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
Cyclops
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hundred-handed, fifty-headed monsters
Hecatoncheires
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Brontes-Thunderer, Steropes-Lightener and Arges-Shiner
Cyclops
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Cottos, Briareos and Gyges
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.
CRONUS
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FROM BLOOD OF HIS GENITALS CAME
The Erinyes
The Meliae
Aphrodite
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goddesses of vengeance and conscience
Erinyes
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nymphs of the ash tree
Meliae
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goddess of love and beauty
Aphrodite
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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 _
Olympians
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The Children of Cronus and Rhea
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Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
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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.
Zeus
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Zeus was sent away. He grew up in hiding in the Island of _.
Crete
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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.
Metis
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HE VOMITED UP THE GODS
Then, Zeus and his siblings raged war against their father, _.
Cronus
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Titans vs Gods
Titanomachy
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However, Zeus was cunning; he went to Tartarus and freed the Cyclops and Hecatoncheires. _ joined Zeus as well.
Prometheus
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GODS WON
GODS RULED THE WORLD FROM MT.OLYMPUS
TITANS WERE BANISHED IN _
Tartarus
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prison in the underworld
Tartarus
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titan of intelligence
Coeus
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titan of heavenly constellation
Crius
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titan of mortal life span
Iapetus
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titan of light
Hyperion
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titan of divine law
Themis
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titan of prophetic radiance
Phoebe
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titan of shining
Theia
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titan of memory
Mnemosyne
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titan of fresh water
Tethys
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titan of salt water
Oceanus
