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 Theogony- Greek creation story  Pantheon- the officially recognized gods of the Greek people  Olympians- most powerful group of gods  Titans- oldest.

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2  Theogony- Greek creation story  Pantheon- the officially recognized gods of the Greek people  Olympians- most powerful group of gods  Titans- oldest group of gods  Titanomachy- battle in which the Titans were overthrown by Olympians

3 Who to Know: Titans  Titans- children of Uranus and Gaea  Ruled earth before overthrown by Olympians  Banished to Tartarus  below the underworld Kronos- father of Zeus Iapetus Hyperion Oceanus Coeus Creus Theia Rhea- mother of Zeus Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys Themis

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5  Zeus- king off the gods, god of the sky  Apollo- god of music and healing  Ares- god of war  Hephaestus- god of fire and forge, blacksmith for gods  Hermes- messenger of the gods, liked theives  Poseidon- god of the sea and horses  Hades- god of the underworld  Athena- goddess of war and peace  Aphrodite- goddess of love and beauty, protected sailors  Artemis- goddess of hunting, twin of Apollo  Demeter- goddess of the harvest  Hera- goddess of marriage, queen of the gods  Hestia- goddess of the hearth

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8  Battle between the Olympians and Titans  Titan Base  Mt. Othrys  Olympian Base  Mt. Olympus  Zeus overthrows Kronos with help of Hekatoncheires and Cyclopes  Kronos banished to Isle of the Blessed  home of dead heroes


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