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The Creation StoryGreek MythologyGreek Mythology
Author Unknown
From Love
came
light
and
earth
Known as
Gaea united with one of her offspring, Uranus, the sky.
and
Frightening offspring were born to them
Hecatonchires(100-handed monsters)
• Briareus the Vigorous
• Cottus the Furious
• Gyges the Big-Limbed
The Cyclopes
Huge beings each with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads. They were great builders and smiths.
Uranus hated these creatures and imprisoned them in the center of the earth.
The 12 Titans
Males• Oceanus• Coeus• Hyperion• Crius• Iapetus• Cronus *
Females• Tethys• Rhea *• Themis• Mnemosyne• Phoebe• Thia
Gaea, wishing to free her children and vent her wrath upon Uranus for his treatment of her offspring, enlisted the aid of Cronus, her Titan son. With a weapon similar to a sickle, Cronus wounded his father. From the blood and wounded parts sprang up a strange collection of beings:
Gigantes
Erinyes
Aphrodite
Cronus, the new Lord of the Universe, took his sister Rhea for his bride.
When Cronus defeated Uranus, becoming lord of the universe, Uranus prophesied that Cronus’ children would in turn overthrow him.
Thus, Cronus swallowed each of his children as soon as they were born.
Rhea tricked Cronus. She hid her last baby and gave Cronus a rock to swallow instead.
Zeus grew up in the care of nymphs on Mt. Ida. The goat Amalthea provided him with milk, and one of her horns was later presented by Zeus to the nymphs.
When the time was right, Zeus came back. He gave his father a poison drink which made Cronus violently ill.
He vomited up his children, who were now fully grown . . .
. . . AND ANGRY!
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
Children of Cronus and Rhea
Children of Cronus and Rhea
Demeter
Hera
Hestia
Artemis Aphrodite
Athena
WAR BETWEEN THE TTITANS AND GODS
Zeus - Supreme God; God of the Sky
Poseidon - God of the Sea
Hades - God of the Underworld
ALL HAVE POWER ON EARTH
The Metals Theory
_Golden Race_______________________________
The Silver Race_____________________________
The Bronze Race____________________________
The Age of Heroes___________________________
The Iron Race______________________________