Greek Creation Mythology In the beginning there was

Greek Creation Mythology �In the beginning, there was CHAOS Out of CHAOS, came EREBUS the place of death and darkness Then LOVE was born, bringing order to CHAOS � Out of LOVE, came LIGHT and GAEA (EARTH) GAEA alone gives birth to URANUS (SKY) � URANUS and GAEA marry and create 3 CYCLOPS and 12 TITANS URANUS was a terrible father and a jealous husband � Imprisoned the CYCLOPS deep in a cave in the Earth � GAEA conspires with her youngest child, CRONUS, to kill URANUS CRONUS kills URANUS vows the TITANS will pay • Cronus dumps his body parts in the ocean

GREEK CREATION MYTHOLOGY �CRONUS become ruler of TITANS Marries his sister RHEA � Both URANUS and GAEA prophesized that CRONUS will be overthrown by his son Every child RHEA gives birth to, CRONUS swallows whole After 5 swallowed children, RHEA hides herself and the baby, ZEUS, and gives CRONUS a stone to swallow ZEUS, raised in secret by nymphs, plots will RHEA to save his siblings � RHEA and ZEUS give CRONUS a potion that causes him to vomit up the other OLYMPIANS The war that follows, between OLYMPIANS and TITANS, ends with ZEUS releasing the CYCLOPS to defeat the TITANS � Imprisons the TITANS in TARTARUS for all time

The Titans �The Titans: • Also known as the Elder Gods ruled the Earth before the Olympians over-threw them. • The ruler of the Titans was Cronus • • dethroned by his son Zeus. Most of the Titans fought with Cronus against Zeus • • Exceptions: Prometheus, Epimetheus, Oceanus During their rule the Titans were associated with the various planets.

The Titans Zeus THE TITANS Gaea + Uranus=Titans & 3 Cyclopes And 3 Hecatoncheires Prometheus Titans Mnemosyne Crius Phoebe Cronus Rhea Oceanus Tethys Hyperion Dione Themis Iapetus Coeus Oceanus Children of Iapetus Prometheus Epimetheus Atlas

THE OLYMPIANS: are a group of 13 gods who ruled after the over-throw of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place Mt. Olympus Apollo THE OLYMPIANS RHEA + CRONUS=OLYMPIANS Children of Cronus and Rhea Children of Zeus and Hera Zeus Hephaestus Poseidon Ares Hades Olympians—children of Zeus Hestia Artemis and Apollo Hera Dionysus Demeter Hermes Athena Olympian w/o parents Aphrodite Athena Aphrodite The Olympians

Myths: 1. traditional story 2. about a supernatural being or unlikely event 3. explains some natural phenomena in the world. Zeus: king of the gods; loved women Hera: Zeus’ wife (and sister); jealous Hera Hades: Zeus’ brother; god of the underworld Zeus Poseidon: Zeus’ brother, god of the sea Demeter: Zeus’ sister, goddess of the harvest Athena: Zeus’ child, goddess of wisdom and skill Hades Demeter

Apollo: god of the sun and music Hours: Apollo’s servants Aphrodite: goddess of love and beauty Apollo Ares: god of war Hermes: son, messenger, and friend of Zeus Ares Roman Hercules or Greek Heracles: half human child of Zeus, demi-god of strength Persephone: daughter of Demeter, wife of Hades Eros: god of love, son of Aphrodite Hermes Elysian fields: where the good go after death Tartarus: Hades’ kingdom, land of the dead Elysian fields

Styx: river around Hades where the dead enter by ferry boat Nymphs: nature goddesses of woods and seas Pegasus The Fates: 3 sisters/goddesses who controlled destiny Pegasus: Perseus’ winged horse Centaur: half man, half horse Minotaur: half man, half bull Minotaur Satyrs: half man, half goat Satyrs River Styx