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Greek and Roman Gods: Titans

Greek and Roman Gods: Titans. Mr. Upchurch’s Mythology 101 Lectures 8. Also known as Classical Mythology. Greek Gods. Gaea and Uranus (Earth and Heaven) Titans Ruled before the Olympians overthrew them. Olympians Other Minor/Non-ruling gods. Original Creators (from Choas). The Titans.

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Greek and Roman Gods: Titans

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  1. Greek and Roman Gods: Titans Mr. Upchurch’s Mythology 101 Lectures 8 Also known as Classical Mythology

  2. Greek Gods Gaea and Uranus (Earth and Heaven) Titans Ruled before the Olympians overthrew them. Olympians Other Minor/Non-ruling gods

  3. Original Creators (from Choas) The Titans The Olympians

  4. Greek Creation • Many versions… • …Chaos (nothingness) • Out of Chaos • Either Earth (Gaea) alone or with Night, Darkness, and Love (Eros) (sometimes just with Love)

  5. Gaea

  6. Gaea (Earth) gives birth to Uranus (Heaven) to cover herself and be a home to the gods • Together they produced three kinds of children • Three monsters with 100 hands and 50 heads (Hecatoncheires) • Three Cyclopes • The Titans

  7. Watch Quick Overview of the Greek Creation Account (FactsOnFile: Zeus: King of the Gods)

  8. The First Overthrow • Gaea is a good mom, but Uranus hates his kids • Tries to have Gaea take them back into her womb. He was afraid they would overthrow him. • Gaea gives her youngest child, Chronos (Saturn) a sickle to kill his father with

  9. Reign of the Titans

  10. Chronos (Cronus, Saturn) • Ruling Titan • His reign is referred to as “the golden age”—he though he was a jealous ruler like his father Uranus.

  11. Rhea • Wife/Sister of Chronos • Mother of the gods • Titan goddess of motherhood, fertility and generation • Cunning

  12. Coeus • Titan of Intelligence. • Father of Leto. • Titan Mother of Apollo and Artemis

  13. Phoebe • Titan of the Moon • Mother of Leto

  14. Oceanus & Tethys • Oceanus is the unending stream of water encircling the world. • Together they produced all the rivers and 1,000 ocean nymphs (minor nature goddesses)

  15. Leto • Daughter of Coeus & Phoebe • Bride of Zeus • Goddess of Motherhood • A protector of youth (along with her twins: Apollo and Artemis)

  16. Iapetus • father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas. • Titan god of mortality

  17. Prometheus • Wisest Titan • Name means “forethought” • He could foretell the future • Fought with Zeus against the other Titans • Sometimes credited with creating man…(continued)

  18. Always known as the benefactor and protector of man-kind • Gave man gifts • Fire(possibly stolen from Zeus) and the best portion of the sacrifices • Punished by Zeus • Horrible Eagle Eating Liver Punishment (until he told paranoid Zeus which kid would betray him) • Rescued by Hercules

  19. Epimetheus • Unintelligent Titan • Name means “afterthought” • Father of excuses • Receives Pandora (from Zeus) as his bride and, effectively, introduces evil into the human world

  20. Atlas • Unlike his brothers, he fought with the other Titans against Zeus • Because Chronos was old, Atlas led the Titan army • Because of this Zeus gave him the special punishment of holding the world on his back

  21. The Fall of the Titans • Chronos is no better than Uranus • Afraid that his children would overthrow him, he swallows them. • Rhea sneaks Zeus (her youngest away) • Tricking Chronos into swallowing a stone instead • Zeus then frees the swallowed Olympians by killing his father.

  22. Watch Quick Overview Zeus Conquering Chronos(FactsOnFile: Zeus: King of the Gods)

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