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HowHow thethe WorldWorld && MankindMankind Were CreatedWere Created

HowHow thethe WorldWorld && MankindMankind Were CreatedWere Created

Long, long ago...Long, long ago...Long, long ago...Long, long ago...

HesiodHesiod

AeschylusAeschylus

I wonderI wonder how the how the worldworld,, godsgods, , and and mankindmankind came came

into existence...into existence...

How theHow the WorldWorld waswas Created Created......

CHAOSCHAOSCHAOSCHAOS

ErebusErebus(Darknes(Darknes

s)s)

ErebusErebus(Darknes(Darknes

s)s)

NyxNyx(Night)(Night)

NyxNyx(Night)(Night)

LoveLoveLoveLove

Earth (Gaea)Earth (Gaea)Earth (Gaea)Earth (Gaea)

Heaven Heaven (Ouranos)(Ouranos)Heaven Heaven

(Ouranos)(Ouranos)

LightLightLightLight

TheThe First Creatures:First Creatures:TheThe First Creatures:First Creatures:

ChildrenChildren of of Mother EarthMother Earth andand Father HeavenFather Heaven

TheThe MonstersMonsters::

One hundred hands One hundred hands andand fifty heads fifty heads

Cyclops Cyclops

TheThe TitansTitans::

CronusCronus,, RheaRhea, & others, & others

CronusCronus Becomes theBecomes the Lord of the Lord of the UniverseUniverse

CronusCronus Becomes theBecomes the Lord of the Lord of the UniverseUniverse

Father HeavenFather Heaven hated thehated the monstersmonsters

Mother EarthMother Earth was very angrywas very angry at him for at him for

maltreatingmaltreating her other childrenher other children

BraveBrave CronusCronus wounds hiswounds his fatherfather

MonstersMonsters were freed from the earthwere freed from the earth

CronusCronus becomes thebecomes the Lord of the Lord of the

UniverseUniverse

CronusCronus LosesLoses PowerPowerCronusCronus LosesLoses PowerPower

Cronus Cronus ‘s child will overthrow him‘s child will overthrow him

He swallowsHe swallows every childevery child

RheaRhea secretly sends her sixth child to secretly sends her sixth child to

CreteCrete

Sixth child:Sixth child: ZeusZeus

CronusCronus LosesLoses PowerPowerCronusCronus LosesLoses PowerPower

ZeusZeus and his and his brothersbrothers &&

sisters sisters win!win!

Zeus Zeus rebel againstrebel against CronusCronus

Cronus Cronus throws up histhrows up his

brothersbrothers && sisterssisters

WarWar betweenbetween TitansTitans andand ZeusZeus

Zeus Zeus punishes thepunishes the TitansTitans

Attempts were made to displaceAttempts were made to displace ZeusZeus

TyphonTyphon

GiantsGiants

ZeusZeus and his brothersand his brothers & sisters& sisters become become

thethe Rulers of the UniverseRulers of the Universe

Zeus Zeus and hisand his Siblings Siblings Becomes Becomes thethe Ruler of the UniverseRuler of the Universe

Zeus Zeus and hisand his Siblings Siblings Becomes Becomes thethe Ruler of the UniverseRuler of the Universe

HowHow Mankind Mankind werewere CreatedCreated......~~ Prometheus Prometheus andand EpimetheusEpimetheus ~ ~

EpimetheusEpimetheus ((afterthoughtafterthought))

PrometheusPrometheus ((forethoughtforethought))

EpimetheusEpimetheus gives all the best gifts to the gives all the best gifts to the

animalsanimals

The was nothing good left for menThe was nothing good left for men

PrometheusPrometheus helps helps EpimetheusEpimetheus

Prometheus Prometheus steals fire to protect mensteals fire to protect men

The gods createdThe gods created5 Races5 Races ofof MenMen::

Golden Golden RaceRace

Silver Silver RaceRace

Bronze Bronze RaceRace

Heroic Heroic RaceRace

Iron Iron RaceRace

HowHow Mankind Mankind werewere CreatedCreated......~~ 5 Races5 Races ofof MenMen~~

ZeusZeus was angry atwas angry at Prometheus Prometheus for caring for caring

so much about menso much about men

ZeusZeus wants revenge so he creates the first wants revenge so he creates the first

womanwoman

PandoraPandora

HowHow Womankind Womankind werewere CreatedCreated......

How How Womankind Womankind werewere CreatedCreated......

PandoraPandora‘s evilness was‘s evilness was curiosity curiosity

Gods show her a box and forbid her from Gods show her a box and forbid her from

opening itopening it

Gods sent her to Gods sent her to EpimetheusEpimetheus

PandoraPandora‘s ‘s curiositycuriosity make her open the box make her open the box

Bad things flew out, only good things was Bad things flew out, only good things was

HopeHope

ZeusZeus tortures tortures PrometheusPrometheus

Prometheus Prometheus knows who will overthrow knows who will overthrow ZeusZeus

Zeus Zeus threatens him even morethreatens him even more

Prometheus Prometheus still would not tell becausestill would not tell because

Prometheus Prometheus was set freewas set free

No one knows whether the secret was told No one knows whether the secret was told

or why or why Zeus Zeus changed his mindchanged his mind

Zeus Zeus PunishesPunishes PrometheusPrometheusZeus Zeus PunishesPunishes PrometheusPrometheus

HowHow Mankind Mankind werewere CreatedCreated......~~ Five Ages Five Ages ofof MenMen~~

ZeusZeus was unpleased by how wicked men was unpleased by how wicked men

becamebecame

ZeusZeus creates a flood to destroy themcreates a flood to destroy them

Rained for 9 days and nightsRained for 9 days and nights

Prometheus Prometheus protects his family protects his family

DeucalionDeucalion andand Pyrrha Pyrrha were the only were the only

survivorssurvivors

A new human race was bornA new human race was born