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G10 Greek Mythology The Creation Flashcards

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IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS ONLY

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Chaos

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The Unknowingness

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Chaos

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OUT OF THE CHAOS EMERGED

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Erebus and Nyx

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Darkness

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Erebus

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Night

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Nyx

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ALL ELSE WAS EMPTY, SILENT, ENDLESS AND DARK

THEN, _ WAS BORN BRINGING ALONG
THE BEGINNING OF ORDER

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Eros

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Love

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Eros

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FROM EREBUS AND NYX CAME _ and _

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Aether, Hemera

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Light

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Aether

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Day

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Hemera

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THEN, EMERGED _

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Gaea

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Earth

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Gaea

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HOWEVER, GAEA WAS SAD BEING ALONE

THEN, WITHOUT A MATE GAEA PRODUCED

_, _, _

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Ourea
Uranus
Pontus

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Mountain

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Ourea

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Sky

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Uranus

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Sea

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Pontus

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THEN, URANUS BECAME GAEA’S MATE

THEIR UNION PRODUCED THE 12 TITANS

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Mnemosyne
Crius(consort of Eurybia)
Coeus
Phoebe
Iapetus
Themis
Cronus
Rhea
Oceanus
Tethys
Hyperion
Theia
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2nd Generation of Titans

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Atlas
Eos
Epimetheus
Helios
Leto
Prometheus
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titan of endurance

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Atlas

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titaness of the dawn

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Eos

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titan of afterthought

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Epimetheus

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titan of the sun

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Helios

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titaness of modesty and motherhood

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Leto

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titan of forethought

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Prometheus

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one-eyed giants

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Cyclops

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hundred-handed, fifty-headed monsters

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Hecatoncheires

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Brontes-Thunderer, Steropes-Lightener and Arges-Shiner

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Cyclops

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Cottos, Briareos and Gyges

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Hecatoncheires

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HOWEVER, URANUS DIDN’T LIKE THE LOOKS OF HIS OTHER CHILDREN

WHICH IS WHY HE SENT THEM TO TARTARUS

GAEA, ANGERED BY URANUS, SOUGHT REVENGE ON HIM. SHE ASKED HER SON,_, TO CASTRATE THE GENITALS OF URANUS.

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CRONUS

30
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FROM BLOOD OF HIS GENITALS CAME

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The Erinyes
The Meliae
Aphrodite

31
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goddesses of vengeance and conscience

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Erinyes

32
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nymphs of the ash tree

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Meliae

33
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goddess of love and beauty

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Aphrodite

34
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Cronus took Rhea for a wife and divided the Earth among his fellow Titans. Then, Cronus and Rhea had 6 children: The _

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Olympians

35
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The Children of Cronus and Rhea

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Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
36
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However, Cronus and Rhea both had prophesied that Cronus would be eventually overthrown by a son. To avoid this, Cronus swallowed all his children.

Rhea was angry at the treatment of the children and plotted against Cronus. When it was time for _ to be eaten, she gave a rock wrapped with cloth to look like a baby.

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Zeus

37
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Zeus was sent away. He grew up in hiding in the Island of _.

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Crete

38
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When Zeus has grown, he made his dad regurgitate his siblings with help of _, the most intelligent goddess of their time.

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Metis

39
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HE VOMITED UP THE GODS

Then, Zeus and his siblings raged war against their father, _.

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Cronus

40
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Titans vs Gods

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Titanomachy

41
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However, Zeus was cunning; he went to Tartarus and freed the Cyclops and Hecatoncheires. _ joined Zeus as well.

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Prometheus

42
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GODS WON

GODS RULED THE WORLD FROM MT.OLYMPUS

TITANS WERE BANISHED IN _

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Tartarus

43
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prison in the underworld

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Tartarus

44
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titan of intelligence

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Coeus

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titan of heavenly constellation

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Crius

46
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titan of mortal life span

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Iapetus

47
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titan of light

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Hyperion

48
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titan of divine law

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Themis

49
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titan of prophetic radiance

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Phoebe

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titan of shining

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Theia

51
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titan of memory

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Mnemosyne

52
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titan of fresh water

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Tethys

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titan of salt water

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Oceanus

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