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The creation of the earth The creation of the earth and mankindand mankind
CharactersCharactersChaos
Night and Darkness
Dreams Light
Love
GaiaHeaven
Giants Titans GorgonsCyclops
Cronus
Rhea
OlympiansPrometheus
Epimetheus
Atlas
The titansThe titans Cronus- the youngest and the Cronus- the youngest and the
one who overpowered their one who overpowered their father, heavenfather, heaven
Rhea-sister and wife of CronusRhea-sister and wife of Cronus Prometheus-the wise titan who Prometheus-the wise titan who
helped Zeus overthrow his helped Zeus overthrow his father, Cronusfather, Cronus
Epimetheus-brother of Epimetheus-brother of Prometheus Prometheus
Atlas-the titan who carried the Atlas-the titan who carried the world on his shoulderworld on his shoulder
Other CharactersOther Characters
The 12 great The 12 great Olympians, led by Olympians, led by Zeus who overthrew Zeus who overthrew the titansthe titans
The gorgons, giants The gorgons, giants and cyclops-the and cyclops-the monstrous offspring monstrous offspring of heaven and earthof heaven and earth
PlotPlot At the beginning there At the beginning there
was chaos and from was chaos and from chaos, the night, chaos, the night, darkness and sleep darkness and sleep were created.were created.
From there, love was From there, love was formed and from love formed and from love Gaia was born and Gaia was born and Gaia gave birth to Gaia gave birth to heaven who also heaven who also became her husbandbecame her husband
Gaia and heaven Gaia and heaven gave birth to gave birth to monstrous creatures monstrous creatures that were sent to the that were sent to the ends of the earthends of the earth
Cronus was the Cronus was the youngest titan who youngest titan who led the uprising led the uprising against his father and against his father and won the warwon the war
Cronus became the Cronus became the leader but due to the leader but due to the oracle that his son oracle that his son would overthrow him would overthrow him so he eats his so he eats his offspringoffspring
Rhea hid her Rhea hid her youngest, Zeus who youngest, Zeus who grew up and led the grew up and led the uprising against his uprising against his own fatherown father
Prometheus was the Prometheus was the titan who helped Zeus titan who helped Zeus win the war against win the war against his father and his father and became the ruler of became the ruler of the universe.the universe.
The Creation of ManThe Creation of Man
There was the belief There was the belief that men were made that men were made of metalsof metals
Another was the story Another was the story of how Prometheus of how Prometheus created men in the created men in the image of the gods image of the gods and stole fire to help and stole fire to help the humansthe humans
The Creation of WomanThe Creation of Woman Pandora was created by Pandora was created by
Zeus as a revenge for Zeus as a revenge for what Prometheus’ trick.what Prometheus’ trick.
Pandora was given a box Pandora was given a box that she must not open that she must not open but out of curiosity, she but out of curiosity, she opened it thus setting opened it thus setting every bad thing free, the every bad thing free, the only thing left was hope.only thing left was hope.
SettingsSettings The entire universe and GreeceThe entire universe and Greece
ThemeTheme
Uprising is inevitable Uprising is inevitable in a world ruled by in a world ruled by tyrantstyrants
The belief in oraclesThe belief in oracles Incest and crueltyIncest and cruelty