How the World Was Created. In the beginning… In the beginning… Chaos Chaos Then… Then… Night Night Erebus (unfathomable depth where death dwells) Erebus.

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How the World Was Created

In the beginning… In the beginning… Chaos Chaos Then… Then… Night Night Erebus (unfathomable depth where death dwells) Erebus (unfathomable depth where death dwells)

Love is born Love is born Order & beauty begin to thrive Order & beauty begin to thrive Love creates Light & Day Love creates Light & Day

No distinction between places & “persons” No distinction between places & “persons” “Earth” & “Heaven” are places, but have characteristics of people “Earth” & “Heaven” are places, but have characteristics of people Personification of places Personification of places

First Creatures Children of Mother Earth (Gaea) and Father Heaven (Ouranos) Children of Mother Earth (Gaea) and Father Heaven (Ouranos) Were “monster sized”, but like men & inhuman at same time Were “monster sized”, but like men & inhuman at same time Massively powerful Massively powerful Earthquake, hurricane, volcano Earthquake, hurricane, volcano

First Creatures 3 Monsters 3 Monsters 100 hands, 50 heads 100 hands, 50 heads 3 Cyclopes 3 Cyclopes Single eye in center of forehead Single eye in center of forehead Titans Titans Not purely destructive Not purely destructive Several beneficent, one “saved” man Several beneficent, one “saved” man

Titans Earth (Gaea) angered at Heaven (Ouranos) at his treatment of his “offspring” Earth (Gaea) angered at Heaven (Ouranos) at his treatment of his “offspring” Gaea appealed to the Titans Gaea appealed to the Titans Only Cronus helps Only Cronus helps Cronus wounds Ouranos Cronus wounds Ouranos Giants & Furies spring from Ouranos’ blood Giants & Furies spring from Ouranos’ blood

Titans Cronus (Saturn) rules as lord of the universe Cronus (Saturn) rules as lord of the universe Swallowed his children as they were born (prophecy/story) Swallowed his children as they were born (prophecy/story) Zeus avoids w/Rhea’s help Zeus avoids w/Rhea’s help Eventually forces Cronus to “cough up” his 5 siblings Eventually forces Cronus to “cough up” his 5 siblings

Titans v. “Olympians” Cronus & Titans against Zeus & his siblings Cronus & Titans against Zeus & his siblings Zeus released the monsters under the earth who fought with their “irresistible weapons” (thunder, lightning, earthquake) Zeus released the monsters under the earth who fought with their “irresistible weapons” (thunder, lightning, earthquake) Prometheus (son of Iapetus) sided w/Zeus Prometheus (son of Iapetus) sided w/Zeus

Titans v. “Olympians” Zeus defeats the Titans Zeus defeats the Titans Gaea births Typhon Gaea births Typhon Most terrible of all her offspring Most terrible of all her offspring Zeus defeats w/his thunder & lightning Zeus defeats w/his thunder & lightning

Olympians Giants rebel Giants rebel Zeus defeats them w/help Zeus defeats them w/help Hercules Hercules Giants defeated, hurled down to Tartarus Giants defeated, hurled down to Tartarus

Creation of the Earth Round disk, divided into 2 equal parts Round disk, divided into 2 equal parts Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Black Sea Ocean Ocean Great river around the earth Great river around the earth

Creation of the Earth Across “Ocean” Across “Ocean” North North “back of the North Wind” “back of the North Wind”Hyperboreans

Creation of the Earth Across “Ocean” Across “Ocean” South South Ethiopians Ethiopians Little known Little known

Creation of the Earth Across “Ocean” Across “Ocean” West West “the abode of the blessed dead” “the abode of the blessed dead” Those who kept themselves pure from all wrong came here after leaving the earth Those who kept themselves pure from all wrong came here after leaving the earth