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Coeus

titan
Κοῖος
Titan of intellect

Coeus was the Titan of rational intelligence and the celestial axis — grandfather of Apollo and Artemis through his daughter Leto.

The Myth

One of the twelve original Titans. With Phoebe, he fathered Leto and Asteria. He represented the intellectual pillar of the heavens. In the Titanomachy, he fought against the Olympians and was cast into Tartarus.

Parents

Gaia and Uranus

Children

Leto, Asteria (by Phoebe)

Symbols

celestial axisstarsintellect

Fun Fact

Through his daughter Leto, Coeus was the grandfather of Apollo and Artemis.