Greek Lineage
An interactive family tree of Greek myth and history, from Chaos to Alexander the Great and Augustus. It needs JavaScript to run; here is everyone in it, by era.
First Beings Before time
- Chaos — The first void
- Eros — Primordial god of desire
- Gaia — Mother Earth
- Tartarus — Abyss beneath the earth
Primordials Before time
- Erebus — Primordial darkness
- Nyx — Goddess of Night
- Pontus — God of the primordial sea
- Ouranos — God of the Sky
- Typhon — Monster who challenged Zeus
Titans The Golden Age
- Hypnos — God of Sleep
- Thanatos — God of Death
- Nereus — Old Man of the Sea
- Ceto — Mother of sea monsters
- Phorcys — Sea god, father of Gorgons
- Oceanus — Titan of the encircling river
- Tethys — Mother of rivers and Oceanids
- Mnemosyne — Titaness of Memory
- Kronos — King of the Titans
- Rhea — Mother of the Olympians
- Coeus — Father of Leto
- Phoebe — Grandmother of Apollo and Artemis
- Iapetus — Father of Atlas and Prometheus
- Hyperion — Titan of heavenly light
- Theia — Mother of Sun, Moon and Dawn
- Themis — Titaness of divine law
- The Cyclopes — Smiths of the thunderbolt
- The Hundred-Handers — Hundred-handed giants
- The Fates — The three Fates
- Eris — Goddess of strife
- Crius — Father of Astraeus and Perses
- Eurybia — Mother of three Titans
- Doris — Wife of Nereus
Olympians After the Titanomachy
- Aphrodite — Goddess of love and beauty
- Atlas — Bearer of the Sky
- Asopus — River god, father of Aegina
- Metis — Goddess of cunning counsel
- Hestia — Goddess of the hearth
- Demeter — Goddess of grain and harvest
- Zeus — King of the Gods
- Hera — Queen of Olympus
- Poseidon — God of sea and earthquakes
- Hades — Lord of the Dead
- Leto — Mother of Apollo and Artemis
- Prometheus — Giver of fire to mankind
- Epimetheus — Brother of Prometheus
- Stheno — Gorgon sister of Medusa
- Euryale — Gorgon, sister of Stheno
- Medusa — Gorgon slain by Perseus
- Helios — God of the Sun
- Selene — Goddess of the Moon
- Eos — Goddess of the Dawn
- Electra — Pleiad, mother of Dardanus
- Maia — Mother of Hermes
- Pegasus — Winged horse of Bellerophon
- Chrysaor — Son of Medusa, father of Geryon
- Amphitrite — Queen of the Sea
- Aegina — Namesake of the island Aegina
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and strategy
- Persephone — Queen of the Underworld
- Ares — God of War
- Hebe — Cupbearer of the gods
- Hephaestus — God of fire and the forge
- Calliope — Muse of epic poetry
- Apollo — God of music and prophecy
- Artemis — Goddess of the hunt
- Deucalion — Survivor of the Flood
- Pandora — First Woman
- Echidna — Mother of monsters
- Cerberus — Three-headed hound of Hades
- The Hydra — Many-headed serpent of Lerna
- The Chimera — Fire-breathing lion-goat-serpent
- The Sphinx — Riddling monster of Thebes
- Asteria — Mother of Hecate
- Perses — Titan, father of Hecate
- Hecate — Goddess of witchcraft and crossroads
- Chiron — Wise centaur and teacher of heroes
- The Muses — Nine goddesses of the arts
- Proteus — Shape-shifting old man of the sea
- Calypso — Nymph who kept Odysseus
- Psyche — Mortal bride of Eros
- Astraeus — Titan, father of the winds
- Pallas — Titan, father of Nike
- Styx — Goddess of the oath-river
- Boreas — God of the north wind
- Notus — God of the south wind
- Zephyrus — God of the west wind
- Astraea — Goddess of justice
- Eosphorus — The Morning Star
- The Stars — The stars of heaven
- Zelus — Spirit of zeal and rivalry
- Nike — Goddess of victory
- Kratos — Spirit of strength and power
- Bia — Spirit of force
- Aglaia — Grace of splendour
- Eileithyia — Goddess of childbirth
Founders c. 1530–1350 BC
- Dardanus — Founder of Dardania
- Hermes — Messenger of the gods
- Triton — Herald of the Sea
- Danaë — Mother of Perseus
- Hellen — Father of the Hellenes
- Pyrrha — Wife of Deucalion
- Agenor — King of Tyre
- Tros — Namesake of Troy
- Perseus — Slayer of Medusa
- Andromeda — Princess of Aethiopia
- Aeolus — Ancestor of the Aeolians
- Europa — Namesake of Europe
- Cadmus — Founder of Thebes
- Harmonia — Goddess of concord
- Assaracus — Ancestor of Aeneas
- Ilus — Founder of Ilion
- Ganymede — Cupbearer of Zeus
- Tantalus — King punished in the Underworld
- Alcaeus — Father of Amphitryon
- Electryon — Father of Alcmene
- Sthenelus — Father of Eurystheus
- Cretheus — Founder of Iolcus
- Athamas — King of Orchomenus
- Sisyphus — Cunning king of Corinth
- Salmoneus — Impersonator of Zeus
- Pandion — Exiled king of Athens
- Ino — Sea-goddess Leucothea
- Semele — Mother of Dionysus
- Agave — Maenad who slew Pentheus
- Polydorus — Ancestor of Oedipus
- Pan — God of shepherds and wild places
- Hedone — Goddess of pleasure
- Erichthonius — Earth-born king of Athens
- The Cabeiri — Mystery gods of Samothrace
- Rhodos — Nymph of the island of Rhodes
- Benthesikyme — Sea-nymph, daughter of Poseidon
- Kymopoleia — Nymph of the roaring waves
Age of Heroes c. 1350–1195 BC
- Capys — Father of Anchises
- Laomedon — Troy’s oath-breaking king
- Pelops — Namesake of the Peloponnese
- Hippodamia — Wife of Pelops
- Autolycus — Master thief, son of Hermes
- Aeacus — King of Aegina, judge of the dead
- Amphitryon — Stepfather of Heracles
- Alcmene — Mother of Heracles
- Eurystheus — Taskmaster of Heracles
- Asclepius — God of medicine and healing
- Oeneus — King of Calydon
- Althaea — Queen of Calydon
- Aeson — Father of Jason
- Phrixus — Rider of the golden ram
- Helle — Namesake of the Hellespont
- Glaucus — Father of Bellerophon
- Tyro — Mother of Pelias and Neleus
- Aeëtes — King of Colchis
- Circe — Sorceress of Aeaea
- Idyia — Mother of Medea
- Aegeus — Father of Theseus
- Aethra — Mother of Theseus
- Pasiphaë — Queen of Crete
- Minos — King of Crete
- Rhadamanthys — Just judge of the afterlife
- Dionysus — God of wine and ecstasy
- Pentheus — King who defied Dionysus
- Labdacus — Grandfather of Oedipus
- Anchises — Father of Aeneas
- Hecuba — Queen of Troy
- Priam — Last king of Troy
- Tithonus — Beloved of Dawn
- Hesione — Princess of Troy
- Tyndareus — Helen’s mortal father
- Leda — Queen of Sparta
- Atreus — King of Mycenae
- Thyestes — Father of Aegisthus
- Laertes — Father of Odysseus
- Anticlea — Mother of Odysseus
- Oileus — King of Locris
- Telamon — Father of Ajax the Great
- Peleus — Father of Achilles
- Thetis — Sea-goddess, mother of Achilles
- Menoetius — Father of Patroclus
- Iphicles — Twin of Heracles
- Heracles — Greatest of the Greek heroes
- Deianira — Wife of Heracles
- Meleager — Slayer of the Calydonian Boar
- Iasus — Father of Atalanta
- Melanion — Winner of Atalanta’s race
- Atalanta — Swift huntress and runner
- Tydeus — One of the Seven against Thebes
- Orpheus — Legendary singer and poet
- Jason — Leader of the Argonauts
- Pelias — Usurper of Iolcus
- Neleus — King of Pylos
- Bellerophon — Rider of Pegasus
- Chalciope — Princess of Colchis
- Medea — Sorceress of Colchis
- Absyrtus — Prince of Colchis
- Theseus — Slayer of the Minotaur
- Ariadne — Princess who saved Theseus
- Phaedra — Queen of Athens
- Minotaur — Man-bull of the Labyrinth
- Androgeus — Prince of Crete
- Laius — Father of Oedipus
- Jocasta — Queen of Thebes
- Daedalus — Master craftsman and inventor
- Icarus — Boy who flew too near the sun
- Pirithous — Lapith king, friend of Theseus
- Hypsipyle — Queen of Lemnos
- Glauce — Corinthian princess, Jason’s bride
Trojan War c. 1194–1184 BC
- Aeneas — Trojan founder of Rome's line
- Creusa — Wife of Aeneas
- Andromache — Wife of Hector, captive of Troy
- Hector — Champion of Troy
- Cassandra — Prophetess of Troy
- Memnon — King of the Aethiopians
- Paris — Prince of Troy
- Helen — Cause of the Trojan War
- Menelaus — King of Sparta
- Agamemnon — King of Mycenae, Lord of Men
- Clytemnestra — Queen of Mycenae
- Castor — Horseman of the Dioscuri
- Polydeuces — Boxer of the Dioscuri
- Aegisthus — Murderer of Agamemnon
- Odysseus — Cunning king of Ithaca
- Penelope — Faithful wife of Odysseus
- Parthenopaeus — Son of Atalanta, one of the Seven
- Ajax the Lesser — Swift hero of Locris
- Teucer — Archer of the Greeks
- Ajax the Great — Bulwark of the Achaeans
- Achilles — Greatest warrior of Troy
- Patroclus — Companion of Achilles
- Iolaus — Charioteer of Heracles
- Hyllus — Eldest son of Heracles
- Telephus — King of Mysia
- Diomedes — Wounder of Gods
- Machaon — Healer of the Greeks
- Nestor — Wise old king of Pylos
- Medus — Eponym of the Medes
- Hippolytus — Devotee of Artemis
- Demophon — Defender of the Heraclids
- Idomeneus — Cretan king at Troy
- Oedipus — Solver of the Riddle
- Euneus — Son of Jason and Hypsipyle
- Nebrophonus — Twin brother of Euneus
- Acastus — Argonaut and king of Iolcus
- Mermerus — Son of Jason and Medea
- Pheres — Jason and Medea’s other son
Returns & Dark Age c. 1184–776 BC
- Ascanius — Founder of Alba Longa
- Astyanax — Hector's infant son
- Hermione — Daughter of Helen
- Orestes — Avenger of Agamemnon
- Iphigenia — Offered to Artemis at Aulis
- Electra — Mourner of Agamemnon
- Telemachus — Prince of Ithaca
- Telegonus — Unwitting slayer of Odysseus
- Neoptolemus — Son of Achilles
- Temenus — Heraclid king of Argos
- Antigone — Defier of Creon's decree
- Eteocles — King of Thebes
- Polynices — Exile who attacked Thebes
- Alban Kings — Kings of Alba Longa · c. 1152–753 BC
- Molossus — Founder of the Molossians
- Aristodemus — Father of Sparta's two kings
- Eurysthenes — Founder of the Agiad kings
- Procles — Founder of the Eurypontid kings
- Zetes — Winged Argonaut, son of Boreas
- Calais — Winged Argonaut, brother of Zetes
- Tiphys — Helmsman of the Argo
- Argus — Builder of the Argo
- Idmon — Seer of the Argo
- Mopsus — Seer of the Lapiths
- Euphemus — Argonaut, son of Poseidon
- Lynceus — Argonaut with the sharpest eyes
- Idas — Argonaut, rival of the Dioscuri
- Admetus — King of Pherae, host of Apollo
- Hylas — Heracles’ beloved companion
- Augeas — King of Elis, lord of the stables
Archaic Age c. 776–480 BC
- Aeacid Kings — Molossian kings of Epirus · from 5th c. BC
- Argead Kings — Royal house of Macedon · from c. 700 BC
- Numitor — King of Alba Longa
- Agiad Kings — Senior kings of Sparta · to c. 200 BC
- Eurypontid Kings — Junior kings of Sparta · to 3rd c. BC
- Darius I — Great King of Persia · r. 522–486 BC
Classical Age c. 480–338 BC
- Neoptolemus I — Molossian king · fl. 4th c. BC
- Rhea Silvia — Mother of Romulus and Remus
- Arybbas — King of Epirus · r. to c. 343 BC
- Amyntas III — King of Macedon · r. c. 393–370 BC
- Eurydice I — Queen of Macedon · fl. 4th c. BC
- Romulus — Founder of Rome · trad. 753 BC
- Remus — Twin of Romulus
- Alexander I of Epirus — King of Epirus · r. c. 342–331 BC
- Aeacides — King of Epirus · d. 313 BC
- Olympias — Mother of Alexander · c. 375–316 BC
- Philip II — King of Macedon · r. 359–336 BC
- Perdiccas III — King of Macedon · r. 365–359 BC
- Philinna — Thessalian wife of Philip II
- Cleomenes I — King of Sparta · r. c. 520–490 BC
- Leonidas I — King of Sparta · d. 480 BC
- Archidamus II — King of Sparta · r. c. 469–427 BC
- Agesilaus II — King of Sparta · r. c. 400–360 BC
- Agis II — King of Sparta · r. c. 427–400 BC
- Lysander — Spartan admiral · d. 395 BC
- Gorgo — Queen of Sparta · fl. 480 BC
- Amyntor — Nobleman of Pella
- Arsinoë — Mother of Ptolemy I
- Antipater — Regent of Macedon · d. 319 BC
- Pleistarchus — King of Sparta · r. 480–c. 459 BC
- Antigonus I Monophthalmos — King of Asia · 382–301 BC
- Archidamus III — King of Sparta · r. 360–338 BC
- Xerxes I — Great King of Persia · r. 486–465 BC
- Artabazus — Persian satrap · c. 388–325 BC
- Mentor of Rhodes — Greek general in Persian service · d. c. 340 BC
- Themistocles — Architect of Salamis · c. 524–459 BC
- Pericles — Statesman of Athens · c. 495–429 BC
- Epaminondas — Theban general · c. 418–362 BC
- Pelopidas — Theban leader · c. 410–364 BC
- Jason of Pherae — Tyrant of Thessaly · d. 370 BC
- Philomelus — Phocian general · d. 354 BC
- Onomarchus — Phocian general · d. 352 BC
- Phayllus — Phocian general · d. c. 351 BC
- Phalaecus — Phocian general · fl. 351–346 BC
- Alexander I — King of Macedon · r. c. 498–454 BC
- Perdiccas II — King of Macedon · r. c. 454–413 BC
- Alexander II — King of Macedon · r. 370–368 BC
- Ptolemy of Aloros — Regent of Macedon · r. 368–365 BC
- Audata — Illyrian wife of Philip II
- Pausanias of Orestis — Assassin of Philip II · d. 336 BC
- Parmenion — Marshal of Philip and Alexander · d. 330 BC
- Polyperchon — Regent of Macedon · fl. 323–309 BC
- Aristotle — Philosopher and Alexander's tutor · 384–322 BC
- Pausanias of Sparta — Victor of Plataea · d. c. 470 BC
- Alcibiades — Athenian general and turncoat · c. 450–404 BC
- Brasidas — Spartan general · d. 422 BC
- Gylippus — Spartan general in Sicily · fl. 414–404 BC
- Thucydides — Historian of the Peloponnesian War · c. 460–400 BC
- Socrates — Philosopher of Athens · 470–399 BC
- Cleombrotus I — King of Sparta · r. 380–371 BC
Age of Alexander 336–323 BC
- Pyrrhus — King of Epirus · c. 319–272 BC
- Cleopatra of Macedon — Sister of Alexander · c. 355–308 BC
- Alexander III — Conqueror of Persia · 356–323 BC
- Barsine — Persian noblewoman · d. c. 309 BC
- Hephaestion — Alexander's closest friend · d. 324 BC
- Roxana — Bactrian queen · d. c. 310 BC
- Philip III Arrhidaeus — King of Macedon · r. 323–317 BC
- Thessalonike — Namesake of Thessaloniki · d. c. 295 BC
- Cassander — King of Macedon · r. 305–297 BC
- Ptolemy I — King of Egypt, Soter · c. 367–282 BC
- Seleucus I Nicator — King of Babylon and Syria · c. 358–281 BC
- Lysimachus — King of Thrace · c. 360–281 BC
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes — Besieger of Rhodes · 337–283 BC
- Agis III — King of Sparta · r. 338–331 BC
- Glaukias — Illyrian king · fl. 335 BC
- Darius III — Last Great King of Persia · r. 336–330 BC
- Memnon of Rhodes — Greek general of Darius III · d. 333 BC
- Demosthenes — Athenian orator · 384–322 BC
- Archelaus I — King of Macedon · r. c. 413–399 BC
- Amyntas IV — Prince of Macedon · d. c. 335 BC
- Cynane — Warrior daughter of Philip II · d. c. 322 BC
- Alexander of Lyncestis — Lyncestian prince · d. c. 330 BC
- Philotas — Commander of the Companion cavalry · d. 330 BC
- Nicanor — Commander of the hypaspists · d. 330 BC
- Cleitus the Black — Alexander's companion · d. 328 BC
- Craterus — General and regent of Macedon · d. 321 BC
- Perdiccas — Regent of the empire · d. 320 BC
- Eumenes of Cardia — Greek general of the Successors · d. 316 BC
- Leonnatus — Bodyguard of Alexander · d. 322 BC
- Peucestas — Bodyguard and satrap of Persis · fl. 325–315 BC
- Nearchus — Admiral of Alexander's fleet · c. 360–300 BC
- Coenus — Phalanx commander · d. 326 BC
- Bessus — Satrap who killed Darius III · d. 329 BC
- Porus — Indian king of the Hydaspes · fl. 326 BC
- Callisthenes — Alexander's court historian · d. 327 BC
- Dionysius I — Tyrant of Syracuse · c. 432–367 BC
- Isocrates — Athenian orator and teacher · 436–338 BC
- Aeschines — Athenian orator · c. 390–314 BC
- Phocion — Athenian general · c. 402–318 BC
Hellenistic Age 323–31 BC
- Ptolemaic Kings — Royal house of Egypt · 305–30 BC
- Julii — Patrician clan of Rome
- Heracles of Macedon — Claimant to the throne · c. 327–309 BC
- Alexander IV — Boy king of Macedon · 323–c. 310 BC
- Seleucid Kings — Royal house of Syria · 305–64 BC
- Antigonid Kings — Royal house of Macedon · 277–168 BC
- Adea Eurydice — Queen of Macedon · d. 317 BC
Rome Ascendant c. 60 BC – AD 14
- Julius Caesar — Dictator of Rome · 100–44 BC
- Cleopatra VII — Last queen of Egypt · 69–30 BC
- Caesarion — Ptolemy XV · 47–30 BC
- Augustus — First Emperor · 63 BC – AD 14