The poet Bacchylides states that Nyx and Chronos are the parents, but Hyginus in his preface to the Fabulae mentions Chaos as the mother/father and Nyx as her sister. Hemera is remarked upon in Cicero's De Natura Deorum, where it is logically determined that Dies (Hemera) must be a god, if Uranus is a god. She is the goddess of the daytime and, according to Hesiod, the daughter of Erebus and Nyx (the goddess of night). In Greek mythology Hemera ( / ˈ h ɛ m ər ə/ Ancient Greek : Ἡμέρα " day") was the personification of day and one of the Greek primordial deities. Although Hemera is one of the lesser known ancient Greek gods she played an important role in the Greek Gods family tree.Hemera (1881) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau The family members and genealogy of this primordial goddess can be established via the Greek gods family tree, providing an overview of the relationships between Hemera and the principle Greek gods and goddesses. The Family of Hemera - Greek Gods Family Tree and Genealogy The following Ancient Gods Family Tree details and clarifies the relationship between Hemera and the first primordial generations of gods and goddesses. The sea-gods were born from her union with Pontus (the sea). The Titans were born from her union with Uranus. Gaia - Gaia was the great earth mother.The sea-gods were born from his union with Gaia. Pontus was the primordial deity who was associated with the sea.Eros - Eros was the god of procreation, a primordial deity responsible for the union between Gaia and Uranus whose children were the Titans.Tartarus - Tartarus was associated with the abyss used as a dungeon of torment that resides beneath the underworld.Each dynasty of ancient Greek Gods overthrew the previous generation. Aether and Hemera eventually supplanted their parents to become the most powerful of the primordial gods. The primordial goddess Hemera was worshipped as the goddess of the day and was the consort of her brother Aether. The Third generation of were the famous Olympian gods.The Primordial, or Primeval, gods were those that existed at or from the beginning of time and resided within the region of the universe known as the Elemental Chaos.
The First generation of Ancient Greek Gods were the Primordial deities, to which Hemera belonged.Picture of Hemera, Primordial goddess of DaytimeĪccording to mythology, Hemera and the Ancient Greek gods and goddesses consisted of three major dynasties from different generations: Hemera and her brother Aether brought light and day to the world. Erebus was the god of Darkness and Shadows and Nyx was the dark goddess of Night. Hemera was one of the primeval, or primordial, gods and was the daughter of Erebus and Nyx.