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Greek Mythology
In the beginning . .
Gaia (Mother Earth)
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Uranus (The Sky)
Gaia + Uranus
Hundred Handed Giants
(Hecatonchires)
Gaia + Uranus
Cyclops (one-eyed)
Gaia + Uranus
Titans (12)
Atlas
Cronus
Uranus hated his children, and was afraid they’d overthrow him.
He therefore banished them to the innermost regions of the earth.
Cronus (Saturn)
• Gaia secretly asked her children to rebel against
their father.
• Cronus volunteered. He slashed his father with a
sickle and released the Titans from their prison.
Cronus (Saturn)
Cronus married his sister
Rhea, and like his father he
was also afraid his children
would dethrone him.
He therefore ate his
children every time Rhea
had a newborn.
Zeus
One day Rhea smuggled one of her children away to the island of
Crete so Cronus couldn’t swallow it.
Cronus knew Rhea was pregnant and when she returned he asked for
the child. She gave Cronus a large rock wrapped in blankets instead.
The Twelve Olympians
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Hera
Poseidon
Demeter
Ares
Hermes
Hephaestus
Aphrodite
Athena
Apollo
Artemis
Hestia
Zeus
King of the Gods and ruler of
Mount Olympus; god of the sky,
thunder, and justice.
Greek Name:
Zeus
Roman Name:
Jupiter
Hera
Queen of the Gods and of the
heavens; goddess of women,
marriage, and motherhood.
Greek Name:
Hera
Roman Name:
Juno
Poseidon
Lord of the Sea; god of the
seas, earthquakes, created
horses.
Greek Name:
Roman Name:
Poseidon
Neptune
Demeter
Goddess of fertility,
agriculture, nature, and the
seasons.
Greek Name:
Demeter
Roman Name:
Ceres
Hestia
Goddess of the hearth and home
(left so Dionysus could be in the
twelve).
Greek Name:
Hestia
Roman Name:
Vesta
Aphrodite
Goddess of love, beauty,
desire, and fertility.
Greek Name:
Aphrodite
Roman Name:
Venus
Apollo
The Sun God; god of light,
healing, music, poetry,
prophecy, archery and truth.
Greek Name:
Apollo
Roman Name:
Apollo
Ares
God of war, frenzy, hatred,
and bloodshed.
Greek Name:
Ares
Roman Name:
Mars
Artemis
Goddess of the hunt, of
maidens, and the moon.
Greek Name:
Roman Name:
Artemis
Diana
Athena
Goddess of wisdom, crafts,
and strategic battle.
Greek Name:
Roman Name:
Athena
Minerva
Hephaestus
Blacksmith to the Gods; god
of fire and the forges.
Greek Name:
Roman Name:
Hephaestus
Vulcan
Hermes
Messenger of the Gods; god of
commerce, speed, thieves,
and trade.
Greek Name:
Hermes
Roman Name:
Mercury