Creation

Greek MythologyMrs. Lux

Out of CHAOS (confusion)

Emerged 2 beings

GAEA (Mother Earth) & URANUS (Heavens)

Children of Gaea & Uranus• 12 titans, including– Oceanus & Tethys (ruled sea)– Hyperion (sun)– Thea (moon)– Rhea (great Mother)– Themis (law & justice)– Mnemosyne (memory)– Cronus (youngest & strongest)

• Monsters, including– Hecatonchires (hundred hands)– 3 Cyclopes (one-eyed)

Earth Heavens

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The Plot

• Uranus hated all of his children, but particularly the monsters

• He sent the monsters to the underworld, Tartarus

• Gaea asked her other children the Titans to rescue the monsters

• Only Cronus agreed to help• He overthrew his father

After the overthrow

From Uranus’ blood came

Giants & Erinyes (furies)Fierce fighters wingedMore like men than gods Serpent hair

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Cronus & Rhea

• They were married• Cronus became ruler of the earth

Cronus & Rhea had six children

Hestia Demeter Hera Hades Poseidon Zeus

Cronus’ fear & demise• Cronus feared his children would destroy him• Swallowed all of them but Zeus, who escaped• When Zeus grew up, he and Rhea waged war

on Cronus• A long battle followed• Eventually Cronus spit up his children• The monsters helped Zeus & gave him

weapons• Cronus, although assisted by some of the

Titans, was defeated

A New Leader & World

• Zeus divided the world with his brothers & sisters (and himself)

• Hades – in charge of underworld• Poseidon – in charge of oceans, horses,

earthquakes• Zeus – in charge of gods and men from Mt.

Olympus• Hestia – goddess of hearth and home• Demeter – goddess of agriculture