The Creation StoryGreek MythologyGreek Mythology

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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______________________________