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Mythology: Stories of Gods, Titans, and Heroes

Discover the captivating tales of mythology that involve religion, explain natural occurrences, and reveal the origins of Earth and humanity. Dive into the stories of Uranus and Gaia, the Titans, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hera, and many more. Uncover the adventures of Hercules and learn about the gods' relationships and rivalries.

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Mythology: Stories of Gods, Titans, and Heroes

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  1. Mythology • mythos (latin)- story • Stories that: • Involve religion of some sort • explain occurrences in nature • explain origins of earth and people • Explain customs or traditions

  2. Where do we start? • Uranus and Gaia • father sky and mother Earth • First 12 children…the Titans • 100 armed beings (Hecatoncheires and one-eyed giants (Cyclopes) • Young Cronus • The sickle and the ambush • the curse

  3. Cronus and Rhea Zeus Hades Poseidon Hestia Demeter Hera

  4. How to hide Zeus? • Rhea heads to Crete • Cronus hungry….grrrrrrr • Stories of Zeus’ upbringing • Raised by a goat with dancers • Raised by a nymph and a tree • Raised by Grandma Gaia • Zeus takes on his old man

  5. Poseidon Sea Hades (w/ Cerberus) Underworld Zeus King of the Gods Heaven & Earth

  6. Hestia • Daughter of Cronus & Rhea (Oldest & youngest) • Goddess of hearth & ordering of the Family • Tend to the fire • Vow on Zeus

  7. Demeter • Daughter of Cronus & Rhea • Goddess of grain and agriculture • Mother of Persephone

  8. Persephone • Goddess of Spring, fertility, and the Underworld • Daughter of Zeus & Demeter • No time for courting • Zeus relents • Pomegranate seeds • The seasons

  9. Ares • God of war, blood lust, and violence • Son of Zeus and Hera • Mommy and Daddy issues

  10. Zeus knows best “Then looking at him darkly Zeus who gathers the clouds spoke to him: 'Do not sit beside me and whine, you double-faced liar. To me you are the most hateful of all gods who hold Olympus. Forever quarrelling is dear to your heart, wars and battles. And yet I will not long endure to see you in pain, sinceyou are my child, and it was to me that your mother bore you. But were you born of some other god and proved so ruinous long since you would have been dropped beneath the gods of the bright sky."

  11. Dionysus • God of wine and ecstasy • Son of Zeus and Semele (mortal) • Hera interjects • Twice-born • His brother’s keeper • He’s got a thing for Dolphins

  12. Hephaestus • son of Zeus and Hera • God of technology, craftsmen, and fire • smith’s hammer, tongs, and an anvil • Fall from Olympus • Hermes’ helmet and sandals, Aphrodite’s girdle, and thrones • Aphrodite & Ares

  13. Athena (Athene) • Daughter of Zeus and Metis (Titan) • Another weird birth story • Goddess of strategic warfare, wisdom, and heroic endeavor • Helper of heroes • the Aegis • The Parthenon • Family competition

  14. Who could forget. . . Heracles (glorious gift of Hera) • Son of Zeus and Alcmene (mortal) • Kind of twin Iphicles • Hera’s hatred • Braining Linus • Poor Megara • 12 deeds

  15. Here Comes Herc • 12 deeds • Nemean Lion • Lernean 9 headed Hydra • help from his nephew • The stables • The Golden Apples • Helps out Prometheus • Poor Atlas • Cerberus

  16. Herc meets his end • 3rd wife Deianeira • Nessus the centaur • Herc and the bloody arrows • Nessus has a warning • The death of Heracles

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