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The Creation Story

Greek Mythology. The Creation Story. The Creation Story. Author Unknown. In the beginning. there was. Chaos. NIGHT. DEATH. LOVE. From Love. came. light. and. earth. Known as. Mother Earth. Gaea. Gaea united with one of her offspring, Uranus, the sky. and.

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The Creation Story

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  1. Greek Mythology The Creation Story The Creation Story Author Unknown

  2. In the beginning there was Chaos

  3. NIGHT DEATH

  4. LOVE

  5. From Love came

  6. light and

  7. earth Known as

  8. Mother Earth Gaea

  9. Gaea united with one of her offspring, Uranus, the sky. and

  10. Frightening offspring were born to them

  11. Hecatonchires(100-handed monsters) • Briareus the Vigorous • Cottus the Furious • Gyges the Big-Limbed

  12. The Cyclopes Huge beings each with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads. They were great builders and smiths. Uranus hated these creatures and imprisoned them in the center of the earth.

  13. Males Oceanus Coeus Hyperion Crius Iapetus Cronus * Females Tethys Rhea * Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Thia The 12 Titans

  14. Gaea, wishing to free her children and vent her wrath upon Uranus for his treatment of her offspring, enlisted the aid of Cronus, her Titan son. With a weapon similar to a sickle, Cronus wounded his father. From the blood and wounded parts sprang up a strange collection of beings:

  15. Gigantes Erinyes Aphrodite

  16. Cronus, the new Lord of the Universe, took his sister Rhea for his bride.

  17. When Cronus defeated Uranus, becoming lord of the universe, Uranus prophesied that Cronus’ children would in turn overthrow him. Thus, Cronus swallowed each of his children as soon as they were born.

  18. Rhea tricked Cronus. She hid her last baby and gave Cronus a rock to swallow instead. Zeus grew up in the care of nymphs on Mt. Ida. The goat Amalthea provided him with milk, and one of her horns was later presented by Zeus to the nymphs.

  19. When the time was right, Zeus came back. He gave his father a poison drink which made Cronus violently ill. He vomited up his children, who were now fully grown . . . . . . AND ANGRY!

  20. Children of Cronus and Rhea Males Hades Poseidon Zeus

  21. Children of Cronus and Rhea Females Hestia Demeter Hera

  22. Other Olympians Aphrodite Artemis Athena

  23. Hephaestus Hermes Apollo Ares

  24. WAR BETWEEN THE TTITANS AND GODS

  25. Zeus - Supreme God; God of the Sky Poseidon - God of the Sea Hades - God of the Underworld ALL HAVE POWER ON EARTH

  26. CREATION OF MAN The Metals Theory _Golden Race_______________________________ The Silver Race_____________________________ The Bronze Race____________________________ The Age of Heroes___________________________ The Iron Race______________________________

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