Norse mythology

The Norse Family Tree

Norse cosmology is unusual among Indo-European traditions in that it preserves two warring divine families across an entire generation: the Aesir, led by Odin, and the Vanir, led by Njord. They fight, exchange hostages, and then merge into a single pantheon. Around them stand the giants (jotnar), older than the gods, never fully tamed, and almost always involved when something major happens. Loki sits between worlds: born a giant, sworn-brother of Odin, father of three of the creatures that bring on Ragnarok. The tree below traces those lines from the primordial frost-giant Ymir through to the gods who will survive the end of the world.

46 deities, 64 bonds. Sources: Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda + the Poetic Edda.