PPT-Cronus

The new god of the gods The ruler of man How did Cronus become the ruler of heaven and earth Killed his father Uranus with a sickle Why did he do this His father had sent him and his siblings to the underworld . Mount Olympus. Tallest mountain in Greece.. Said to be the home of the gods and goddesses of Olympus. Namely, the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek World. . Zeus. God of: . The sky, weather, thunder, law, order and fate. of Mount Olympus. The Olympians lived on Mount Olympus which could not be reached by man. It was also called Heaven, but it was not the Heaven associated with Christianity. There the gods drank nectar and ate ambrosia while toying with helpless humans. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades overthrew their father, Cronus, a titan. The three brothers divided the world between them. Zeus became supreme ruler. He ruled the sky; he was the god of thunder and of rain. Poseidon controlled the oceans and seas, while Hades ruled the Underworld. . Mythology. By: Me!!! Of Course. Mrs. Langston. What is Greek Mythology?. Greek Mythology is a collection of . myths and . legends that Greeks used to . explain their world, and how something came to be.. Greek Mythology. Mrs. Lux. Out of . CHAOS. (confusion). Emerged 2 beings. GAEA. (Mother Earth) & . URANUS. (Heavens). Children of Gaea & Uranus. 12 titans. , including. Oceanus & Tethys (ruled sea). Pen/pencil. Greek mythology list. Greek god project. NOTHING ELSE. Greek Gods. World History. Hera 6. Hades 11. Hermes. A. res 7. Aphrodite 12. Artemis. Demeter 8. Dionysus 13. Eros. By: Jacob Studley. Who was Cronus?. Cronus was the leader of the first generation of titans. . Cronus was the very rebellious son of Uranus who eventually grew so rebellious that he overthrew uranus castrated him and ruled the universe. . Love. Earth (Gaia). Sky (Ouranos/Uranus). The Underworld. The Titans. The children of Gaia and Uranus are called the Titans.. Their first children were giants and monsters like the Cyclops.. Uranus hated his monstrous children and banished them to the Underworld. (Gaia could not forgive him).. How Did Greece Start?. Greece started when a bird laid an egg. From the egg came Eros, god of love. The top egg flew up and became Uranus, god of the sky. The bottom egg fell down and became Gaea, goddess, of the earth. Uranus and Gaea had many children. These were called Titans. The chief Titan was Cronus, his wife was Rhea. Cronus was hateful. He didn’t want any of his children to replace him as chief, so every time his wife gave birth, he swallowed the baby. But when Zeus was born, Rhea hid him from Cronus. When Zeus grew up and challenged his father, Cronus threw up all his children that he swallowed. They were all adults. They were all gods. They ruled the universe. The . In the beginning, all was nothingness. Some say the nothingness was noisy chaos,. and others suggest that all was silent. Although no one could say how or when, the. nothingness became light, and day was followed by night. Then came love. With love,. Other than references made to the Bible, Greek Mythology is the most often alluded to material in literature (followed by Shakespeare). Which Greek Myths Should I Know?. Who could THIS guy be? What gives his identity away?. Gaia. , when he hid the gigantic youngest children of Gaia, the hundred-handed . Hecatonchires.  and . one-eyed . Cyclopes. , in the . Tartarus. , so that they would not see the light. Gaia created . ©2015HappyEdugator. What is a myth?. Myths are traditional stories about gods, goddesses and mortals with special powers. Myths were passed down by oral tradition to explain the natural world, and became an important part of the religious beliefs of ancient peoples. . ZEUS. Ruler of Mount Olympus. god of heaven and earth. Roman name Jupiter. Symbol – lightening bolt. Married to Hera. ZEUS’ parents = . Cronus. & Rhea. MYTH:. Defeated and overthrew his father . Cronus/Saturn ruled the Titans, the second generation of gods.. He had overthrown his father . Ouranos. /Uranus. He and his . sister/wife. , Rhea, were the parents of the Olympians.. Cronus’s Plot & Fall.