1. The Tale of Creation
Based on Hesiod’s tale

2. In the beginning there was no earth, sky or sea.
There was only confusion and darkness, called _________

3. Chaos gave birth to the
_________ (first) deities
of which there are 5.

4. Parthenogenesis is a Greek
term to explain reproduction
without sexual intercourse.
A parthenogenetic birth would
allow for the creation of a new
element (god/goddess) thru just
one parent.

5. The first to come from Chaos
was ________, the goddess of
Night and all that sleeps.
Later came _______, the god of the dark and all that is associated with death.

6. Then out of the dark void, Chaos
created love or _____, the
god of perpetual youth and love.
Order
began to
appear in
the
universe.

7. From this order, Chaos then
created a place of punishment
known as _____________, the
god of the lowest region of
the universe.

8. Following many years, Gaia
created two sons.
First came Uranus,
also known as Father
___________.
Pontus was the god of the
_________.

9. In time Gaea took Uranus to be her mate,
together they had many children to populate the earth.

10. First, they had three monstrous sons.
Each had fifty heads and one hundred hands
Very strong and powerful
These were the
________________.

11. Then, they had three more sons.
They were just as big and just as ugly
They had one eye in the middle of their heads.

12. 3 Cyclopes
Names - Brontes, Steropes, and Arges.
They had weapons of lightning,_________, and lightning bolt.

13. Deceit
Father Uranus despised his early sons the Hecatoncheires and the Cyclopes.
He became afraid of their brute strength.
He tricked them into going to Tartarus, and there he locked them away.
Gaea was angered by his deed.

14. The Titans
As time passed Gaea and Uranus had another set of children who are known as the Titans, which means ________.
There are 12 Titans, 6 males and 6 females
These gods/goddesses resemble humans in shape and form only much larger and more powerful in strength.

15. Cronus Among their children was the greatest Titan, ______
Cronus struck his father with the _____
Then, he became ruler over heaven and Earth
He married his sister ____,

16. The Beginning-Cronus and Rhea Cronus is the second ruler of the world
The Beginning-Cronus and Rhea Cronus is the second ruler of the world. Rhea is the goddess of vegetation.
Cronus and Rhea were two of the original Titans…
a group of mighty beings who ruled the world.

17. Cronus
The age in which Cronus and Rhea ruled was known as the Golden Age.
This was a time of no sickness or death for mankind.
Cronus was said to a “wise” ruler and often appears as an elderly man with the sickle at his side.
Today he is known as “Father Time”

18. Cronus Cronus was so afraid to lose power
So one by one, Cronus swallowed his children; Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon.

19. The Birth of the Titans
When Rhea was pregnant with her sixth child, she thought of a plan.
She secretly gave birth to
the child, Zeus, and
gave him to Mother Earth.
Gaea took the child to the
Island of Crete in secret.

20. Zeus
Rhea then pretended to give Cronus a child to swallow, but it was really a stone. She was successful in fooling Cronus.

21. The Island of Crete
Zeus grew to be a healthy and strong. He was raised by nymphs and given special goat milk to make him strong.
He remained hidden until he reached
adulthood.

22. The Trickery of Zeus Once Zeus reached manhood, his mother
came to bring him to the palace disguised
as a cupbearer (servant) for the king.
He was also given a special elixir (drink) to
give to King Cronus…which he did.
When Cronus drank the potion, his stomach
rumbled and he vomited up his children.

23. The Olympians
Of course, his siblings were delighted to be released from their prison. Together they forged a union to defeat the Titans and rule as the true and powerful gods of the world. They would need help though if they were to be successful. Gaea was the first to be consulted.