Crius and Eurybia: Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses
Catalogue ID: 01-cosmogony-theogony/036-crius-eurybia-astraeus-pallas-perses-hesiodic
Cycle: Cosmogony / Theogony — Titan genealogy
Version line: Hesiodic — Crius–Eurybia brood and their children
Sources: Hesiod, *Theogony* 375–388 (Crius and Eurybia; Astraeus–Eos winds and stars; Pallas–Styx; Perses–Asteria/Hecate line noted nearby)
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Characters
- Astraeus — husband of Eos; father of winds and stars
- Crius — Titan father
- Eos — mother of winds and stars by Astraeus
- Eurybia — daughter of Pontus; mother of the three sons
- Hecate — granddaughter via Perses (cross-ref. privileges)
- Pallas — husband of Styx; father of Nike’s cohort
- Perses — father of Hecate by Asteria
- Styx — mother of Zelos, Nike, Kratos, Bia
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Narrative
Among the Titans Hesiod pairs Crius with Eurybia, daughter of Pontus—a hard goddess. She bears Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses, who excel in understanding. Astraeus weds Eos; she bears the winds Zephyrus, Boreas, and Notus, and the star-host of whom Phosphorus (dawn-star) is chief. Pallas weds Styx; their children are Zelos, Nike, Kratos, and Bia—the constant allies of Zeus. Perses weds Asteria and fathers Hecate, whom Zeus honors above all.
Crius’s line thus feeds weather, star-lore, Zeus’s enforcers, and Hecate’s privilege—Titan blood braided into Olympian order.