1. Greco-Roman Creation of the Universe
Hesiod’s Version Chapter 3 of Hamilton’s Mythology

2. Hesiod’s Version Chapter 3 of Hamilton’s Mythology
CHAOS
NIGHT
EREBUS (where death dwells)
LOVE
LIGHT
Day
GAEA (EARTH)
OURANOS (HEAVENS)

3. GAEA’S & OURANOS’ CHILDREN:
MONSTERS of ENORMOUS SIZE, INCREDIBLE STRENGTH, & DESTRUCTIVE POWERS
(3) 100 HANDS & 50 HEADS (imprisoned by Ouranos)
(3) CYCLOPS (had only 1 eye in their foreheads)
TITANS
CRONUS (he wounded Ouranos & set monsters free at Gaea’s request)
OCEAN, TETHYS, HYPERION, RHEA, MNEMOSYNE, & THEMIS
IAPETUS & his sons: ATLAS, PROMETHEUS, & EPIMETHEUS
GIANTS, FURIES & Aphrodite (sprang from Ouranos’ blood when he’s wounded by Cronus)
TYPHON (Gaea’s last child; more terrible than all the others)

4. CRONUS’ & RHEA’S CHILDREN:
HESTIA
HADES
POSEIDON
DEMETER
HERA
ZEUS*
Cronus (Titan) now rules but eats all his children to keep from being overthrown by one of them
Rhea saves Zeus from Cronus’ stomach—she gives him a rock to eat instead
With Gaea’s help, adult Zeus forces Cronus to disgorge his children--- WAR FOLLOWS

5. WAR 1 FOR POWER: CRONUS & TITANS vs. ZEUS & HIS SIBLINGS
TITANS IMPRISONED IN TARTARUS (LOWEST REGION OF UNDERWORLD)
ATLAS CONDEMNED TO FOREVER HOLD THE UNIVERSE UPON HIS BACK
Aided by PROMETHEUS and the MONSTERS (WHOM ZEUS RELEASED)
ZEUS VICTORIOUS

6. WAR 2 FOR POWER: TYPHON vs. ZEUS LOSES & IS IMPRISONED IN TARTARUS
WINS & TAKES CONTROL OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING FROM TYPHON

7. WAR 3 FOR POWER: GIANTS VS. LOSES & ARE IMPRISONED IN TARTARUS
ZEUS, HIS SIBLINGS, & HERCULES
LOSES & ARE IMPRISONED IN TARTARUS
WINS; ZEUS BECOMES THE NEXT RULER
UNIVERSE “SAFE” NOW FOR THE COMING OF ANIMALS AND MAN