Gods, Myths and Legends
Myths or legends are generally thought of as imaginative stories. Many are based in history and the product of folk tales. The Greeks tales however are used to describe how their world was created and included their Kings and Gods. The Greeks believed in many Gods and Goddesses whom they thought watched over them. The Gods lived in a cloud-palace above Mount Olympus the highest mountain in Greece.
In the beginning their was nothing and it was called Chaos, out of this came Mother Earth and she created the world. She had a son called Uranus and he was the sky. Together they had children. Rain fell and formed plants, rivers and seas from these animals and later monsters appeared. Three of these monsters were the Cyclopes whom Uranus hated and sent them to the underworld (like Hell). When Mother Earth later gave birth to human shaped giants called the Titans she encouraged them to revolt against her son Uranus for his vile treatment of the Cyclopes. The Titans were led by Cronos who took power and married his sister becoming the King of the Titans.
Cronos was warned that one of his children would one day kill him. So as each of his children were born he swallowed them. Rhea his wife after losing five children hid the sixth and fed Cronos a rock dressed like a baby. This baby who survived was called Zeus. When he grew up he poisoned his father and Cronos coughed up the other children who were whole and safe. Then Zeus freed the Cyclopes (they made thunderbolts for him) and he started a war between the younger gods and the Titans. Zeus and the younger gods won and he became ruler of the sky and the King of the Gods.
In the beginning their was nothing and it was called Chaos, out of this came Mother Earth and she created the world. She had a son called Uranus and he was the sky. Together they had children. Rain fell and formed plants, rivers and seas from these animals and later monsters appeared. Three of these monsters were the Cyclopes whom Uranus hated and sent them to the underworld (like Hell). When Mother Earth later gave birth to human shaped giants called the Titans she encouraged them to revolt against her son Uranus for his vile treatment of the Cyclopes. The Titans were led by Cronos who took power and married his sister becoming the King of the Titans.
Cronos was warned that one of his children would one day kill him. So as each of his children were born he swallowed them. Rhea his wife after losing five children hid the sixth and fed Cronos a rock dressed like a baby. This baby who survived was called Zeus. When he grew up he poisoned his father and Cronos coughed up the other children who were whole and safe. Then Zeus freed the Cyclopes (they made thunderbolts for him) and he started a war between the younger gods and the Titans. Zeus and the younger gods won and he became ruler of the sky and the King of the Gods.
Ancient infoAthena
goddess of wisdom
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