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Greek Mythic Genealogy

This graph is a famility "tree" of the most popular persons in ancient greek mythology. In this project, we investigate the intricated family relationships between the major greek deities.

Characters Legend

Main Types

Popularity

Link Types

Family Tree

The family tree is a hierarchical representation of the Greek deities, where each deity is symbolized by a node and the links between them represent a parental relationship. The size of each node is proportional to the deities's popularity. Hovering over a node shows details about the deity. Clicking on a node highlights the deity and its close relatives. Clicking two different dieties shows the relationship between them by highlighting their common ancerstor.

Sunburst Chart

The sunburst diagram presents a hierarchical view of Greek deities, organized into main types and subtypes, with each category portrayed as a circular sector. The size of each sector corresponds to the deities popularity, offering a visual representation of popularity distribution within the hierarchy. This hierarchical structure allows for a nuanced exploration of Greek deities, revealing their relative importance based on both main types and subtypes.

Bar Chart

The bar chart is a simple yet effective way to visualize the distribution of the popularity between the deities. The bar chart is organized by the number of instances of each name inside Google's Search Engine, with the deities with the most searches at the top. The bar chart allows for a quick understanding of the relative importance of each god in the public's eye but doesn't reflect the real hierarchy that exists between them. Since the popularity is linked to Google searches, minor deities like Europa, Nike or Phoenix rise to the top because the searches do not explicitly differentiate between the gods and the brands with the same name.

Pie Chart

A compelling way to visually represent the distribution among a set of entities is through a pie chart. The pie chart organizes the categories around a circle, portraying the proportion of each category as a slice. The size of each slice reflects the percentage or quantity associated with the respective category. In this context, the pie chart effectively illustrates the clear distribution of genders, providing a quick understanding of the relative proportions between Male and Female deities.

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