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Greek
mythology
by tristan fackler
The
gods
zeus
Zeus overthew his Father Cronus. He then
drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and
Hades. Zeus won the draw and became
the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord
of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a
thunderbolt which he hurls at those
who displease him. He is married to Hera
but, is famous for his many affairs. He is
also known to punish those that lie or
break oaths.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the brother of Zeus.
After the overthow of their
Father Cronus he drew lots with
Zeus and Hades, another
brother, for shares of the
world. His prize was to become
lord of the sea. He was widely
worshiped by seamen. He married
Amphitrite, a granddaughter of
the Titan Oceanus.
hades
• Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthow
of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus
and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the
world. He had the worst draw and was made
lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He
is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with
increasing his subjects. Those whose calling
increase the number of dead are seen favorably.
The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is
exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his
subjects leave
titans
cronus
• Cronus was the ruling Titan who came
to power by castrating his Father
Uranus. His wife was Rhea. There
offspring were the first of the
Olympians. To insure his safety Cronus
ate each of the children as they were
born. This worked until Rhea, unhappy
at the loss of her children, tricked
Cronus into swallowing a rock,
instead of Zeus. When he grew up Zeus
would revolt against Cronus and the
other Titans, defeat them, and banish
them to Tartarus in the underworld.
gaea
Gaea is the Earth goddess. She
mated with her son Uranus to
produce the remaining Titans.
Gaea seems to have started as a
neolithic earth-mother
worshipped before the IndoEuropean invasion that
eventually lead to the
Hellenistic civilization.
atlas
Atlas was the son of Iapetus. Unlike
his brothers Prometheus and
Epimetheus, Atlas fought with the
other Titans supporting Cronus
against Zeus. Due to Cronus's
advance age Atlas lead the Titan's
in battle. As a result he was
singled out by Zeus for a special
punishment and made to hold up the
world on his back.
Greek
myths
the gift of fire
In Greek mythology, Prometheus was the creator of
mankind. The goddess Athena taught him
architecture, astronomy, mathematics, navigation,
medicine, and metallurgy, and he in turn taught
them to humans. Zeus, the chief of the Greek gods,
became angry at Prometheus for making people
powerful by teaching them all these useful skills.
When the gods chose Prometheus as arbiter in a
dispute, he fooled the gullible Zeus into picking the
worst parts of the sacrificial bull by hiding them
under a rich layer of fat. To punish Prometheus,
Zeus withheld fire from men. "Let them eat their
flesh raw," he declared. In response, Prometheus,
snuck up to Mount Olympus, lit a torch from the sun,
and hid a burning piece of charcoal in a hollow
stalk. He slipped away with it and thus delivered
fire to mankind.
The two princes
there were two princes, who were twins, called Acrisius and
Proetus. They lived in the pretty valley of Argos, far away in
Greece, surrounded by meadows and vineyards, animals, and
everything they needed to live well and be happy.
Despite this, they were miserable, because they were jealous of
each other. From the moment they were born, they had
quarrelled and fought, and it didn’t get any better when they
grew up to be men. in fact, it got worse! they didn’t want to
share the kingdom between them, and they fought each other,
so that they could have it all to themselves.
First, Acrisius drove his brother Proetus out of the kingdom.
Proteus fled across the sea, married a foreign princess and
found some foreign soldiers, the Cyclopes, to help him. Then, he
came back with his soldiers and drove Acrisius out of the
kingdom! They fought on and on, up and down the kingdom, until
eventually they reached an agreement. Acrisius took Argos
and one half of the kingdom, and Proetus took the other half.
Greek
heros
Hercules
Heracles, son of Zeus, and the mortal
Alcmena. Early greek sources
suggest that the imported Greek
hero supplanted a mythic Italic
shepherd called "Recaranus" or
"Garanus", famous for his strength,
who dedicated the Ara
achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles was a
Greek hero of the Trojan War, the
central character and the
greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.
Achilles also has the attributes of
being the most brave of the heroes
assembled against Troy.
Odysseus
Odysseus was King of Ithaca,
husband of Penelope, father of
Telemachus, and son of Laërtes
and Anticlea, Odysseus is renowned
for his guile and resourcefulness,
and is hence known by the epithet
Odysseus the Cunning.