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Creation Myths. Gaia l Gaia l Uranus l Pontus l Mountains l Erinyes l Giants l Gaia + Tartarus = Typhoeus.

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1 Creation Myths

2 Gaia l Gaia l Uranus l Pontus l Mountains l Erinyes l Giants l Gaia + Tartarus = Typhoeus

3 Uranus and Cronos l Uranus imprisoned the children of Gaia l His youngest son Cronus overthrew him by castration with a sickle

4 Cronos and Zeus l Cronos ate his children l He was deceived by Rhea to swallow a stone l Zeus was hidden in Crete until adulthood

5 Titanomachy l Zeus defeats the Titans and throws them into the Tartarus l His secret weapon is the thunderbolt l Atlas punished to hold the sky on his shoulders

6 Gigantomachy l Zeus defeats the giants and then the world is divided l Zeus takes Heaven l Hades takes earth l Poseidon takes sea l Hestia (household) l Hera (marriage) l Demeter (fertility)

7 The 12 Olympians l Zeus (Jupiter) l Poseidon (Neptune) l Hermes l Apollo (-n /Gr.) l Hephaistos (Vulcan) l Ares (Mars) l Hera (Juno) l Aphrodite (Venus) l Demeter (Ceres) l Hestia (Vesta) l Athena (Minerva) l Artemis (Diana)

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