Which Greek god married his niece?

Hades
Hades
The consort of Hades was Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
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became the ruler of the Underworld. Hades was married to his niece, Persephone
Persephone
'the maiden'), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after her abduction by and marriage to her uncle Hades, the king of the underworld. Persephone. Queen of the underworld. Goddess of spring, the dead, destruction, grain, and nature.
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, whom he abducted [See Demeter]. There are very few myths about Hades other than the story of how he abducted and married Persephone.
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Did Hades fall in love with his niece?

Emerging from the earth, the god of the underworld and underground forces, Hades, kidnaps his niece, Persephone with whom he is in love. The winged cherubs symbolize Hades's feelings and his victory in this ordeal.
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Why did Hades marry his niece?

Hades, god of the Underworld, fell in love with Persephone and wanted her as his bride. His brother Zeus consented to the marriage—or at least refused to oppose it. Yet he warned Hades that Demeter would never approve this coupling, for she would not want her daughter spirited off to a sunless world.
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Which Greek god married his sister?

Why is Zeus married to his sister? To hide her shame, Hera agreed to marry him. It was a violent marriage at best. Though Zeus had pursued his sister and sought to possess her by marriage, he never gave up his lusty ways.
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Did any Greek gods marry their children?

Gaia married her son Ouranos, their children Cronus and Rhea married, and their children Zeus and Hera married. All three of these marriages produce several important mythological figures.
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Who married his own daughter?

Dhruva was the Rashtrakuta king who gave his daughter in marriage to Vishnuvardhana IV of Eastern Chalukyas.
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Which gods married their cousins?

Thus, in this example from Hindu mythology, in two generations of the same family - Arjuna and Subhadra, Abhimanyu and Sasirekha - all married their first cousins.
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Did Ares marry his sister?

In the end, it was the strategy and intelligence of Athena that won over Ares as the Greeks defeated the Trojans. Ares was never married, but he fell in love with Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
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Who was Zeus most loved wife?

Hera. The most famous of Zeus' wives, Hera was also the sister of the father of the gods, and the goddess of women, marriage, family, and childbirth.
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Who was Zeus favorite child?

Zeus's Favourite Child Was Possibly Athena, Goddess of War

Perhaps partly because of the strange circumstances of her birth, Athena is often cited as Zeus's favourite child. He also greatly admired her strength of character and fighting spirit.
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Did Hades cheat on Persephone?

In Ovid's famous text Metamorphosis, Hades has an affair with a young Nymph named Minthe. Persephone, now in her later years, was so incensed with jealousy that she turned Minthe into a mint plant.
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Who was Hades true love?

Hades, god of the Underworld, fell in love with Persephone and wanted her as his bride. His brother Zeus consented to the marriage—or at least refused to oppose it. Yet he warned Hades that Demeter would never approve this coupling, for she would not want her daughter spirited off to a sunless world.
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Was Hades faithful to Persephone?

The Greek god Hades is comparatively a better husband than his peer gods. Whilst Zeus and Poseidon – Hades' brothers – are widely known for their affairs, Hades remained loyal to Persephone.
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Did Persephone marry her uncle?

'the maiden'), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after her abduction by and marriage to her uncle Hades, the king of the underworld.
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Who did Persephone love?

In the myth of Persephone and Adonis, Persephone and Aphrodite had both fallen in love with the mortal man Adonis. Zeus ordered Adonis to split his time between Aphrodite and Persephone. Adonis would spend time on the earth with Aphrodite, and then he would go to the underworld to spend time with Persephone.
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Did Persephone have a child with Hades?

Additional facts about Persephone

Who were Hades and Persephone's children? Persephone and Hades had two children; one daughter, Melinoë,and one son, Zagreus. Melinoë became the goddess of nightmares and madness. Zagreus was a minor Greek god.
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Who did Zeus get pregnant?

Apollo: Zeus' Best-Known Son

Apollo was conceived during an illicit affair between Zeus and Leto (Zeus was married to Hera at the time), along with a twin sister named Artemis.
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Did Zeus ever sleep with Aphrodite?

II.

Aphrodite later and of her own volition had an affair with Zeus, but his jealous wife Hera laid her hands upon the belly of the goddess and cursed their offspring with malformity. Their child was the ugly god Priapos.
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Who did Zeus cheat on his wife?

Zeus fell in love with Io and seduced her. To try to keep Hera from noticing he covered the world with a thick blanket of clouds. This backfired, arousing Hera's suspicions. She came down from Mount Olympus and begain dispersing the clouds.
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Who has Ares slept with?

APHRODITE The goddess of love and beauty had a long love affair with Ares which lasted for the duration of her marriage to Hephaistos and beyond. She bore him four divine sons and a daughter: Eros, Anteros, Deimos, Phobos and Harmonia. EOS The goddess of the dawn with whom Ares had a brief love affair.
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Did Aphrodite cheat on Ares?

According to most versions, Hephaestus's consort is Aphrodite, who is unfaithful to Hephaestus with a number of gods and mortals, including Ares.
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How many wives did Ares have?

4. He Never Married. Given that Ares was such hard work, perhaps it is no surprise that he never married. But he still had several love affairs and fathered many children.
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Which god married his own mother?

When Oedipus grew to manhood, a prophet warned him that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Not knowing that he had been adopted, and that his real parents were Jocasta and Laius, Oedipus left the country to avoid committing such crimes.
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Does the Bible say you can't marry your cousin?

In the Bible, and in many parts of the world, the answer is no.
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Who of the two gods were twin brother and sister?

Apollo and Artemis, twins born of Leto and Zeus, were the divine archers of Greek mythology.
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