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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