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  • How things started out Mother Earth (Gaea) Father Heaven (Uranus)Titan ChildrenMonster ChildrenRheaCronusZeus Hades Poseidon Hestia Demeter Hera

  • The Titan ChildrenCronus-The Ruling TitanRhea-Wife of CronusOceanus-the unending stream of water encircling the world Hyperion-the Titan of light, the father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn. Prometheus-wisest of the titansAtlas-fought against Zeus. Zeus punished Atlas by making him hold up the earth for all eternity.

  • The WarCronus kills his father (Uranus) and becomes supreme TitanCronus and Rhea have children.Cronus eats all the children, fearing one of them will grow up and overthrow him as king.Rhea tricks Cronus with the sixth Child-ZeusRhea tricks Cronus by giving him a rock wrapped in a baby blanket, allowing Zeus to escape. Zeus grows up to be a very strong godZeus goes back to Mt. Olympus, gives Cronus a poisonous drink that makes him vomit up all the children he swallowed.Zeus defeats Cronus and becomes ruler of all the gods.

  • The Monster ChildrenCyclopes

  • Monster Children contGiants

  • CentaurMonster Children cont

  • Monster Children contMedusa

  • Monster Children contPegasus

  • Monster Children contSirens

  • Monster Children contGorgons

  • Monster Children contCerberus

  • -Ruler of all Gods-God of the Sky

    -Wife of Zeus-goddess of marriage and childbirth

  • lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. Brother of ZeusHe doesnt allow any of his subjects to leave. He is also the god of wealthHe rarely leaves the underworld.Did NOT live on Mt. Olympus

  • God of Sea and protector of all waters.His weapon is a trident, which can shake the earth, and shatter any object. He is second only to Zeus in power amongst the gods.Tried to impress Demeter by making her a beautiful animalthe first Horse.

  • Sister of ZeusGoddess of Hearth (home)

  • goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. makes the crops grow each year. Made Winter and Spring

  • Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the god of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward.

  • goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. Athena is the daughter of Zeus. She sprang full grown in armor from his forehead, thus has no mother. . She is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. She was Zeus's favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Her favorite city is Athens.

  • Apollo is the son of Zeus. He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre. The Archer, far shooting with a silver bow. The god of healing who taught man medicine. The god of light. The god of truth, who can not speak a lie. One of Apollo's more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses an drive the Sun across the sky.

  • Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly. He is lame. (Can not walk)He is the god of fire and the forge. He is the smith and armorer of the gods. He uses a volcano as his forge. He is kind and peace loving

  • She was goddess of the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus. She is the lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods.

  • He was the cleverest of the Olympian gods, and messenger to all the other gods. He is Zeus messenger. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand.

  • Goddess of love and beautyMarried to Hephaestus


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