1. Greek Story of Creation
CHAOS-how Greeks first defined universe; a shapeless mass
NYX- his queen; night
EREBUS- their son; darkness; killed dad, married mom

2. EREBUS marries NYX HEMERA- day; child of Erebus and Nyx
AETHER- light; child of Erebus and Nyx
HEMERA- day; child of Erebus and Nyx

3. Aether and Hemera saw things for the first time . . .
And sought the help of their offspring EROS (love) to bring beauty to the world

4. Aether, Hemera and Eros
Created GAEA (mother earth)
And URANUS (heaven)

5. GAEA and URANUS

6. So he banished his children to TATARUS, a place in the underworld
URANUS WAS AFRAID . . .
So he banished his children to TATARUS, a place in the underworld

7. CRONUS (Saturn), the youngest of the 12 . .
Was convinced by his mom to overthrow his dad
His mom gave him a scythe to kill him with

8. ONCE IN POWER, CRONUS
FEARED HIS CHILDREN WOULD THEN OVERTHROW HIM AND HIS WIFE. SO, HE ATE ALL HIS CHILDREN

9. RHEA, HIS WIFE AND THEIR MOM . . .
GREW TIRED OF THIS
SHE TRICKED HIM BY HIDING HIS LAST SON, ZEUS, WHERE CRONUS COULDN’T FIND HIM
SHE GAVE HIM A ROCK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET AND HE ATE IT
HID ZEUS

10. ZEUS GREW UP AND RETURNED TO DETHRONE HIS FATHER
FORCED HIS DAD TO EAT AN HERB THAT MADE HIM VOMIT UP 5 OF THE 12 HE HAD SWALLOWED
THESE FIVE GODS (THE OLYMPIANS) WOULD OVERTHROW ALL THE GIANTS THAT CAME BEFORE

11. FINALLY AFTER A 10 YEAR WAR, THE SON DEFEATED THE FATHER
HE DIVIDED UP THE POWER AMONGST HIS BROTHERS, POSEIDON (the sea) and HADES (the underworld)