In the beginning

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In the beginning

• there was chaos

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And out of chaos.

• Gaea, Mother Earth, was created

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And Gaea gave birth to Uranus, the sky

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Uranus rained down on Gaea

• And plants, animals, and rivers appeared

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Gaea and Uranus had many children..

• Their first born were the twelve Giant Titans,
  six boys and six girls.

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Later more children were born..

• Three were the mighty Cyclops, one-eyed giants
• And three were the Hecatoncheires, monsters with
  a hundred arms and fifty heads

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Uranus hated the Cyclops and the Hecatoncheires,
because they were ugly

• And he threw them into Tartarus the deepest pit
  of the underworld.

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Gaea was furious. She urged the Titans to
overthrow their father and rescue their brothers
in Tartarus.
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Only Cronus, the youngest , was brave enough.

• He attacked Uranus with a sickle and banished him
  from earth.
• Cronus replaced his father as Lord of the
  Universe. But he was cruel and did not free his
  brothers from Tartarus.
• Cronus married his sister, Rhea,
• and they had many children.

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Cronus was afraid that one of his own children
might overthrow him just as he had overthrown his
father.

• So as each child was born, he swallowed it whole.
  (Remember he was a giant Titan and his children
  were much smaller. )
• Also the children were gods (immortals) so they
  could not die. They remained alive and grew
  inside his stomach. (Imagine the indigestion.)

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Rhea was horrified and finally she tricked
Cronus by feeding him a rock wrapped in a
blanket.

• Zeus was raised on the island of Crete by gentle
  woodland nymphs who fed him honeyed milk. When
  the baby would cry, the Curettes Zeuss guards
  clashed their weapons to hide the sound from
  Cronus.

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Zeus grew into one of the strongest gods
and Rhea, his mother, wanted him to overthrow
Cronus. Rhea gave Cronus a drink that made him
throw up the stone and his unharmed children
among those were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades,
and Poseidon.
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The children were all reunited and gratefully
joined their brother. Zeus freed their uncles
(the monsters) from Tartarus, and together they
prepared to fight the Titans. The cyclops made
weapons.
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They armed Zeus with a thunderbolt that shook the
universe.
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They made Poseidon a trident that could split the
seas.
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They gave Hades a helmet of darkness that made
him invisible to his enemies.
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For ten years a war raged between the old
gods (Titans) and the new gods (Olympians). At
last Cronus and the Titans were defeated and
thrown into Tartarus to be guarded by their own
hundred-armed brother.
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Mother-Earth , Gaea, was finally at peace.
The universe was divided among the three
brothers. Zeus was King of the gods and heaven
and earth.Poseidon became god of the
seas.AndHades became god of the underworld.
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The Cyclops (children of the Titans, Cronus and
Rhea) built the Olympians a palace on Mt.
Olympus.

• Zeus lived there with his brothers, sisters, six
  of his children, and Aphrodite (goddess of love)
  forever.
• The gods dined on nectar and ambrosia, the food
  and drink of the gods and they could change shape
  or form to mingle and control the mortals on
  earth.

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Each god and goddess has special powers and we
will learn about each one. These are the gods and
goddesses that live on Mount Olympus.
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Mt. Olympus

• The magical kingdom of all of the Gods and
  Goddess. Ruled by Zeus!

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King and Queen of Mt. Olympus
Greek Name Roman Name Description
Zeus Jupiter King of the Gods (Player)
Hera Juno Queen of the Gods Goddess of family (Jealous)
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• Zeus, Jupiter
• King of the gods
• Women loved him and he loved them.
• Symbol Lightning bolt

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• Hera, Juno
• Queen of the gods
• Goddess of the family
• Symbol pomegranate (symbol of fertility)

Hera, queen of the gods
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Brothers of Zeus
Greek Name Roman Name Description
Poseidon Neptune Ruler of the seas, brother of Zeus
Hades Pluto Brother of Zeus, ruler of the Underworld.
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• Poseidon, Neptune
• Ruler of the sea
• Responsible for natural and supernatural events
• Symbol Trident

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• Hades, Pluto
• Supreme ruler of the underworld
• God of the dead
• Symbol Helmet (helped him stay invincible)

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Top Ten Olympic Gods and Goddesses!
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Greek Name Roman Name Description
Aphrodite Venus Goddess of love, romance, and beauty
Apollo Apollo God of sun, music, and poetry. Twin of Artemis
Ares Mars God of War
Artemis Diana Goddess of the hunt and moon. Twin of Apollo
Athena Minerva Goddess of wisdom and war
Demeter Ceres Goddess of agriculture
Hephaestus Vulcan God of fire and forge
Hermes Mercury Messenger of the gods
Hestia Vesta Calm goddess of home and homelife.
Dyonysus Bacchus Joyful god of wine
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• Aphrodite, Venus
• Goddess of love and beauty
• Mother of Eros
• Wife of Hephaestus
• Lover to Ares
• Symbol Dove

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• Apollo, Apollo
• God of sun, music, poetry
• Twin to Artemis
• Gift of prophecy
• Symbol Lyre

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• Ares, Mars
• God of War
• Not well liked by the other gods
• Ares and Aphrodite had a daughter--Harmony
• Symbol Spear and dogs

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• Artemis, Diana
• Goddess of moon and hunt
• Twin to Apollo
• Absolute power over nature
• Symbol Bow

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• Athena, Minerva
• Goddess of wisdom and war
• Approached war in terms of Justice
• Symbol Staff and Owl

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• Demeter, Ceres
• Goddess of agriculture (grain)
• Mother of Persephone
• Taught mortals harvest
• Symbol Wheat

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• Dionysus, Bacchus
• Goddess of wine and festivities
• Party Guy
• Symbol Grapes

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• Hephaestus, Vulcan
• God of metal working
• Only physically ugly god
• Husband to Aphrodite
• She played him
• Symbol Fire, ax, and hammer

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• Hermes, Mercury
• Messenger God
• Fastest because of his winged shoes
• Only god who could visit heaven, earth, and
  underworld
• Symbol Wings

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• Hestia, Vesta
• Goddess of the hearth
• Kind and forgiving
• Symbol Flame

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Other Important Near Deities
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Name Description
Persephone Queen of the Underworld Daughter of Demeter
Cerberus Three headed dog off the Underworld.
Eros God of love son of Aphrodite
The Fates Three fates spin measure, and cut life
The Muses Nine beautiful deities
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• Persephone
• We will read the story.
• Hades loved her and stole her from her mother,
  Demeter
• She spends 6 months with Mom and 6 months with
  husband

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• Cerberus
• Watch dog of the underworld
• Prevent the dead from exiting
• Three heads, very scary

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• Eros, Cupid
• We will read the story.
• Son of Aphrodite
• Falls in love with beautiful, mortal Psyche
• Convinces Zeus to make her immortal

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• The Fates
• Clotho-spins the thread of destiny
• Lacesis- measures
• Atropos-cuts
• Determined every mortals life
• No other god could alter their decision

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• Muses
• 9 beautiful, intelligent deities
• Each Muse was in charge over an intelligence
• Required to praise them in epic poetry