1. The first three generations

2. In the beginning…
There was Chaos, an enormous, shapeless darkness, a yawning void, if you will.

3. From this ultimate source of creation was born the five original elements.
Gaia ~ Earth
Tartarus ~ the Underworld

4. Erebus ~ the gloom of the Underworld
Eros ~ the force of Love
Nyx (Night) ~ the power of darkness

5. Night was a mysterious darkness, concealing evil and enemies.
(giving her a character made her less mysterious)

6. Nyx mated with Erebus Day Aether (pure upper atmosphere)
Also gave birth later to evils:
Doom
Death
Misery
Resentment
Deceit
Strife

7. Strife gave birth to…
Murder
Carnage
Battle
Lawlessness

8. Gaia gave birth to Uranus

9. Gaia also generated
Mountains
Pontus (personification of the sea)

10. Together, Gaia and Uranus made…
3 Hecatonchires
Cyclopes: Arges, Brontes, Steropes

11. Gaia also gave birth to…
Daphne, a wood nymph
Twelve Titans

12. Second Generation…the Titans

13. The Twelve Titans Males Females Oceanus, god of sea Hyperion, sun god
Iapetus
Cronus
Coeus
Crius
Tethys, Oceanus’ mate
Theia, Hyperion’s mate
Themis, earth goddess
Rhea, earth goddess
Mnemosyne, goddess of memory
Phoebe

14. Royal Couple: Cronus and Rhea
Their children:
Demeter
Hera
Hades
Poseidon
Hestia
Zeus