Pantheon: Greek
Family: Primordial Deity
Abode: The Mountain
The Ten Ourea: Etna, Athos, Helicon, Cithaeron, Nysus, Olympus, Othrys, Parnitha, and Tmolus
Notable Children: Athena, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Heracles, Hermes, Persephone, Perseus, the Muses
Key Points
- Personifications of the mountains of Greece
Brief Bio
The Ourea in Greek mythology are the primordial deities representing the mountains. They are considered to be the children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky).
Each Oureus embodies a specific mountain or mountain range, such as Mount Parnassus, Mount Helicon, and Mount Othrys. The Ourea symbolize the enduring and majestic aspects of the natural landscape, emphasizing the ancient Greeks' reverence for the mountains as sacred and powerful features of the world.
Unlike more prominent gods, the Ourea are relatively obscure and are primarily mentioned in mythological genealogies as personifications of the mountains.
Ourea Οὔρεα
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
