Module 4 (Mythology) Flashcards
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is presumed to have some basis in historical fact and tends to mention real people or events.
Legend
is a type of symbolic storytelling that was never based on fact.
Myth
Throughout time, this have sought to explain difficult concepts (e.g., the origin of the universe) with the help of common story devices, such as personification and allegories..
Myth
Contains creation stories that are very different from either the familiar story of Adam and Eve or the Big Bang.
Greek Mythology
The body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks.
Greek Mythology
These stories concern the origin and the nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the Ancient Greeks own culture and ritual practices.
Greek Mythology
Generation 0
Chaos
Gaia (Earth)
Eros (Love)
Tartarus (Deepest Region on Earth)
In the beginning there was
Chaos
Chaos gave birth to
Gaia (Earth)
this is the Deepest region of the world
Tartarus
The God of Love
Eros
Gaia, the Earth, gave birth to
Uranus (Sky)
Who is the god of the Sky/Heaven
Uranus
Who is the partner/husband of Gaia(Earth)
Uranus(Sky)
was the great mother/the creator
Gaia
Generation 1
Gaia fave birth to Uranus
Generation 2
Gaia and Uranus offsprings
- Hecatonchires(50-headed and hundred-handers)
- 3 Cyclops
- 12 Titans
Who are the offsprings of Gaia and Uranus?
Hecatonchires (50-headed and hundred-handers)
3 Cyclops
12 Titans (Cronus, Rhea, Kreious, Coeus, Phoebe, Oceanus, Tethys, Hyperion, Thea, Iapetus, Mnemosyne, and Themis)
Who are the 12 titans
Cronus,
Rhea,
Kreious,
Coeus,
Phoebe,
Oceanus,
Tethys,
Hyperion,
Thea,
Iapetus,
Mnemosyne,
Themis)
Hecatonchires is a
50 headed and hundred handers
who is the 50 headed and hundred handers
Hecatonchires
Who cause the wrath of Gaia
Uranus
Who was the the 2 children of Gaia that Uranus imprisoned
Hecatonchires and 3 Cyclops
Where did Uranus imprisoned Hecatonchires and 3 Cyclops
Tartarus