Phoebe was the Titan goddess of the Moon and one of the extraordinary number of gods and goddesses worshipped by the Ancient Greeks. The female Titans were called the Titanides. The Titans were the descendents of the first gods or divinities, called the primordial or primeval gods, who were born out of Chaos. The first 12 Titans, that included Phoebe were a race of powerful, giant gods from the union of the primordial deities Gaia and Uranus. Phoebe married Coeus, who was also her brother. Their children were Leto and Asteria. They were the grandparents of Apollo and Artemis. The legend and myth about Phoebe, the Titan goddess of the Moon has been passed down through the ages and plays an important role in the history of the Ancient World of Greece and the study of the Greek classics