Crius

Family: Titans · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.1

After Earth and Heaven came together, Crius was born among the first generation of Titans; Apollodorus likewise names Sky and Earth as his parents, listing him among “the Titans as they are named.”

Crius was later joined in love to Eurybia, and together they had Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses.

Relationship record

Life events

• Earth and Heaven produce the first generation of Titans.(Hesiod, Theogony 1-116)
  • With: Earth Heaven Oceanus Coeus Hyperion Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys
  • “But afterwards she lay with Heaven and bare deep-swirling Oceanus, Coeus and Crius and Hyperion and Iapetus, Theia and Rhea, Themis and Mnemosyne and gold-crowned Phoebe and lovely Tethys.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.1

• parent: Sky “And again he begat children by Earth, to wit, the Titans as they are named: Ocean, Coeus, Hyperion, Crius, Iapetus, and, youngest of all, Cronus; also daughters, the Titanides as they are called: Tethys, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Dione, Thia.”
• parent: Earth “And again he begat children by Earth, to wit, the Titans as they are named: Ocean, Coeus, Hyperion, Crius, Iapetus, and, youngest of all, Cronus; also daughters, the Titanides as they are called: Tethys, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Dione, Thia.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.2

• child: Astraeus “to Crius and Eurybia, daughter of Sea ( Pontus), were born Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses”
• child: Pallas “to Crius and Eurybia, daughter of Sea ( Pontus), were born Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses”
• child: Perses “to Crius and Eurybia, daughter of Sea ( Pontus), were born Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses”

Hesiod, Theogony 1-116

• parent: Heaven “But afterwards she lay with Heaven and bare deep-swirling Oceanus, Coeus and Crius and Hyperion and Iapetus”

Hesiod, Theogony 295-404

• courtship with Eurybia “And Eurybia, bright goddess, was joined in love to Crius”
• child: Astraeus “And Eurybia, bright goddess, was joined in love to Crius and bare great Astraeus”
• child: Pallas “And Eurybia, bright goddess, was joined in love to Crius and bare great Astraeus, and Pallas”
• child: Perses “And Eurybia, bright goddess, was joined in love to Crius and bare great Astraeus, and Pallas, and Perses”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.