Crius

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Crius is one of the twelve primordial Titans of Greek mythology, associated with the constellations and the cosmic order preceding the Olympian gods.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Crius canonical 22

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
Titan
primordial deity
alternativeSpelling Kreios
associatedWith constellations
cosmic order
zodiac
category Titans of Greek mythology
surface form: Titans in Greek mythology
childOf Gaia
Uranus
cosmicFunction support of the cosmos at the southern point
culture Ancient Greek religion
defeatedBy Olympian gods
domain celestial axis
heavens
gender male
greekName Κρεῖος
imprisonedIn Tartarus
memberOf age of the Titans
surface form: Twelve Titans
mentionedBy Hesiod
mentionedIn Hesiod's Theogony
surface form: Theogony
mythologicalEra pre-Olympian age
offspringWithEurybia Astraeus
Pallas
Perses
parent Astraeus
Pallas
Perses
roleInMyth participant in castration of Uranus
sibling Coeus
Cronus
Hyperion
Iapetus
Mnemosyne
Oceanus
Phoebe
Rhea
Tethys
Theia
Themis
sideTakenInTitanomachy Titans
spouse Eurybia
worshipType primarily literary and genealogical, not cultic

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iapetus sibling Crius
Titans includes Crius
Cronus sibling Crius
Rhea siblingOf Crius
Uranus parentOf Crius
Oceanus sibling Crius
Coeus siblingOf Crius
Titans of Greek mythology includes Crius
subject surface form: first-generation Titans
age of the Titans hasNotableFigure Crius
subject surface form: Age of the Titans
Mnemosyne sibling Crius
Hyperion sibling Crius
Theia siblingOf Crius
Astraeus parents Crius
Kreios alternativeNameOf Crius
Kreios alsoKnownAs Crius
Οὐρανός parentOf Crius
Eurybia consort Crius
Κρεῖος sibling Crius
daughters of Gaia sibling Crius
subject surface form: Titanides
Okeanos sibling Crius