Mythology In the beginning

Gaea- Mother earth Uranus- Sky These two fell in

love and gave birth to all living things.

Gaea and Uranus

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There were six titans and six titanesses. ◦ Six brothers and sisters

Who were their parents? ◦ Gaea and Uranus

First three children were Cyclopes:◦ Lightning, Thunder and Thunderbolt ◦ Huge ugly one eyed monsters ◦ All three worked as smiths ◦ Each was banished to the underworld

The Titans

Gaea had three more sons called the Hecatonchires each with 50 heads and 100 arms.

Uranus threw these monstrous creatures into the underworld.

Gaea became angry and wanted her children back.

She came up with a plan….

Banished to the underworld

Gaea gave a sickle to her sons to kill their father.

Cronus was the only one that had the courage to kill their father.

He removes his fathers manhood.

Courage

Ancient Greek iron sickle, currently exhibited in Room 12 ("private life") of the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November 12 2009.

http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T1.1B.html Ancient Greek iron sickle, currently

exhibited in Room 12 ("private life") of the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November 12 2009.

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