1. In the beginning…
…there was chaos

2. And out of chaos….
Gaea, Mother Earth, was created

3. And Gaea gave birth to Uranus, the sky

4. Uranus rained down on Gaea…
And plants, animals, and rivers appeared

5. Gaea and Uranus had many children…..
Their first born were the twelve Giant Titans, six boys and six girls.

6. Later more children were born…..
Three were the mighty Cyclops, one-eyed giants
And three were the Hecatoncheires, monsters with a hundred arms and fifty heads

7. Uranus hated the Cyclops and the Hecatoncheires, because they were ugly
And he threw them into Tartarus – the deepest pit of the underworld.

8. Gaea was furious. She urged the Titans to overthrow their father and rescue their brothers in Tartarus.

9. Only Cronus, the youngest , was brave enough.
He attacked Uranus with a sickle and banished him from earth.
Cronus replaced his father as Lord of the Universe. But he was cruel and did not free his brothers from Tartarus.
Cronus married his sister, Rhea, and they had many children.

10. Cronus was afraid that one of his own children might overthrow him just as he had overthrown his father.
So as each child was born, he swallowed it whole. (Remember he was a giant Titan and his children were much smaller. )
Also the children were gods (immortals) so they could not die. They remained alive and grew inside his stomach. (Imagine the indigestion.)

11. Rhea was horrified. She finally tricked Cronus by feeding him a rock wrapped in a blanket instead of the next child. This baby was Zeus.
Zeus was raised on the island of Crete by gentle woodland nymphs who fed him honeyed milk. When the baby would cry, the Curettes – Zeus’s guards – clashed their weapons to hide the sound from Cronus.

12. Zeus grew into one of the strongest gods and Rhea, his mother, wanted him to overthrow Cronus. Rhea gave Cronus a drink that made him throw up the stone and his unharmed children – among those were: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon.

13. The children were all reunited and gratefully joined their brother
The children were all reunited and gratefully joined their brother. Zeus freed their uncles (the monsters) from Tartarus, and together they prepared to fight the Titans. The cyclops made weapons.

14. They armed Zeus with a thunderbolt that shook the universe.

15. They made Poseidon a trident that could split the seas.

16. They gave Hades a helmet of darkness that made him invisible to his enemies.

17. For ten years a war raged between the old gods (Titans) and the new gods (Olympians). At last Cronus and the Titans were defeated and thrown into Tartarus to be guarded by their own hundred-armed brother.

18. Mother-Earth , Gaea, was finally at peace
Mother-Earth , Gaea, was finally at peace The universe was divided among the three brothers. Zeus was King of the gods and heaven and earth. Poseidon became god of the seas. Hades became god of the underworld.

19. The Cyclops (children of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea) built the “Olympians” a palace on Mt. Olympus.
Zeus lived there with his brothers, sisters, six of his children, and Aphrodite (goddess of love) forever.
The gods dined on nectar and ambrosia, the food and drink of the gods, and they could change shape or form to mingle and control the mortals on earth.

20. Each god and goddess has special powers
Each god and goddess has special powers. First, these are the gods and goddesses that live on Mount Olympus.

21. The magical kingdom of all of the Gods and Goddess. Ruled by Zeus!
Mt. Olympus
The magical kingdom of all of the Gods and Goddess.
Ruled by Zeus!

22. King and Queen of Mt. Olympus
Greek Name
Roman Name
Description
Zeus
Jupiter
King of the Gods
(Player)
Hera
Juno
Queen of the Gods
Goddess of family
(Jealous)

23. Zeus, Jupiter
King of the gods
Women loved him and he loved them.
Symbol: Lightning bolt

24. Symbol: pomegranate (symbol of fertility)
Hera, Juno
Queen of the gods
Goddess of the family
Symbol: pomegranate (symbol of fertility)
Hera, queen of the gods

25. Brothers of Zeus Poseidon Neptune Ruler of the seas, brother of Zeus
Greek Name
Roman Name
Description
Poseidon
Neptune
Ruler of the seas, brother of Zeus
Hades
Pluto
Brother of Zeus, ruler of the Underworld.

26. Poseidon, Neptune
Ruler of the sea
Responsible for natural and supernatural events
Symbol: Trident

27. Hades, Pluto
Supreme ruler of the underworld
God of the dead
Symbol: Helmet (helped him stay invincible)

28. Top Ten
Olympic
Gods and Goddesses!

29. Aphrodite Venus Apollo Ares Mars Artemis Diana Athena Minerva Demeter
Greek Name
Roman Name
Description
Aphrodite
Venus
Goddess of love, romance, and beauty
Apollo
God of sun, music, and poetry. Twin of Artemis
Ares
Mars
God of War
Artemis
Diana
Goddess of the hunt and moon. Twin of Apollo
Athena
Minerva
Goddess of wisdom and war
Demeter
Ceres
Goddess of agriculture
Hephaestus
Vulcan
God of fire and forge
Hermes
Mercury
Messenger of the gods
Hestia
Vesta
Calm goddess of home and homelife.
Dyonysus
Bacchus
Joyful god of wine

30. Aphrodite, Venus
Goddess of love and beauty
Mother of Eros
Wife of Hephaestus
Lover to Ares
Symbol: Dove

31. Apollo, Apollo
God of sun, music, poetry
Twin to Artemis
Gift of prophecy
Symbol: Lyre

32. Artemis, Diana
Goddess of moon and hunt
Twin to Apollo
Absolute power over nature
Symbol: Bow

33. Ares, Mars
God of War
Not well liked by the other gods
Ares and Aphrodite had a daughter--Harmony
Symbol: Spear and dogs

34. Athena, Minerva
Goddess of wisdom and war
Approached war in terms of Justice
Symbol: Staff and Owl

35. Demeter, Ceres
Goddess of agriculture (grain)
Mother of Persephone
Taught mortals harvest
Symbol: Wheat

36. Dionysus, Bacchus
God of wine and festivities
Spreads joy
Symbol: Grapes

37. Only physically ugly god Husband to Aphrodite
Hephaestus, Vulcan
God of metal working
Only physically ugly god
Husband to Aphrodite
She played him
Symbol: Fire, ax, and hammer

38. Hermes, Mercury
Messenger God
Fastest because of his winged shoes
Only god who could visit heaven, earth, and underworld
Symbol: Wings

39. Hestia, Vesta
Goddess of the hearth
Kind and forgiving
Symbol: Flame

40. Other Important
Near Deities

41. Persephone Cerberus Eros The Fates The Muses Name Description
Queen of the Underworld; Daughter of Demeter
Cerberus
Three headed dog off the Underworld.
Eros
God of love; son of Aphrodite
The Fates
Three fates: spin measure, and cut life
The Muses
Nine beautiful deities

42. Persephone
Hades loved her and stole her from her mother, Demeter
She spends 6 months with Mom and 6 months with husband

43. Cerberus
Watch dog of the underworld
Prevent the dead from exiting
Three heads, very scary

44. Eros, Cupid
Son of Aphrodite
Falls in love with beautiful, mortal Psyche
Convinces Zeus to make her immortal

45. The Fates
Clotho-spins the thread of destiny
Lacesis- measures
Atropos-cuts
Determined every mortal’s life
No other god could alter their decision

46. Muses
9 beautiful, intelligent deities
Each Muse was in charge over an intelligence
Required to praise them in epic poetry