Greek MythologyRhea and Cronus

Rhea and Cronus gave birth to 6 of the 12 main gods:-Zeus (Sky)-Hades (Underworld)-Poseidon (Sea)-Demeter (Harvest)-Hestia (Hearth)-Hera (Marriage)Ages Of Greek Mythology-Age of Cosmogony-Age of Theogonies-Age of Gods and Men-Heroic AgeChaosFirst there was Chaos, the great void of emptiness from which all things developed into a distinctive entity, or in which they existed in a confused and amorphous shape before they were separated into genera. From Chaos Gaia (Earth) was born along with Eros, Tartarus, and Erebus. From Gaia came Uranus (Sky), which gave us Heaven and Earth. Then, the Titans came.The Titans The Titans are the twelve children of Gaia and Uranus. Each son married one of his sisters. They are: Coeus (Intellect) and Phoebe (Prophecy), Crius (Constellations) and Mnemosyne (Memory), Cronus (Time) and Rhea (Fertility), Hyperion (Light) and Theia (Sight), Iapetus (Mortality) and Themis (Justice), Oceanus (Ocean) and Tethys (Fresh Water). After the titans came: -The Gigantes (Cyclopes): The Gigantes sprang forth when the blood of Uranus fell upon the Earth.-Hecatonchires:The Hecatonchires were born of Gaia and Uranus. They were stronger than the Cyclopes. They had 100 arms and 50 heads each. They were: Briareus, Aegaeon, Cottus, and Gyges.

The History Of Greek Mythology

The term mythology comes from the Greek mythos which originally meant speech or discourse. It is story, religious or supernatural in nature, which seeks to explain or rationalize one or more aspects of the world or society.

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