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Titanomachy. Greek Mythology By Mrs. Johnson. The Titanomachy. The war between the Titans and the Olympians for supremacy of the universe. “ Machy ” means war. The Titan Forces. Cronus was not willing to give up his throne, so he recruited his fellow Titans to go to war.
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Titanomachy Greek Mythology By Mrs. Johnson
The Titanomachy The war between the Titans and the Olympians for supremacy of the universe. “Machy” means war.
The Titan Forces • Cronus was not willing to give up his throne, so he recruited his fellow Titans to go to war. • There were far more Titans than the newly formed group of Olympians. • Atlas, son of Iapetus, was the strongest of all the Titans and definitely gave Cronus the upper hand.
The Olympian Forces • Zeus was careful to make proper alliances with Titans to gain their help. • He sought the advice of Hecate, the Titaness of the Crossroads.
The Olympian Forces • Hecate had 3 faces and carried 3 torches and would provide worthy advice. • She also represented magic and special powers.
The Olympian Forces • Next Zeus sought the help of the Titaness Styx (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys) and her powerful children. • Nike – Goddess of Victory • Cratus – God of Authority • Zelus – God of rivalry, jealousy • Bia – Goddess of force, violence
The Titaness Themis (of law and order) sided with Zeus because she knew that neither the brute nor the violent would prevail only the clever. Themis
Titans Who Help Olympians • Prometheus, another son of Iapetus, had foresight and knew who would win. He joined the Olympians. • Epimetheus, 3rd son, also joined the Olympians. He knew Prometheus was the smart one.
Zeus proved his ability to be a good ruler as he proceeded to build proper alliances.
Mt. Othrys was the home for the Titans. • Mt. Olympus, the home of the youthful Olympians.
10 Years in Battle The war between the Titans and Olympians wages on for 10 years with the sides equally matched. Gaia went to Zeus to foretell that he will only win if he releases the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires.
Tartarus Remember… Uranus had locked the HECATONCHEIRES and the CYCLOPES deep in Tartarus.
Zeus provided the HECATONCHEIRES nectar and ambrosia to revive their spirits and then encouraged them to help him in battle.
Cyclopes The Cyclopes gave the three sons of Cronus gifts in payment for their release.
The Gifts Zeus received thunder, lightning, and thunderbolt. Poseidon received a trident. Hades received a helmet of invisibility.
It is told that during this great war the sea rang terribly, the earth crashed loudly, heaven was shaken, and Olympus reeled from its foundation.
The HECATONCHEIRES held huge rocks with their hundred arms, and Zeus hurled his lightning, while the earth burned and the woods crackled with fire. The streams of Ocean seethed, and the vapor lapped round the TITANS. A huge flame rose to the upper air. The glare of thunderstone and lightning blinded the eyes of the TITANS. It is said that it seemed as if earth and heaven came together in a mighty crash, amid earthquakes and dust storms.
The HECATONCHEIRES overshadowed the TITANS with the many rocks that their hundred arms hurled at them, and having defeated them, they chained them as far beneath the earth in Tartarus.
Zeus appointed the HECATONCHEIRES to guard the Titans, and in time Poseidon gave the HecatoncheireBriareus, his daughter Cymopolea as his wife.
Having thus won victory, the gods cast lots for the sovereignty, and to Zeus was allotted the dominion of the sky, to Poseidon the dominion of the sea, and to Hades the dominion of the Underworld.
The Gigantomachy Several years following the defeat of the Titans it is said that the Gigantes raised a rebellion.
Gaia intervenes Gaia was infuriated that the Titans had been locked away in Tartarus following the war. She prodded the Gigantes into their rebellion.
Though not truly immortal, it is said that the Gigantes could be killed but only by a god and an immortal at the same time. There were far more Gigantes than Olympians.
The Gigantes tried to hurl rock upon rock to build a mountain that would take them to the very top of Mount Olympus and harass the gods.
It was foretold that the Gigantes would gain Mt. Olympus unless a mortal were to intervene. Despite the many thunderbolts Zeus hurled, the Gigantes continued upward. Zeus put out a plea for his sons Heracles and Dionysus to assist.
Another son of Zeus, Dionysus brought with him the many Satyrs to help with the battle.
Now all the gods and Giants entered the fight. Apollo shot one of the Giants in the right eye, and Hercules shot him in the left eye. Dionysus killed one by whacking him with his staff. Hecate set another Giant on fire with her torches. Hephaestus eliminated one by pelting him with white-hot metal. Two of the Giants turned to flee. Athena caught the first one and imprisoned him under the island of Sicily; Poseidon broke off a piece of the island of Cos and threw it at the other. Hermes wore Hades' helmet and slew a Giant as he ran away, and Artemis killed another. Even the Fates killed a couple of Giants, fighting with clubs made of bronze. Two of the Giants turned to flee. Athena caught the first one and imprisoned him under the island of Sicily; Poseidon broke off a piece of the island of Cos and threw it at the other. Hermes wore Hades' helmet and slew a Giant as he ran away, and Artemis killed another. Even the Fates killed a couple of Giants, fighting with clubs made of bronze. Finally it was all over. Zeus had struck down the rest of the Giants with his thunderbolts, and Hercules finished them off where they lay.
The battle’s end Through many years and battles, the Olympians took control. Zeus managed to kill many Gigantes with his thunderbolts. Heracles killed the rest with his arrows.
Following the battle, Gaia buried her many dead sons beneath the mountains. Thousands of years later, it is still said that the bones of the Gigantes can still be found.
It is also told that, as time went by, Zeus issued an amnesty and set the TITANS free except for Atlas, who still holds the sky.
Hubris – Excessive Pride • Common theme running thru many Greek tales. • “Pride goes before a fall” a warning to mortals and gods. • Those with arrogance or too much pride must be punished.
