Phoebe

Phoebe was the Titan goddess of intellect and the embodiment of enlightened thought. Her name, meaning “bright” or “radiant,” reflected the illuminating power of knowledge. She wasn’t about cold logic, but about the spark of curiosity, the pursuit of understanding that could dispel ignorance and bring clarity to the world.

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Fresco of goddesses playing knucklebones, depicting Phoebe, Leto, Niobe, Hilearia and Aegle, 1st c. AD. Naples National Archaeology Museum.

Parents: Uranus and Gaia
Siblings: Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Cyclops, Furies, Giants, Hecatoncheires, Hyperion, Iapetus, Oceanus, Meliae, Mnemosyne, Rhea, Tethys, Theia and Themis
Consort: Coeus
Children: Asteria and Leto

As the wife of Coeus, the Titan of intelligence, and grandmother to Apollo, Artemis, and Hecate, she embodied the lineage of divine knowledge. As the third holder of the oracle at Delphi, a place of immense power and prestige, she safeguarded the tradition of prophecy, passing it on to her divinely gifted grandson, Apollo.

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