Phoebe

Gaia gave birth to six sons by Uranus: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus. She then gave birth to six daughters: Rhea, Theia, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Themis, and Tethys. These twelve children became the Titans. Uranus was the Heavens, and Gaia was the Earth. The Titans grew to great size and strength, and in one telling they ruled the earth kindly and well.

Gaia and Uranus also brought forth the Hundred-Handers, Briareus, Cottos, and Gyes. Each had fifty heads and one hundred hands. They also brought forth the Cyclopes, Arges, Steropes, and Brontes, and each Cyclops had one eye in the forehead. Uranus feared the strength of his children. He bound the Hundred-Handers and the Cyclopes and cast them into Tartaros, the dark chasm beneath the earth. In another telling, he seized the Titans after their births and chained them there as well.

Gaia later urged the Titans to oppose Uranus, but only Cronus accepted her plan. She gave him a scythe, and he attacked Uranus, defeated him, and took the vacant throne. Cronus then released his brothers and sisters. Uranus cursed Cronus and foretold that his own children would one day overthrow him.

Phoebe later joined with her brother Coeus. They became the parents of Asteria and Leto. Asteria later became the mother of Hecate with Perses. Leto later became the mother of Apollo and Artemis. Phoebe’s birth therefore placed her within the Titan family and connected her line with these later divine figures.