Mythology

-thanks, Charlotte
 * Fred, you need to make your information into bullet points*
 * Chip, could we maybe take out the second generation titans and oceanids to cut some time in the presentation?*

Mythology __**Titans** - Charles__ 1. __Gaea(Ge)__ 2. __Uranus__ 3. __Cronus__ 4. __Rhea__ 5. __Oceanus__ 6. __Tethys__ 7. __Hyperion__ 8. __Mnemosyne__ 9. __Themis__ 10. __Iapetus__ 11. __Coeus__ 12. __Crius__ 13. __Phoebe__ 14. __Theia__ 15. __Prometheas__ 16. __Epimetheus__ 17. __Atlas__
 * earth and goddess of earth <<<<<<
 * bore Uranus w/o a male
 * married Uranus & then bore the remaining titans, cyclopes, & the hundred-handed
 * sky and god of the sky
 * hated cyclopes & hundred-handed(either for their strength or monstrous look) so he imprisoned the two in the earth(underworld)
 * son of Gaea and Uranus
 * Cronus became the ruler over his brothers and sisters(the titans)
 * Released the Cyclopes and hundred-handed(as he promised Gaea he would to end her suffering) only to reimprison them.
 * After Uranus was Castrated by a sickle of flint, Uranus told of a prophecy that Cronus would, in return, be overthrown by his son.
 * daughter of Gaea and Uranus
 * Wife of Cronus
 * When Cronus swallowed Rhea and his children, in fear of the prophecy from Uranus and Gaea, she tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock in swatling clothes, instead of Zeus
 * Became mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus
 * son of Gaea and Uranus
 * married Tethys, his sister
 * father of all the rivers and seas of the world
 * represented by a serpent, w/ its tail in it's mouth, encirling the earth
 * also represented by an old man w/ bull horns on his head
 * daughter of Uranus
 * wife of Oceanus
 * mother of all the rivers and seas of the world and of Metis
 * son of Gaea and Uranus
 * father of Helios(the sun), Salene(the moon), and Eos(the dawn)
 * titan of light
 * godess of memory[[image:shsglobalstudies11/themis.gif align="right"]]
 * daughter of Gaea and Uranus
 * Mother of Muses(father was Zeus)
 * daughter of Gaea and Uranus
 * Titan of justice and order <<<<<
 * Her duty is to call the gods to an assembly on Olympus
 * second wife of Zeus
 * son of Gaea and Uranus
 * married Clymene, daughter of Oceanus
 * had four sons: Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius
 * son of Gaea and Urnaus
 * father, by his sister Phoebe, of Leto,who would become mother of Apolla and Artemis, and Asteria
 * son of Gaea and Uranus
 * father, with Eurybia, of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses
 * writings of ancient greeks suggest, though they are not sure, that he was a god of leadership and domestic animals
 * is associated with the ram, or male sheep
 * may have become the constellation Aries, the ram
 * daughter of Uranus and Gaea
 * her name means "bright" or "shining"
 * mother of Leto and Asteria
 * daughter of Gaea and Uranus
 * wife of hiyperion
 * gave birth to Helios, Selene, and Eos
 * __Some fairly Important Second Generation Titans__**
 * means forethought
 * son of Iapetus and possibly Clymene
 * father of Deucalion
 * taught human how to make and use fire
 * Punished by Zeus for giving humans fire by being chained to Mount Caucasus and would have his liver picked by a eagle/vulture everyday and it would heal everynight so the pain would be greater
 * Saved by Heracles and Chiron, the centaur that gave his own immortality to prometheus
 * Zeus punished man kind for accepting fire from Prometheus by giving pandora, all the troubles and sickness, to the world
 * son of Iapetus and Clymene[[image:shsglobalstudies11/atlas.jpg align="right"]]
 * married Padora
 * son of Iapetus and Clymene
 * leader of the titans against the Olympian gods and godesses
 * all of the titans, except him, were sent to Tartarus
 * his punishment was to carry the sky on his sholders for all eternity <<<<<

18. __Metis__ Tartarus Bibliography Daly, Kathleen N., and Marian Rengel. //Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z//. Third ed. New York: Imprint of Infobase, 1992. Print.
 * __A very important Oceanids__**
 * not a titan but an oceanids
 * means wisdom
 * daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
 * advised Zeus to gove Cronus a drink that would make him cough up Zeus' siblings
 * first wife of Zeus
 * swallowed by Zeus, who was advised biy Uranus and Gaea to do so because her offspring might overthrow him
 * gave Zeus his wisdom
 * their daughter, Athene, was born from Zeus' head, fully grown and clad in armor.
 * deepest, most terrible part of the underworld
 * a realm of eternal darkness
 * where the titans were exiled to after the war with the olympic gods
 * Cyclopes were also sent there

//Greek Mythology//. Web. 05 Dec. 2011. [|http://www.greekmythology.com].

Tripp, Edward. //Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology//. Toronto: Fitzhenry, 1970. Print.

__Olympians__
 * Olympians: - Charlotte**


 * Cronus swallows every child that his wife Rhea births in fear of a son that will be stronger than himself
 * When she bares Zeus she hides him and gives Cronus a stone wrapped in baby clothes to swallow
 * Cronus falls for the trick and Zeus lives in hiding with sprits of mother earth that watch over him
 * His wife, Metis tricks Cronus into eating an herb that makes him throw up Zeus’s brothers and sisters
 * Together the Olympian gods are stronger than Cronos and he is forced to surrender is powers and flee
 * The 12 Olympians build themselves a palace onMountOlympuswhere they ruled over heaven and earth from golden thrones

Zeus: Hera: Hephaestus: Aphrodite: Ares: Athena: Poseidon: Apollo: Artemis: Hermes: Hades: Hestia:
 * Ruler of the Olympians
 * Lord of the sky and the rain god
 * Married to Hera
 * His weapon is a lighting bolt
 * Both Zeus’s wife and sister
 * The goddess of marriage and childbirth
 * Being the goddess of marriage she is very jealous of all Zeus’s other wives and continues to torment them
 * The son of Zeus and Hera
 * Husband of Aphrodite
 * The only Olympian god considered ugly
 * Several stories about how he is cast ofOlympus
 * The god of fire and forges
 * In charge of making all the armor and metal forOlympus
 * The daughter of Zeus and Dione
 * Wife of Hephaestus but has many other loves, her favorite, Ares
 * Goddess of love, beauty and desire
 * Carries with her a girdle that will compel anyone she desires
 * Son of Zeus and Hera
 * God of War
 * Tall and hansom but also vain
 * Born from Zeus’s head and has no mother
 * Mainly the Goddess of art, literature and intelligence
 * Also goddess of cities handicrafts, agriculture, and purity
 * Zeus’s Brother and second most powerful god
 * married the Amphitrite the grand daughter of a titan
 * God of the sea
 * Carries a tritent
 * Made the first horse to impress Demeter
 * Son of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Artemis
 * The god of light, music, archery, truth, and healing and medicine
 * His chariot drives the sun across the sky
 * Daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Apollo
 * Goddess of virginity, the hunt, the moon, and nature
 * Son of Zeus and Maia
 * The messenger of the gods and the guide for the dead, and god a thieves
 * He also invented the lyre, the pipes, astronomy, weights and measures, boxing, and gymnastics
 * Brother of Zeus husband of Persephone
 * God of the underworld, wealth, and precious metals and stones.
 * Wears a helmet that makes him invisible
 * Sister of Zeus
 * Goddess of the hearth

Demeter:
 * Olymians(other gods and heroes): - Fred**
 * goddess of corn and the harvest. Daughter of Cronus and Rhea.
 * Summary: Demeter is the one who makes the crops grow every year the first loaf of bread is always paid to her as an offering. She is connected to the seasons highly. When her daughter Persephone was abducted Demeter put the world in a death-like state in response to this Zeus told Hades to give the girl back but she ate fruit in the underworld so Hades had a claim on her. So it was agreed that the girl spend three months each year in the underworld during this time Demeter withdrew her gifts from the world.

Dionysus:
 * god of fertility and wine, later considered a patron of the arts.
 * He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes. He has a dual nature. On the one hand bringing joy and divine ecstasy. On the other brutal, unthinking, rage. Thus, reflecting both sides of wines nature.
 * Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Semele. He is the only god to have a mortal parent.

Pan: Theseus:
 * God of flocks and shepherds He was the son of Hermes and Penelope (later married to Odysseus) in some myths and the son of Zeus and the nymph Callisto in others.
 * He is mostly human in appearance but, with goat horns and goat feet. He is an excellent musician and plays the pipes. He is merry and playful frequently seen dancing with woodland nymphs.
 * He is at home in any wild place but, is favorite is Arcady, where he was born.
 * Theseus was Athens's great hero.
 * While having all the qualities of a traditional hero, such as strength and courage, he was also intelligent and wise.
 * He led Athens's army on victorious campaigns.
 * He gained a reputation for helping the poor and oppressed.
 * His shedding of power also made it easier for him to continue going on adventures after he was king.

Heracles: Sources:[|www.greekmythology.com] ||
 * Heracles is best known as the strongest of all mortals.
 * Stronger than many gods. So strong he was the deciding factor in allowing the Olympian Gods to win their battle with the giants.
 * He was the last mortal son of Zeus. He is the only man born of mortal woman to become a god upon his death.
 * He would also do anything to help a friend.
 * Once his anger passed he was the most critical judge of his own actions.
 * That he willing did severe penance shows a fundamental sense of justice. During his punishments he shows patience, fortitude and endurance that are as heroic as his strength.
 * But he perseveres through it all is a moral victory beyond simple strength.
 * The Romans valued him highly as he best fit their idea of a hero.
 * He eventually had a fair sized cult that worshiped him as a god.