Explanatory Chart of Greek and Roman Mythology: Showing the Origin… — The Circle of Knowledge by Henry W. Ruoff

Explanatory Chart of Greek and Roman Mythology: Showing the Origin, Relationship and Descent of Chief Myths

The relationship of these mythical personages are quite unlike those of mortals and are full of inconsistencies. To reconcile all the contradictions of the poets and mythologists is impossible. Perhaps this chart is as consistent with their fabulous tales as can well be made.

CHAOS
Produced EREBUS, god of darkness, NOX, goddess of night, and TERRA, Earth.

TITAN
Oldest of the twelve Titans.

JUNO, wife and sister of Jupiter, queen of the gods, and of Heaven and Earth.

By Them´is.

Astræa, the goddess of justice; Nemesis, of vengeance.

By Juno.

Mars, the god of war; by Venus, Anteros, Harmonia; the goddess of youth; once cupbearer to Jupiter.

THE CYCLOPS
Giants, at first three in number:
Arges,
Brontes,
Steropes.

JUPITER
or Zeus, the most powerful of all the gods; king of gods and men, had

Hebe, by her husband Hercules, Alexiares and Anicetus.

Typhon, by the monster Echidna, Chimæra and Sphinx.

Vulcan, the god of fire and of blacksmiths, and husband of Venus; by his wife Venus, Cupid; by Medusa, Cacus, by Juno, Cæculus.

By Lato´na.

Apollo, the god of poetry, music, eloquence, medicine, the fine arts, augury, and archery.

Diana, the goddess of hunting, the patroness of chastity, presided also over childbirth.

By Ma´ia.

TERRA or TITÆA
produced
CŒLUS or URANUS,
Heaven.

BRIAREUS
A famous giant called by men Ægæon, and by the gods Braireus.

Mercury, the messenger of the gods, the god of eloquence and commerce, the patron of travellers, thieves, and knaves, and the conductor of the souls of the dead to the infernal regions. By Penelope, Pan. By the Greeks he was called Hermes.

By Mnemos´y-ne.

The Nine Muses.

TETHYS
Wife of Oceanus; for offspring, see Oceanus

Cli´o presided over History. - See Dictionary of Mythology.
Calli´o-pe presided over eloquence and epic poetry.
Er´ato presided over lyric and amorous poetry.
Thali´a presided over pastoral and comic poetry and festivals.
Melpom´e-ne presided over tragedy.
Terpsich´o-re presided over dancing.
Euter´pe presided over music.
Polyhym´nia presided over singing and rhetoric.
Ura´nia presided over astronomy.

THEA
Wife of Hyperion; the mother of rivers, and of about three thousand daughters, called Ocean´i-des.

By Euryn´o-me.

Graces.

Agla´ia - Three beautiful virgins, attendants on Venus; presided over kindness and good offices, and were supposed to give to beauty its charms; represented dancing in a circle with their hands joined.
Thali´a
Euphros´y-ne

CŒLUS or URANUS,
i.e. Heaven, and
TERRA or TITÆA,
i.e. Earth.

had

SATURN
or Cronos,
god of Time, had by Rhea same as Ops, same as Cybele.

By Sem´e-le.

Bacchus, god of wine; by his wife Ariadne, Thoas, Œnopion, Ceranus, Tauropolis, and others.

By Metis.

Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, war, and the liberal and useful arts.

By Dione.

Venus, said to have been borne in the foam of the sea; the goddess of love and beauty, and mistress of the graces; wife of Vulcan; for offspring, see Vulcan.

MNEMOSYNE
Mother of the nine Muses.

By Ceres.

Pros´erpine, wife of Pluto, queen of hell, presided over death. She was stolen away by Pluto while gathering flowers in Sicily, and became the mother of the Fates and Furies, which see under Dictionary.

By Euro´pa.

Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Æ´acus, three inflexible judges of Hades.

THEMIS
Mother of Astræa, goddess of Justice.

By Leda. - See Dictionary of Mythology.
Castor and Pollux.
By Dan´a-e.
Per´seus.
By Anti´o-pe.
Amphi´on and Zethus.

CYBELE
OPS or RHEA, wife of Saturn; the goddess of all things; styled Magna Mater or Great Mother, Bona Mater or Good Mother; for off-spring, see Saturn.

By Segesta.

Æolus, whose offspring were the various Winds.

By Alcmena.

Hercules, whose descendants were the Heraclidæ.

VESTA, the goddess of fire, and patroness of Vestal Virgins, who had the care of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta at Rome, which was kept continually burning.

CERES, the goddess of corn and harvest. The famous Eleusinian mysteries were celebrated in honor of Ceres, during the representation of which it was death to speak; as it was also to reveal afterwards what took place.

LATONIA, celebrated for her beauty, and for being greatly beloved by Jupiter and persecuted by Juno.

NEPTUNE, the god of the sea, the father of rivers and fountains, and, next to Jupiter, the most powerful deity; had by Amphitrite, TRITON, his father’s companion and herald.

OCEANUS
The god of water, to whom the ancients recommended themselves when going on a voyage, had by Tethys.

PLUTO, the god of the infernal regions, of death and funerals; the dog Cer´berus, a frightful mastiff with three heads, and a tail like a serpent, watches at his feet, and three Har´pies, winged monsters, hover about him.

AMPHITRITE had by

Neptune

TRITON, who had no offspring.

CYLMENE had by

Japetus

ATLAS, also Menœtius, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and others.

PHORCYS had by

Ceto

- The Gorgons, viz., Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale; three sisters whose heads were covered with vipers.
The Graiæ, viz., Pephredo, Enyo, and Dinon.

ACHELOUS had by

Calliope.

The Sirens were three sea nymphs, named Parthen´ope, Lige´ia, and Leuco´sia, having the form of a woman above the waist, and the rest of the body like a flying fish.

The Harpies, viz., Aello, Ocypete, and Celæus.

HYPERION, god of the Sun, had by Thea, AURORA, the goddess of the morning; represented riding in a rose-colored chariot drawn by white horses, usually covered with a veil, the morning star appearing overhead. She was called rosy-fingered, because she scattered roses; by Tithon´us, a mortal, she had Memnon and Æmathion.

JAPETUS, father of mankind, had by Clymene, ATLAS, also Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menœtius, and others, called Japitonides.

EREBUS and NOX

had

Light, or Day, Somnus, Mors, and Charon, the Ferryman

Nox or Night, Mors or Death, Somnus or Sleep, and Morpheus (the minister of Somnus, who brought dreams to men) were infernal divinities.
Momus, god of laughter and satire, son of Somnus and Nox.

Ancient Roman Sun-god—Janus, the god of the year, presided over the gates of heaven, and over peace and war; represented with two faces. His temple in Rome was open in time of war and shut in time of peace.

CHAOS Produced EREBUS, god of darkness, NOX, goddess of night, and TERRA, Earth.
TERRA or TITÆA produced CŒLUS or URANUS, Heaven.
CŒLUS or URANUS, i.e. Heaven, and TERRA or TITÆA, i.e. Earth. had
	TITAN Oldest of the twelve Titans.
	THE CYCLOPS Giants, at first three in number: Arges, Brontes, Steropes.
	BRIAREUS A famous giant called by men Ægæon, and by the gods Braireus.
	TETHYS Wife of Oceanus; for offspring, see Oceanus.
	THEA Wife of Hyperion; the mother of rivers, and of about three thousand daughters, called Ocean´i-des.
	SATURN or Cronos, god of Time, had by Rhea same as Ops, same as Cybele.
		JUNO, wife and sister of Jupiter, queen of the gods, and of Heaven and Earth.
		JUPITER or Zeus, the most powerful of all the gods; king of gods and men, had
			By Them´is.
				Astræa, the goddess of justice; Nemesis, of vengeance.
			By Juno.
				Mars, the god of war; by Venus, Anteros, Harmonia; the goddess of youth; once cupbearer to Jupiter.
				Hebe, by her husband Hercules, Alexiares and Anicetus.
				Typhon, by the monster Echidna, Chimæra and Sphinx.
				Vulcan, the god of fire and of blacksmiths, and husband of Venus; by his wife Venus, Cupid; by Medusa, Cacus, by Juno, Cæculus.
			By Lato´na.
				Apollo, the god of poetry, music, eloquence, medicine, the fine arts, augury, and archery.
				Diana, the goddess of hunting, the patroness of chastity, presided also over childbirth.
			By Ma´ia.
				Mercury, the messenger of the gods, the god of eloquence and commerce, the patron of travellers, thieves, and knaves, and the conductor of the souls of the dead to the infernal regions. By Penelope, Pan. By the Greeks he was called Hermes.
			By Mnemos´y-ne.
				The Nine Muses.
					Cli´o presided over History.
					Calli´o-pe presided over eloquence and epic poetry. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
					Er´ato presided over lyric and amorous poetry. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
					Thali´a presided over pastoral and comic poetry and festivals. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
					Melpom´e-ne presided over tragedy. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
					Terpsich´o-re presided over dancing. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
					Euter´pe presided over music. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
					Polyhym´nia presided over singing and rhetoric. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
					Ura´nia presided over astronomy. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
			By Euryn´o-me.
				Graces. (Three beautiful virgins, attendants on Venus; presided over kindness and good offices, and were supposed to give to beauty its charms; represented dancing in a circle with their hands joined.)
					Agla´ia
					Thali´a
					Euphros´y-ne
			By Sem´e-le.
				Bacchus, god of wine; by his wife Ariadne, Thoas, Œnopion, Ceranus, Tauropolis, and others.
			By Metis.
				Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, war, and the liberal and useful arts.
			By Dione.
				Venus, said to have been borne in the foam of the sea; the goddess of love and beauty, and mistress of the graces; wife of Vulcan; for offspring, see Vulcan.
			By Ceres.
				Pros´erpine, wife of Pluto, queen of hell, presided over death. She was stolen away by Pluto while gathering flowers in Sicily, and became the mother of the Fates and Furies, which see under Dictionary.
			By Euro´pa.
				Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Æ´acus, three inflexible judges of Hades.
			By Leda.
				Castor and Pollux. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
			By Dan´a-e.
				Per´seus. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
			By Anti´o-pe.
				Amphi´on and Zethus. (See Dictionary of Mythology.)
			By Segesta.
				Æolus, whose offspring were the various Winds.
			By Alcmena.
				Hercules, whose descendants were the Heraclidæ.
		VESTA, the goddess of fire, and patroness of Vestal Virgins, who had the care of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta at Rome, which was kept continually burning.
		CERES, the goddess of corn and harvest. The famous Eleusinian mysteries were celebrated in honor of Ceres, during the representation of which it was death to speak; as it was also to reveal afterwards what took place.
		LATONIA, celebrated for her beauty, and for being greatly beloved by Jupiter and persecuted by Juno.
		NEPTUNE, the god of the sea, the father of rivers and fountains, and, next to Jupiter, the most powerful deity; had by Amphitrite, TRITON, his father’s companion and herald.
		PLUTO, the god of the infernal regions, of death and funerals; the dog Cer´berus, a frightful mastiff with three heads, and a tail like a serpent, watches at his feet, and three Har´pies, winged monsters, hover about him.
	MNEMOSYNE Mother of the nine Muses.
	THEMIS Mother of Astræa, goddess of Justice.
	CYBELE OPS or RHEA, wife of Saturn; the goddess of all things; styled Magna Mater or Great Mother, Bona Mater or Good Mother; for off-spring, see Saturn.
	OCEANUS The god of water, to whom the ancients recommended themselves when going on a voyage, had by Tethys.
		AMPHITRITE had by Neptune TRITON, who had no offspring.
		CYLMENE had by Japetus ATLAS, also Menœtius, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and others.
		PHORCYS had by Ceto {The Gorgons, viz., Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale; three sisters whose heads were covered with vipers. {The Graiæ, viz., Pephredo, Enyo, and Dinon.
		ACHELOUS had by Calliope. The Sirens were three sea nymphs, named Parthen´ope, Lige´ia, and Leuco´sia, having the form of a woman above the waist, and the rest of the body like a flying fish.
		The Harpies, viz., Aello, Ocypete, and Celæus.
	HYPERION, god of the Sun, had by Thea, AURORA, the goddess of the morning; represented riding in a rose-colored chariot drawn by white horses, usually covered with a veil, the morning star appearing overhead. She was called rosy-fingered, because she scattered roses; by Tithon´us, a mortal, she had Memnon and Æmathion.
	JAPETUS, father of mankind, had by Clymene, ATLAS, also Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menœtius, and others, called Japitonides.
EREBUS and NOX had Light, or Day, Somnus, Mors, and Charon, the Ferryman
	Nox or Night, Mors or Death, Somnus or Sleep, and Morpheus (the minister of Somnus, who brought dreams to men) were infernal divinities.
	Momus, god of laughter and satire, son of Somnus and Nox.
Ancient Roman Sun-god—Janus, the god of the year, presided over the gates of heaven, and over peace and war; represented with two faces. His temple in Rome was open in time of war and shut in time of peace.

SCREENS OF LIGHT CAST BY INVISIBLE ATOMS

IMMENSELY ENLARGED REPRESENTATIONS OF ATOMS

(1) of Ordinary Matter; (2) of Radium

Here is seen an invisible speck of radium throwing out invisible atoms that sparkle into sight on a film. This stream of atoms will pour forth for 2500 years before the radium ceases to exist, thus showing the marvelous energy stored up in the smallest particle. These flying particles fall on the screen or film like hailstones splashing on the surface of water, and the splash is visible, while the radium itself and flying atoms are not. This is the nearest men have yet come to seeing an actual atom.

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