Heliadae

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In

Ancient Greek: Ἡλιάδαι) were the seven sons of Helios and Rhodos and grandsons of Poseidon. They were brothers to Electryone
.

Biography

They were

seafarers, and were the first to introduce sacrifices to Athena at Rhodes.[3] They also drove the Telchines out of Rhodes.[2]

Mythology

Tenages was the most highly endowed of the Heliadae, and was eventually killed by Macareus, Candalus, Triopas and Actis. This is attributed to their jealousy of his skills at science. As soon as their crime was discovered, the four had to escape from Rhodes: Macareus fled to

Kameiros respectively.[6]

Genealogy

Greek sea gods
Gaia
Uranus
OceanusTethys
The PotamoiThe Oceanids
Thalassa
NereusThaumasPhorcysCetoEurybiaThe TelchinesHaliaPoseidonAphrodite[7]
Gorgon
GraeaeLadonHesperidesSirensThoosa[8]HeliosRhodos
Deino
HELIADAEElectryone
Euryale
Enyo
Pemphredo

Notes

  1. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.56.5
  2. ^ a b Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14.44
  3. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.57.1; Pindar, Olympian Odes 7.3
  4. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.57.2
  5. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.57.6
  6. ^ Pindar, Olympian Odes 7.3 ff.
  7. ^ There are two major conflicting stories for Aphrodite's origins: Hesiod (Theogony) claims that she was "born" from the foam of the sea after Cronus castrated Uranus, thus making her Uranus' daughter; but Homer (Iliad, book V) has Aphrodite as daughter of Zeus and Dione. According to Plato (Symposium 180e), the two were entirely separate entities: Aphrodite Ourania and Aphrodite Pandemos.
  8. ^ Homer, Odyssey, 1.70–73, names Thoosa as a daughter of Phorcys, without specifying a mother.
  9. Gorgon
    and Ceto.

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