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The Eight Major Classes

The Eight Major Classes. Of the Greek Pantheon. They are all immortals. These were the primeval beings who emerged at creation to form the very fabric of universe: Earth, Sea, Sky, Night, Day, etc. HE FIRST  of these were the  PROTOGENOI  or First Born gods. Protogenoi cont.

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The Eight Major Classes

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  1. The Eight Major Classes Of the Greek Pantheon

  2. They are all immortals These were the primeval beings who emerged at creation to form the very fabric of universe: Earth, Sea, Sky, Night, Day, etc.

  3. HE FIRST of these were the PROTOGENOI or First Born gods

  4. Protogenoi cont.. Although they were divinites, they were purely elemental in form: Gaia was the literal Earth, Pontos the Sea, and Ouranos the Dome of Heaven.

  5. manifestations Gaia, the earth, for example, might manifest herself as a matronly woman half-risen from the ground ; and Thalassa the sea might lift her head above the waves in the shape of a sea-formed woman.

  6. Daimones & Nymphai THE SECOND were the natureDAIMONES (Spirits) and NYMPHAIwho nurtured life in the four elements. E.g. fresh-water Naiades, forest Dryades, beast-loving Satyroi, marine Tritones, etc.

  7. Body and mind-affectingDaimones The THIRD were the body- and mind-ffectingDAIMONES (Spirits). E.g. Sleep (Hypnos), Love (Eros), Joy (Euphrosyne), Hate (Eris), Fear (Phobos), Death (Thanatos), Old Age (Geras), etc.

  8. THEOI THE FOURTH class consisted of the THEOI (Gods) who controlled the forces of nature and bestowed civilized arts upon mankind.

  9. Types of TheoiTHEOI OURANIOI (Sky Gods). E.g. Helios (Sun), Anemoi (Winds), etc.THEOI HALIOI (Sea Gods). E.g. The Nereides, Triton, Glaukos, etc. , etc.

  10. THEOI KHTHONIOI (Underworld Gods). E.g. Persephone, Hekate, etc. THEOI GEORGIKOI (Agricultural Earth Gods). E.g. Ploutos, etc.

  11. THEOI NOMIOI (Pastoral Earth Gods). E.g. Pan, Aristaios, etc. THEOI POLIKOI (City Gods). E.g. Hestia, Eunomia, etc

  12. , etc. Types of Theoi..contTHEOI OLYMPIOI (Olympian Gods). E.g. The Mousai, Hebe, etc.THEOI TITANES (Titan Gods). E.g. Themis, Kronos, Prometheus, etc.

  13. APOTHEOTHENAI (Deified Mortals). E.g. Herakles, Asklepios, etc.

  14. #5 Twelve Olympian gods governed the universe and commanded the legions of lesser gods and spirits. They were, namely, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Artemis, Apollon, Ares, Athene, Aphrodite, Hephaistos, Hermes, Dionysos, and Hestia.

  15. #6 Constellations THE SIXTH of the immortals were the spirits of the CONSTELLATIONS which circed the heavenly night sky. Every constellation, including the twelve signs of the Zodiac, was possessed of one or more spirits.

  16. #7--MONSTERS, BEASTS, GIANTS They were semi-divine creatures, closely related to the gods.E.g.GIGANTES (Giants), DRAKONES (Dragons), Kentauroi (Centaurs), Kerberos (Cerberus), Sphinx, Sirens, etc.

  17. #8--Semi-Divine Heroes They were worshipped after death as minor divinities. They included great heroes like Akhilleus, Theseus and Perseus; heroines such as Alkmene, Helene and Baubo; and founding kings like Erikhthonios, Kadmos and Pelops.s

  18. http://www.theoi.com/Pantheon.html

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