In the Beginning.  Chaos-dark and formless void  Gaia-great Mother Earth  Uranus-the starry sky  Children of Uranus and Gaia-  3 brothers-Hundred.

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In the Beginning

 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

GaiaUranus Hundred Handed- Gyges, Cottus, and Briares 3 Cyclops- Argos, Steropes, and Brontes 12 Titans- Boys- OceanusBoys- Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Cronus, Crius and IapetusHyperionCoeus CronusCriusIapetus Girls-MnemosyneGirls-Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Rhea, Phoebe, and ThemisTethysTheiaThemis CronusRhea PoseidonHadesHestiaDemeterHeraZeus The Olympians- lived on Mt. Olympus

The Olympians Defeat the Titans

 Uranus told Cronus he would be overthrown by his own children, so Cronus swallowed Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseiden  Rhea hid 6 th 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

 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

Poseidon Hestia (gave up chair to Dionysus) DemeterZeusHera Athena (pops out of Zeus’ head) Hephaestus and Ares Aphrodite (mom-Dione) Apollo and Artemis (twins) (mom-Letto) Hermes (mom-Maia) Dionysus (mom-Semele)

 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