Limits of the Chart

The chart does not establish precise historical dates, but shows the relative position in time of certain legends and characters as may be deduced from the legends themselves.

Immortals

Among those listed as immortals (the first generations of beings), some have been reported dead: the CYCLOPES, the GIANTS, the Gorgon Medusa 1 , Echidna, Orthus, Chimera, the Sphinx and Ladon 4 (see also BESTIARY). The ERINYES, the MELIAD NYMPHS, the GIANTS, and Aphrodite were born as a result of the Castration of Uranus. The immortals are listed in the order of their appearance, according to Hesiod. Dionysus 2 was born much later and is not included in this table. He is the grandson of Cadmus (found in the table in the list under Thebes).

Mortals

Each person in the lists of mortals counts as one generation, three generations completing one century. Continuity has been established, in most cases, through parentage or throne succession. Mortals written in red fought in the Trojan War. It may be seen, by comparing the lists horizontally, who were living at the same time. The assumption that some of these mortals became immortals has been disregarded.

Alphabetical list of names in the chart