PPT-The Olympians Cronus and Rhea

CronusSaturn ruled the Titans the second generation of gods He had overthrown his father Ouranos Uranus He and his sisterwife Rhea were the parents of the Olympians Cronuss Plot amp Fall. Mount Olympus. Tallest mountain in Greece.. Said to be the home of the gods and goddesses of Olympus. Namely, the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek World. . Zeus. God of: . The sky, weather, thunder, law, order and fate. Journal Entry #6. Today’s Class. Journal Entry . Discussion. Greek Mythology Background. Characters & Actions as Symbols. Homework. Quiz on Greek Mythology notes & ‘Creation of the Titans & Gods’ on Tuesday. Seen in . The Odyssey. Assumptions. These stories are from a long time ago prior to scientific understanding. People needed to make sense of things.. Oral tradition of storytelling creates the contradictory nature.. Greek . Mythology. Some rights reserved.  by . dynamosquito. Uranus. “Father Sky”. Gaia. “Mother Earth”. In the Beginning.... The Titans. atlas. Prometheus. Cronus. Descendants of Gaia and Uranus. Mythology. By: Me!!! Of Course. Mrs. Langston. What is Greek Mythology?. Greek Mythology is a collection of . myths and . legends that Greeks used to . explain their world, and how something came to be.. Zeus. – Ruler of all gods and man. . Defeated his father . Cronus. & drew lots with his 3 brothers for their shares of the universe.. Chosen as supreme ruler. . Controls the lightning bolt. Stronger than all other gods combined.. The new god of the gods.. The ruler of man. How did . Cronus. become the ruler of heaven and earth? . Killed his father Uranus with a sickle.. Why did he do this?. His father had sent him and his siblings to the underworld. . herm. Zeus + Maia .  Hermes. invention of cithara. theft of Apollo’s cattle. first meat sacrifice. invention of Pan-pipes. Hermes . Epichthonios. rhabdos. Hermes . epeiselelythei. :. "Hermes has passed . In the beginning, all was nothingness. Some say the nothingness was noisy chaos,. and others suggest that all was silent. Although no one could say how or when, the. nothingness became light, and day was followed by night. Then came love. With love,. ZEUS. Ruler of Mount Olympus. god of heaven and earth. Roman name Jupiter. Symbol – lightening bolt. Married to Hera. ZEUS’ parents = . Cronus. & Rhea. MYTH:. Defeated and overthrew his father . ZEUS. REALM:. Ruler of Mount Olympus. god of heaven and earth. Roman name :. Jupiter. Symbol . – lightening bolt. Married to Hera. ZEUS’ parents = . Cronus. & Rhea. MYTH. : Defeated and overthrew his father Cronus to become omnipotent ruler. Some rights reserved.  by . dynamosquito. Uranus. “Father Sky”. Gaia. “Mother Earth”. In the Beginning.... The Titans. atlas. Prometheus. Cronus. Descendants of Gaia and Uranus. O U C H ! ! ! . Senior Circuit Judge Ginsburg was a member of the panel at the time the case was submitted but did not participate in this opinionx0000x00002 x/Attxachexd /xBottxom x/BBoxx 1x851x84 1x064x76 2x165x52 Who thought it up?. What did they believe?. How . many Gods & Goddesses? . Sources. Information on the Greek belief system comes from many sources. Unlike followers of religions such as Christianity, Judaism, & Islam, the Greeks did not have a single sacred text, such as the Bible or Koran from which their beliefs and religious practices derived. Instead, they generally used oral traditions, passed on by word of mouth, to relate sacred stories. Priest and priestesses to various gods would also guide people in worship in various temples across Greece. We know something about these beliefs because Greek poets such as Homer, Hesiod and Pindar, and Greek dramatists such as Euripides, Aristophanes & Sophocles mention the myths in their various works. .