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How the World was Created… According to the Greeks

How the World was Created… According to the Greeks. Out of CHAOS (which means “confusion”) emerged two beings: Gaea (Mother Earth) Uranus (Heavens). Gaea and Uranus had 12 children!. Their children were called the Titans . Eight of the Titans were: Oceanus and Tethys (rulers of the sea)

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How the World was Created… According to the Greeks

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  1. How the World was Created…According to the Greeks Out of CHAOS (which means “confusion”) emerged two beings: Gaea (Mother Earth) Uranus (Heavens)

  2. Gaea and Uranus had 12 children! • Their children were called the Titans. • Eight of the Titans were: • Oceanus and Tethys (rulers of the sea) • Hyperion (sun) • Thea (moon) • Rhea (Great Mother) • Themis (Law and Justice) • Mnemosyne (memory) • Cronus (youngest and strongest) • Hecatonchires (100 hands) • 3 Cyclopes (one-eyed)

  3. The plot… • Uranus hated all of his children, but particularly the monsters…. …and these he sent to Tartarus (the Underworld!)

  4. Gaea asked the Titans to rescue the monsters, but only CRONUS agreed to help. He then overthrew his father!

  5. When Uranus was killed, his blood created creatures: • Giants • More like men than gods • Fierce fighters • Erinyes (Furies) • Had hair of writhing snakes • Winged creatures that would plague men

  6. Later, Cronus and Rhea married… • Cronus becomes the ruler of the earth. • Cronus and Rhea have 6 children: • Daughters: Hestia, Demeter, Hera • Sons: Hades, Poseidon, Zeus BUT…. Cronus now feared that his children would destroy him, so he swallowed all of them but Zeus, who escaped with the help of his mother. How did he escape?

  7. When Zeus grew up, he and Rhea (his mom) waged war on Cronus. A long battle followed. Cronus eventually disgorged his children. The monsters helped Zeus and gave him weapons. Cronus, who was assisted by some of the Titans, was eventually defeated. ZEUS then divided the world with his brothers and sisters.

  8. The Six Major Gods and Goddesses

  9. ZEUS God of the sky and thunder Able to control lightning, rain and thunder Married to Hera

  10. HERA Goddess of marriage Able to transform people into objects Married to Zeus

  11. POSEIDON God of the sea, earthquakes and horses Able to control the sea, cause earthquakes and mental disturbances, such as epilepsy Married to Amphitrite

  12. DEMETER Goddess of agriculture, nourisher of youth, the green earth and preserver of marriage Able to change the seasons Not married, but has a child, Persephone, by Zeus

  13. HADES God of the Underworld Able to drive the shades of the dead into the lower world and possesses a magical helmet that makes people invisible Married to Persephone

  14. HESTIA Goddess of the hearth and home Keeper of the fires of Mt. Olympus Virgin goddesss

  15. Many more gods and goddesses lived on Mt. Olympus…

  16. But these were the original six… ZEUS Hades POSEIDON DEMETER Hera HESTIA

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