GREEK MYTHOLOGY

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By: Andrea Caldern Y.

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General
Greek mythologyis the body ofmythsand legends belonging to theancient Greeks, concerning theirgodsandheroes,the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their owncultandritualpractices. Greek myths attempts to explain the origins of the world, and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety ofgods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, 6/5/12 andmythological creatures.

Family Tree

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Titans
The Titans were a race of primordial, powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. The Titans were the first dwelling inMount Olympusin Ancient Greece. Superior Titans: Gaea, Uranus. Titan Couple: Cronus and Rhea.
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Superior Titans
URANUS:
Uranus was the first ruler of the Universe and the god of the Sky. Uranus pushed his children one by one back into the womb of his wife Gaea. Gaea decided to hand a sickle to her sonCronus, the youngest of

GAEA:
Goddess Gaea was Mother Earth in ancient Greece. Without the 6/5/12 interventio

Titan Couple
Titan of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She deceived Cronus by giving him a huge rock to swallow instead of Zeus. Zeus succeeded in rescuing his brothers and sisters; together, they then battled

RHEA:

CRONUS:
After throwing their father to the depths of the underworld, they took the throne of the world together as King and Queen. Cronus and Rhea gave birth to six 6/5/12 of the fourteen

The Olympian Deities

Zeus grew up in the island of Crete. Zeus rescued his five elder brothers and sisters and then made war on his father and theTitans. ("Titanomachy".) The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthrow of theTitans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place,Mount Olympus. Zeus,Hera,Poseidon,Demeter,Athena,H
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 ZEUS

HERA

The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and fate.

Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires. Symbols include the 6/5/12 peacock,

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HADES

The god of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and the creator of horses; known as the "Earth Shaker".

God of the Underworld, dead and the riches under the Earth. His consort isPersephoneand 6/5/12 his attributes are the

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APOLLO

Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, young girls, childbirth and plague. In later times she became associated with the moon.

The god of music, healing, plague, the sun, prophecies, poetry, and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. Symbols include the
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 ATHENA

APHRODITE

The goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavor, handicrafts and reason.

The goddess of love, beauty and desire. Her symbols include the 6/5/12 rose,scallopshell,

 DEMETER

HESTIA

The goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest. Symbols include the poppy, wheat, torch, and pig.

Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. she gave up her seat as one of theTwelve 6/5/12 Olympiansin favor

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HEPHAESTUS

The god of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry.

Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and volcanism. Symbols include fire, 6/5/12

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DIONYSUS

The god of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. Symbols include the boar, serpent, dog,

The god of wine, parties and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young.
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Pandoras box
When Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus took vengeance by presenting Pandora toEpimetheus, Prometheus' brother. With her, Pandora had a jar which she was not to open under any circumstance. Impelled by her natural curiosity, Pandora opened the jar, and all evil contained escaped and spread 6/5/12 over the earth. She