Electra’s Family Tree

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Family

• Oceanus(parent),Tethys(parent),Achelous(sibling),Clymene(sibling),Doris(sibling),Metis(sibling),Peneus(sibling),Perse(sibling),Philyra(sibling),Plouto(sibling),Styx(sibling),Tyche(sibling)— Marriage

  Oceanus and Tethys produced the three thousand Oceanids and river gods, including Styx, Electra, Clymene, Doris, Metis, Tyche, Perse, Plouto, Philyra, Peneus, and Achelous.

• Thaumas(spouse),Harpies(child),Iris(child)— Marriage

  The sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra produced Iris, goddess of the rainbow, and the Harpies, winged storm spirits. Hesiod's Theogony names them as siblings born of sea and sky.

Member of

• Oceanids

  The Oceanids were three thousand freshwater nymphs born to Oceanus and Tethys who nurtured rivers, springs, and streams across the world. Hesiod named the eldest and most honored among them in the Theogony.

Associated with

• Strophius

  Electra secretly arranged for her young brother Orestes to be sent to Strophius's court in Phocis after Agamemnon's murder, entrusting the boy's safety to their uncle.