Galaxy/The codex of Theia

Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, consort of Hyperion and mother by him of Helios, Selene and Eos — the sun, moon and dawn.1

I

Theia belongs to the first Titan generation, one of the daughters Gaia bore to starry Uranus alongside Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe and Tethys. Pseudo-Apollodorus calls her Thia and likewise numbers her among the Titanides born from Earth and Sky.2

II

Joined in love with Hyperion, she bore the three great lights of the world: Helios the sun, Selene the moon and Eos the dawn. Pseudo-Apollodorus agrees, while Hyginus' genealogy names Aethra as their mother instead; the disagreement is preserved as a source-lens variant.3

the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story

BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Theia — art, artifacts and echoes.

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