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    This document summarizes Greek mythology surrounding the creation of the world and mankind. It describes the first primordial beings Chaos and Gaia/Uranus. It then outlines the generations of Titans like Cronus and the Olympian gods like Zeus. It discusses myths around figures like Prometheus and how he helped mankind. It also briefly outlines two creation stories - one where Prometheus and Epimetheus form mankind, and another where Pandora opens a box containing evil.

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    This document summarizes Greek mythology surrounding the creation of the world and mankind. It describes the first primordial beings Chaos and Gaia/Uranus. It then outlines the generations of Titans like Cronus and the Olympian gods like Zeus. It discusses myths around figures like Prometheus and how he helped mankind. It also briefly outlines two creation stories - one where Prometheus and Epimetheus form mankind, and another where Pandora opens a box containing evil.

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    MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE

    How the World and Mankind were Created

    CHAOS
    - First immortal
    - Conscious void of nothingness

    Primordial Creatures
    - primordial deities are the first entities or beings that came into existence.
    - Mother Earth “Gaia”
    - Father Heaven “Uranus”

    “Hesiod”
    - one of the earliest Greek poets often called the “father of Greek didactic
    poetry.” Two of his complete epics have survived, the Theogony, relating
    the myths of the gods, and the Works and Days, describing peasant life.
    Hundred hands and 50 heads cyclops

    Titans
    - The Titans were the deities in Greek mythology that preceded the
    Olympians.
    - They were the children of the primordial deities Uranus (heaven) and Gaea
    (earth).
    - The Titans included Oceanus, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe,
    Cronus, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius, and Iapetus.

    Olympians
    - The 12 Olympian gods of Greek mythology were actually the third
    generation of gods, six of them having been born of the powerful Titans
    who had overthrown their father, Uranus, the sky.
    - Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares,
    Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus.

    Cronus

    was the King of the Titans and the god of time, in


    particular, time when viewed as a destructive, all-
    devouring force. He ruled the cosmos during the
    Golden Age after castrating and deposing his
    father Ouranos (Uranus, Sky)
    The ERINYES (Furies) were three goddesses of
    vengeance and retribution who punished men for
    crimes against the natural order. They were particularly
    concerned with homicide, unfilial conduct, offenses
    against the gods, and
    perjury. A victim seeking justice could call down the
    curse of the Erinys upon the criminal.

    Cronus Rhea

    - Hestia “goddess of heart”

    - Demeter “goddess of harvest, grain, and fertility. ”


    - Hera “Goddess of Marriage & Birth.”
    - Hades “the god of the underworld”
    - Poseidon “god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses”
    - Zeus “Zeus is the god of the sky”

    “Zeus”
    He rebelled against his
    father “Cronus”
    Metis was the one who gave
    Zeus a potion to cause Cronus
    to vomit out Zeus' siblings

    “Zeus”
    • He lets Prometheus
    and Epimethius stay
    • Battles Typhoon with
    Thunderbolt
    • Defeats Giants

    Geography
    •Earth was a round disk
    •Two Parts to the Sea:
    •Axine
    •River Ocean
    •Three Groups of People:
    •Cimmerians
    •Hyperboreans
    •Ethiopions

    1st Creation Story


    - Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus were put in charge of making the
    humans
    - Epimetheus gives best/most useful abilities to the animals
    - Prometheus gives humans the shapes of gods and fire
    - Prometheus lets men keep the best part of an animal sacrifice
    - Prometheus tricks Zeus into accepting the worst part of animal sacrifice
    - Zeus punishes Prometheus by creating women (Pandora) and chaining
    him to a rock for an eagle to eat.
    2nd Creation Story
    - God sculpt humans from metals
    - Different metals mean different traits and class
    - Pandora is given a box containing evil
    - She opens the box (either because of her curiosity or evil nature) and
    misfortune is escapes
    - Hope still remains in the box for mankind to use

    3rd Story
    - Zeus created a flood to destroy wicked mankind
    - Prometheus told his son and niece, Deucalion and Pyrrha to build a chest
    and float
    - They were the only ones to survive
    - When they find land, a voice tells them to throw stones
    - Stones turn into people

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