontus (the sea)
Gaia – Mythopedia Shortly after coming into existence, Gaia created her male counterpart, Uranus, who covered her and assisted her in making the world full It was Gaia who gave birth to the sea (Pontus), the mountains (the Ourea), and the first beings to inhabit the world she created and embodied
Titans – Mythopedia Of the remaining Titans, two of the males had to find a wife outside of their immediate family Iapetus married the Oceanid Clymene, with whom he fathered Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus; and Crius married Eurybia (daughter of Pontus and Gaia), with whom he fathered Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses
Ceto - Mythopedia Ceto, daughter of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek goddess of the sea She had no mythology of her own but was known for the many famous monsters—including the Gorgons and the Graeae—that she begot with her brother-consort Phorcys
Psamathe – Mythopedia Psamathe’s father was Nereus, the sea god known as the “Old Man of the Sea,” who was a child of Gaia and Pontus Her mother was Doris, one of the three thousand Oceanids born to the Titans Oceanus and Tethys Psamathe and her forty-nine sisters were collectively known as the “Nereids,” after their father Nereus
Theogony - Mythopedia Pontus also begets Phorcys and Ceto, whose monstrous brood includes the Gorgons, the Graiae, and Echidna The Offspring of the Titans (337–616) The Titans, most of whom marry one of their siblings, have many important children, including the Oceanids and the Potamoi (children of Oceanus and Tethys ); Hecate (daughter of Asteria and Perses
Uranian Cyclopes - Mythopedia The Uranian Cyclopes—named Brontes, Steropes, and Arges—were children of Gaia and Uranus and loyal allies of the Olympians Master craftsmen, they frequently fashioned weapons, armor, and ornaments for the gods—most famously, Zeus’ thunderbolts