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👤 Ouranos

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Information
father of Cronos
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79999
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/28719
LIMC headword
Ouranos
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/LOHA45pEQEyvRfJouUnDpAt https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/NNwE=19_TLiJrTIkxwGEDAc
Gender
Male
Appearance and powers
Creates living beingsHas power of prophecy
Birth
Comes into being at the beginning of the worldBorn by parthenogenesis
Death
Becomes immortal
Son of
👤 Aither👤 Acmon (f. of Ouranos)👤 Ge
Father of
👤 Cottos👤 Gyges👤 Briareos👤 Arges👤 Brontes👤 Steropes (Cyclops)👤 Oceanos (Titan)👤 Coios (Titan)👤 Hyperion (Titan)👤 Creios👤 Iapetos👤 Cronos👤 Tethys👤 Rhea👤 Themis👤 Mnemosyne👤 Phoibe (Titan)👤 Dione (Titan)👤 Theia👥 the Giants👥 the Erinyes👤 Aphrodite👥 the Older Muses👤 Euryphaessa👥 the Titans👤 Euanthe (m. of Charites)👤 Aristaios👤 Cybele (goddess)👤 Atlas👥 the Muses👤 Styx (Oceanid)👤 Titan (s. of Ouranos)👤 Demeter👥 the Cyclopes (thunderbolt-makers)👥 the Hundred-Handers
Husband of
👤 Ge👤 Hestia
Has children with
👤 Ge👤 Hestia
Ruler of
🌍 the Land of the Atlantians
Wounded by
👤 Cronos🏺 the Adamantine Sickle of Cronos
Cult sites
🏛️ the Altar of Ouranos on Panchaia
Body parts
🏺 the Genitals of Ouranos
Related entities
👤 Ge👤 Briareos👤 Cottos👤 Gyges👤 Arges👤 Brontes👤 Steropes (Cyclops)👥 the Cyclopes (thunderbolt-makers)🌍 Tartaros👤 Coios (Titan)👤 Creios👤 Cronos👤 Dione (Titan)👤 Hyperion (Titan)👤 Iapetos👤 Mnemosyne👤 Oceanos (Titan)👤 Phoibe (Titan)👤 Rhea👤 Tethys👤 Theia👤 Themis🏺 the Adamantine Sickle of Cronos👤 Demeter👤 Hera👤 Hestia👤 Poseidon👤 Hades🏺 the Stone of Cronos👤 Zeus (Olympian)👥 the Giants👤 Pontos (personification)👥 the Hundred-Handers👥 the Erinyes👤 Aphrodite👤 Athena👤 Metis🌍 Lyctos (Crete)👤 Styx (Oceanid)🌍 River Styx (Underworld)👤 Hector (Trojan)👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy🌍 Troy (Troad)👥 the Older Muses👤 Apollo👤 Leto🌍 Delos (island)👤 Delos👤 Typhon👤 Python👥 the Titans👤 Euryphaessa👤 Aither👤 Euanthe (m. of Charites)👤 Chaos👤 Eros👤 Hephaistos🏺 the Head of Zeus🏺 the Golden Snow of Zeus👤 Aristaios🌍 the Land of the Atlantians👤 Cybele (goddess)👤 Atlas👥 the Muses🌍 the Throne of Ouranos (Panchaia)👤 Artemis👤 Hermes🏛️ the Golden Stele of Zeus (Panchaia)🌍 Crete (island)👤 Helios👤 Titan (s. of Ouranos)👤 Acmon (f. of Ouranos)👤 Zeus (Cretan)🏺 the Genitals of Ouranos🏛️ the Altar of Ouranos on Panchaia
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.1.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.1.1-1.1.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.1.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.1.5-1.2.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.3.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.6.1📖 Hesiod, Theogony 126-138📖 Hesiod, Theogony 139-172📖 Hesiod, Theogony 154-206📖 Hesiod, Theogony 173-206📖 Hesiod, Theogony 453-491📖 Hesiod, Theogony 886-900📖 Pausanias 8.17.6-8.18.6📖 Homer, Iliad 15.36-15.44📖 Pausanias 9.29.4📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 50-90📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 300-355📖 Homeric Hymn 31 to Helios 1-15a📖 Homeric Hymn 30 to Ge 1-15📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 196-240📖 Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 1 West📖 Lucian, Prometheus 16📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 5📖 Scholia on Callimachus, Aetia fr. 7a-c Harder📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 2📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 43 Harder📖 Lucian, The Dance 37📖 Lucian, Saturnalia 12📖 Lucian, A Conversation with Hesiod 1📖 Pindar, Olympian 7 27-53📖 Pindar, Pythian 3 1-46📖 Bacchylides fr. 45📖 Pindar fr. 52h Snell-Maehler📖 Diodoros, Library 3.56.1-3.56.5📖 Diodoros, Library 3.57.1-3.57.8📖 Diodoros, Library 3.60.1-3.60.5📖 Diodoros, Library 3.68.1-3.68.6📖 Diodoros, Library 4.7.1-4.7.4📖 Diodoros, Library 5.41.4-5.46.7📖 Diodoros, Library 5.66.1-5.66.6📖 Diodoros, Library 5.71.1-5.71.6📖 Ovid, Ibis 273-274📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 19.113📖 Vergil, Georgics 2.325-2.345📖 Diodoros, Library 6.1.6-6.1.10📖 Callimachus fr. 498 Pfeiffer📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 160-183📖 Diodoros, Library 3.61.1-3.61.6📖 Diodoros, Library 1.7.7
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyPausaniasHomer, Iliad Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo Homeric Hymn 31 to Helios Homeric Hymn 30 to GeAeschylus, Prometheus BoundEumelos, TitanomachyLucian, PrometheusLucian, On SacrificesScholia on Callimachus, AetiaLucian, The Lover of LiesCallimachus, AetiaLucian, The DanceLucian, SaturnaliaLucian, A Conversation with HesiodPindar, Olympian 7Pindar, Pythian 3BacchylidesPindarDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisD-Scholia, IliadVergil, GeorgicsCallimachusAeschylus, Agamemnon
Reported to be mentioned in text
Homer, IliadMimnermosCallimachus, AetiaHesiod, TheogonyDionysios ScytobrachionAlcmanEuhemerusEuripides
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Homer, Iliad 15.36-15.44📖 Mimnermos fr. 13 Allen📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 3-7 Harder📖 Hesiod, Theogony 116-122📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 6 Rusten📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 7 Rusten📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 8 Rusten📖 Alcman fr. 67 PMG📖 Euhemerus test. 34 Winiarczyk📖 Euhemerus test. 35 Winiarczyk📖 Hesiod, Theogony 383-403📖 Euhemerus test. 36 Winiarczyk📖 Euhemerus test. 49 Winiarczyk📖 Euhemerus test. 53 Winiarczyk📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 11 Rusten📖 Euripides fr. 488 Nauck
Depictions
🎨 Wall Paintings from Colombarium of the Caecilii, Ostia (Gregoriano Profano 10787-8)
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 the Land of the Atlantians🌍 Libya (North Africa)🌍 Panchaia (island)
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