GREEK MYTHOLOGY In the Beginning The Creation Chaosdark

GREEK MYTHOLOGY In the Beginning

The Creation � � � Chaos-dark and formless void Gaia-great Mother Earth Uranus-the starry sky � Children of Uranus and Gaia- 3 brothers-Hundred Handed-too terrifying to look at, Uranus locks them up under the Earth 3 Cyclops-giants with huge single eye, also shut away 12 Titans- 6 sons, 6 daughters-Larger than mortals, had beauty and majesty; Gaia wanted them to avenge Uranus for his cruel treatment of her other children

CHAOS Gaia Hundred Handed. Gyges, Cottus, and Briares Uranus 3 Cyclops. Argos, Steropes, and Brontes 12 Titans. Boys- Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Cronus, Crius and Iapetus Girls-Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Rhea, Phoebe, and Themis Cronus Poseidon Hades Rhea Hestia Demeter The Olympians- lived on Mt. Olympus Hera Zeus

THE WAR IN HEAVEN The Olympians Defeat the Titans

What happened? � � Uranus told Cronus he would be overthrown by his own children, so Cronus swallowed Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseiden Rhea hid 6 th child, Zeus. As an adult, Zeus gave Cronus an herb that caused him to throw up the 5 other children Zeus and his siblings, the Olympians, were at war with the Titans until Prometheus and Zeus freed Cronus’ monstrous siblings who defeated Cronus

Then… � � � Poseidon- became God of the Sea Hades- became God of the Underworld and was not allowed back on Mt. Olympus Zeus- became King of the Gods Zeus had many children Many were Gods and Goddesses with special abilities

Olympians Poseidon Hestia (gave up chair to Dionysus) Zeus Hera Demeter Hephaestus and Ares Aphrodite (mom-Dione) Dionysus (mom-Semele) Apollo and Artemis (twins) (mom-Letto) Athena (pops out of Zeus’ head) Hermes (mom-Maia)

Gods and Goddesses of. . . � � � Poseidon-God of Seas and Rivers Hestia-Goddess of Home and Hearth Hera-Goddess of Women and Marriage Demeter-Goddess of Fruits, Grasses, and Grains Zeus-God of Sky and Everything � Aphrodite-Goddess of Love and Beauty � Artemis-Goddess of Hunting, Unmarried Girls, Animals, and Moon � Apollo-God of Music, Medicine, Archery, and Young Unmarried Men � Athena-Goddess of Wisdom and Battle � Hermes-God of Merchants, Bankers, Thieves, Fortune-Tellers, and Heralds � Dionysus-God of Wine and Celebration � Hephaestus-God of Goldsmiths, Jewelers, Blacksmiths, Masons, and Carpenters. � Ares-God of War