GREEK MYTHOLOGYIn the Beginning

The Creation

Chaos-dark and formless void Gaia-great Mother Earth Uranus-the starry sky

Children of Uranus and Gaia- 3 brothers-Hundred Handed-too terrifying to look

at, Uranus locks them up under the Earth 3 Cyclops-giants with huge single eye, also shut

away 12 Titans- 6 sons, 6 daughters-Larger than

mortals, had beauty and majesty; Gaia wanted them to avenge Uranus for his cruel treatment of her other children

CHAOS

Gaia Uranus

Hundred Handed-Gyges, Cottus, and Briares

3 Cyclops-Argos, Steropes, and Brontes

12 Titans-Boys- Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Cronus, Crius and IapetusGirls-Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Rhea, Phoebe, and ThemisCronus Rhe

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Poseidon Hades Hestia Demeter

Hera Zeus

The Olympians- lived on Mt. Olympus

THE WAR IN HEAVENThe Olympians Defeat the Titans

What happened?

Uranus told Cronus he would be overthrown by his own children, so Cronus swallowed Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseiden

Rhea hid 6th child, Zeus. As an adult, Zeus gave Cronus an herb

that caused him to throw up the 5 other children

Zeus and his siblings, the Olympians, were at war with the Titans until Prometheus and Zeus freed Cronus’ monstrous siblings who defeated Cronus

Then…

Poseidon- became God of the Sea Hades- became God of the Underworld

and was not allowed back on Mt. Olympus

Zeus- became King of the Gods Zeus had many children Many were Gods and Goddesses with

special abilities

OlympiansPoseidon

Hestia(gave up chair to Dionysus)

Demeter

Zeus Hera

Athena(pops out of Zeus’ head)

Hephaestus and Ares

Aphrodite(mom-Dione)

Apollo and Artemis (twins)(mom-Letto)

Hermes(mom-Maia)

Dionysus(mom-Semele)

Gods and Goddesses of... Poseidon-God of Seas and Rivers Hestia-Goddess of Home and Hearth Hera-Goddess of Women and Marriage Demeter-Goddess of Fruits, Grasses, and Grains Zeus-God of Sky and Everything

Aphrodite-Goddess of Love and Beauty Artemis-Goddess of Hunting, Unmarried Girls, Animals, and Moon Apollo-God of Music, Medicine, Archery, and Young Unmarried Men Athena-Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Hermes-God of Merchants, Bankers, Thieves, Fortune-Tellers, and

Heralds Dionysus-God of Wine and Celebration Hephaestus-God of Goldsmiths, Jewelers, Blacksmiths, Masons,

and Carpenters. Ares-God of War