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- Asteria – Mythopedia
Asteria, wife of Perses and mother of Hecate, was a Titan associated with celestial bodies Relentlessly pursued by Zeus and Poseidon, she transformed into a quail and ultimately an island to escape their unwanted advances
- Hecate – Mythopedia
Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld Though often an object of dread, Hecate was sometimes seen as a kind goddess and a protector of justice
- Perses – Mythopedia
Perses was the son of the Titan Crius and his wife Eurybia and was often numbered among the Titans himself He married Asteria, another second-generation Titan, with whom he fathered Hecate, a goddess of witchcraft
- Leto – Mythopedia
Leto was the beautiful daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe As one of Zeus’ numerous lovers, she gave birth to Apollo and Artemis, two of the most important gods of the Olympian pantheon
- Coeus – Mythopedia
Coeus, a Greek Titan whose name meant “inquiry,” was grandfather to the Olympians Apollo and Artemis After he and the other Titans were banished to Tartarus, Coeus led an escape attempt, but he was ultimately driven back by Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the Underworld
- Achelous – Mythopedia
Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated
- Giants – Mythopedia
The Giants were large and monstrous creatures born to Gaia, the primordial embodiment of the earth They tried to overthrow Zeus and the other Olympian gods in a great war known as the Gigantomachy, but were ultimately defeated
- Angel Names - Mythopedia
Angel names: Origin, structure, and meaning Guardians, messengers, helpers—by any definition, angels are pure spirits with pure intentions In contrast to the devils who want people to turn to evil, angels are those figures from both religion and mythology who represent moral help and guidance From Dickens’s ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to St Michael the Archangel as a
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