The Fourth Generation

The other eight deities, the fourth generation, represent the application of abstract principles to the reality of mortal life. For example, while Heliod stands for universal moral precepts, Ephara is the god of laws, the rules and structures that govern mortal societies. Nylea is the god of wild nature, predatory animals, and the change of seasons, and at the same time Karametra is the god of nature tamed for human use-agriculture and domestication-and of the natural cycles involved in human life, especially childbirth. These gods recognize the previous generation as their elders but only occasionally as parents. Iroas and Mogis are widely considered to be brothers, but few myths describe their parentage, and those that do contradict each other-in keeping with the nature of these eternally warring gods.

Parent Organization

Theros Pantheon

Notable Members

• Athreos
• Ephara
• Iroas
• Karametra
• Keranos
• Mogis
• Pharika
• Phenax