<P> In Hesiod 's Theogony , Uranus is the offspring of Gaia , the earth goddess . Alcman and Callimachus elaborate that Uranus was fathered by Aether , the god of heavenly light and the upper air . Under the influence of the philosophers , Cicero , in De Natura Deorum ( `` Concerning the Nature of the Gods '' ) , claims that he was the offspring of the ancient gods Aether and Hemera , Air and Day . According to the Orphic Hymns , Uranus was the son of Nyx , the personification of night . Uranus was the brother of Pontus , the God of the sea . </P>
<P> In Hesiod 's Theogony , Uranus is the offspring of Gaia , the earth goddess . Alcman and Callimachus elaborate that Uranus was fathered by Aether , the god of heavenly light and the upper air . Under the influence of the philosophers , Cicero , in De Natura Deorum ( `` Concerning the Nature of the Gods '' ) , claims that he was the offspring of the ancient gods Aether and Hemera , Air and Day . According to the Orphic Hymns , Uranus was the son of Nyx , the personification of night . Uranus was the brother of Pontus , the God of the sea . </P>
who is the god of heaven in greek mythology
who is the god of heaven in greek mythology
Aether
Aether