Greek Mythology (The Creation) Flashcards
(The Beginning)
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What was the dark nothingness before anything existed?
Chaos
(The Beginning)
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What shaped gradually after Chaos?
Mother Earth
(The Beginning)
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Who was Mother Earth’s first and only son?
Uranus
(The Beginning)
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What happened when Uranus and Mother Earth had incest?
Rain fell from the sky onto Earth, making plants grow and animals appeared form rivers and seas.
(The Beginning)
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After Uranus had incest with his mother, who were their first-born children?
Monsters and giants were born, amongst these were the cyclops (meaning “wheel-eyed) that holy had one huge eye in the middle of their forehead. Which Uranus treated cruelly and banished them to the underworld.
(The Beginning)
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After Uranus had incest with his mother for the second time, who were their second-born children?
Titans, which became the first gods and goddesses of Earth have a human-shaped giant bodies.
(The Beginning)
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After Uranus had incest with his mother for the third and last time, who were their third-born children?
This was the golden age, who lived in an age without trouble or wars, but sadly the golden age has no children causing extinction.
(The Revolt of the Titans)
Since Mother Earth could not forgive Uranus for his treatment their first-born children like that, what did she do?
She encourages the Titans, led by Chronos to rebel against their father (Uranus). Cronos attacked Uranus with a sickle and took power.
(The Revolt of the Titans)
After 3 drops of blood of Uranus fell to earth, what happened?
The blood formed the Erinyes/Furies which were spirits of revenge, with a wing of a bad and the head of dogs who murdered people especially killed relatives. Another drop fell into the sea causing the foam to be created causing the goddess Aphrodite to be born.
(The Birth of Zeus)
How many and what is the name of their children?
After Chronos becomes the King of Titans and marries his sister, Rhea, and have a child of 6.
Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Pluto (King of the Underworld), Poseidon(King of the Ocean), and Zeus (King of God, God of thunder and lightning)
(The Birth of Zeus)
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Why did Chronos eat his children? but how did Rhea save her sixth child from being eaten?
Chronos ate his children in fear of being killed. After eating all of his five children, Zeus was next but after Rhea felt the guilt of her children saved Zeus by feeding Chronos a rock.
(The Birth of Zeus)
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How did Zeus save his other siblings from the stomach of Chronos?
Zeus disguised himself as a wine server for Chronos, but had put poison in his wine, causing him to throw up all of his five children.
(The Birth of Zeus)
How long did the War Last?
What happened after all of the five children were free?
After freeing the Titans, in return made a thunderbolt for Zeus, a fierce battle took place that lasted a decade came to an end, giving the victorious win to the Gods.
