Dione (Titaness)
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Dione (/daɪˈoʊniː/; Greek: Διώνη, translit. Diṓnē) is an oracular goddess, a Titaness primarily known from Book V of Homer's Iliad, where she tends to the wounds suffered by her daughter Aphrodite. Dione is presented as either an Oceanid, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, or the thirteenth Titan, daughter of Gaia and Uranus.
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Goddess of the Oracle of Dodona | |
Dione in the north frieze of the Pergamon Altar, Pergamon Museum, Berlin | |
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| Parents | Uranus and Gaia or Aether and Gaia or Oceanus and Tethys |
| Siblings | Oceanids and Potamoi or |
| Consort | Zeus |
| Children | Aphrodite |
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| Canaanite equivalent | Ba'alat Gebal |
| Mesopotamian equivalent | Antu |
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