Birth
There are several versions of the birth of the winged stallion and his brother Chrysaor in the far distant place at the edge of Earth, Hesiod's "springs of Oceanus, which encircles the inhabited earth, where Perseus found Medusa:
One is that they sprang from the blood issuing from Medusa's neck as Perseus was beheading her, similar to the manner in which Athena was born from the head of Zeus. In another version, when Perseus beheaded Medusa, they were born of the Earth, fed by the Gorgon's blood. A variation of this story holds that they were formed from the mingling of Medusa's blood, Pain and sea foam, implying that Poseidon had involvement in their making. The last version bears resemblance to the birth of Aphrodite.
| Sire Poseidon |
Cronus | Uranus | Gaïa or Nyx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaïa or Nyx | |||
| Gaïa | Chaos | ||
| Chaos | |||
| Rhea | Uranus | Gaïa or Nyx | |
| Gaïa or Nyx | |||
| Gaïa | Chaos | ||
| Chaos | |||
| Dam Medusa |
Phorcys | Pontus | Ether or Uranus |
| Gaïa | |||
| Gaïa | Chaos | ||
| Chaos | |||
| Ceto | Pontus | Ether or Uranus | |
| Gaïa | |||
| Gaïa | Chaos | ||
| Chaos |
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Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth all night long,
And then they say no spirit dare stir abroad,
The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallowed, and so gracious, is that time.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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