Greek and Roman Mythology PDF
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY GREECE WHAT IS A MYTH? Long ago in ancient Greece, people began telling stories –or myths. Many cultures adopted the traditon. The storytellers wove in their customs, beliefs, theories about life, death and the wonders of nature. Usually stories about gods, goddesses, monsters, brave heroes, and wonderful adventures and quests GAEA & URANUS In the beginning, Gaea, Mother Earth, grew out of a dark space named Chaos. Gaea gave birth to Uranus, the sky. Together these two ruled during the “Golden Age” Their firstborn were 12 Titans – six girls and six boys. FIRST GENERATION TITANS Oceanus Cronus Rhea Mnemosyne Theia Crius Lapetus Tethys Coeus Hyerion Phobe Themis THE UGLY KIDS… Uranus did not like them because they were ugly and banished them to the Tartarus --- the deepest pit in the Underworld. Rhea did not like this. 3 Cyclopes 3 Hecatoncheires CHILDREN OF TITANS •Eos Hyperion •Helios •Selene • Leto Coeus • Asteria •Atlas Lapetus •Prometheus •Epimetheus •Menoetius Crius •Astraeus •Pallas •Perses TITAN CHILDREN Cronus Rhea Hades Poseidon Hestia Demeter Zeus Hera THE FREE AT LAST 3 Cyclopes 3 Hecatoncheires Cyclopes made gifts… Zeus a thunderbolt Poseidon, a trident Hades, an invisibility helmet TITANOMACY means “Battle with the Titans” Titans vs. against the younger gods (later known as Olympians) Cyclopes helped the younger Gods by making Zeus a thunderbolt, Poseidon, a trident, and Hades, an invisibility helmet Lasted 10 years The great war documented in many epic poems
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