CHAOSFirst came

ChaosEarliest Greek God

Gaea• Born from Chaos• Mother Earth• Had a Son: Uranus-

Father Heaven• Married Uranus: Had

many children• 3 Cyclops and 3 50

headed and 100 handed monsters (not important)

• Titans: First Gods and Goddesses• Cronos, Rhea, Ocean, and Iapetus

Kronos• Favorite Son of Gaea• Uranus exiled brothers

and sisters to underworld• Gaea helped son attack

and overthrow Uranus• Released his siblings:

the Titans• Married his sisters Rhea

The Olympians• 6 Children of Kronos and Rhea• Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades,

Poseidon, Zeus• Prophecy said that 1 of the

children would kill Kronos• Kids are born: Kronos swallows

them• Except one• Rhea upset at the swallowing

of her children• Dresses rock up as baby for

Kronos to swallow• Hides her youngest son

Zeus• Youngest son of Rhea and Kronos• Hidden by Rhea from Kronos• Returns in disguise as an adult• Poisons father with a potion• Poison causes Kronos to vomit up

Zeus’ siblings• Zeus leads siblings in revolt and

they overthrow Kronos• Earth divided between brothers• Zeus: King of Heaven• Poseidon: Ruler of Seas• Hades: Ruler of the

Underworld

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http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.html

http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/

http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/genealogy/principal_greek.html

http://mythologyteacher.com/Gallery-of-the-Gods.php

http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html#Olympians