This is a collection of Greek Myths, Learn stories of various Gods, Goddesses of Greek Mythology.

 fantastical stories about gods, monsters, and warriors.

I own nothing, I was fascinated by Greek mythology that I decided to research it, and later decided to compile my research into the book.

all credits go to the Greeks and their interesting mythology.

Follow these Greek Gods on epic adventures, watch how their live play out in front of your eyes, see their wrong and their flaws, see the good and the bad, see them fall in love, back stab each other, trick and play each other, and of course smithe the mortals beneath their feet.

follow the fantastical trail of Gods, Monsters, and Warriors.

(Greek mythology series #1)

Safira is an ordinary teenage girl. As a grade 8 student, she was shocked to know that the greek gods and goddesses are real. And the most shocking, one of them was her lover in her past life and that is Zeus.

Red Lava Fish was able to use his ability to protect himself at the last minute as he was awaiting the attack. He got the talent he was using privately when he was Starium Level. He didn't know where he came from because he had a talent he didn't create himself. But there was someone who had any knowledge of it. Naturally, this person is was Artic.
Artic didn't know what to say after seeing the source of talent. He just started looking at the information given to him by the system.
"Vulcan"
" including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking, and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth. He is often depicted with a blacksmith's hammer. The Vulcanalia was the annual festival held on August 23 in his honor. His Greek counterpart Hephaestus, the god of fire and smithery. In the Etruscan religion, he is identified with Sethlans.
Vulcan belongs to the most ancient stage of Roman religion: Varro, the ancient Roman scholar, and writer citing the Annales Maximi records that king Titus Tatius dedicated altars to a series of deities including Vulcan"
"Vulcan's oldest shrine in Rome, called the Vulcan, was situated at the foot of the Capitoline in the Forum Romanum, and was reputed to date to the archaic period of the kings of Rome, and to have been established on the site by Titus Tatius,
 the Sabine co-king, with a traditional date in the 8th century BC. It was the view of the Etruscan haruspices that a temple of Vulcan should be located outside the city,
 and the Vulcan may originally have been on or outside the city limits before they expanded to include the Capitoline Hill. The Volcanalia sacrifice was offered here to Vulcan, on August 23. Vulcan also had a temple on the Campus Martius, which was in existence by 214 BC.
The Romans identified Vulcan with the Greek smith-god Hephaestus. Vulcan was associated with his Greek counterpart with the constructive use of fire in metalworking.
 A fragment of a Greek pot showing Hephaestus found at the Volcanal has been dated to the 6th century BC, suggesting that the two gods were already associated with this date. 
[However, Vulcan had a stronger association than Hephaestus with fire's destructive capacity, and a major concern of his worshippers was to encourage the god to avert harmful fires.
"
"he origin of the Roman god of fire Vulcan has been traced back to the Cretan god Velchanos by Gérard Capdeville, primarily under the suggestion of the close similarity of their names.  Cretan Velchanos is a young god of Mediterranean or Near Eastern origin who has mastership of fire and is the companion of the Great Goddess. These traits are preserved in Latium only in his sons Caucus, Calculus, Romulus and Servius Tullius. At Praeneste the uncles of Calculus are known as Digit, noun that connects them to the Cretan Dactyl.
His theology would be reflected in the Greek myths of Theseus and the Minotaur and those concerning the childhood of Zeus on Mount Ida. The Mediterranean Pregreek conception is 
apparent in the depiction of Velchanos as a young man sitting upon a fork of a tree on coins from Phaistos dating from 322 to 300 BC, showing him as a god of vegetation and springtime: the tree is the symbol of the union of Heaven and Earth and their generative power, i. e. the site of the union of the god and the goddess. 
Otherwise, Earth would be symbolized in the tree and Heaven in the double ax of the god. Later Velchanos was depicted as a bull as testified in the myths of Pasiphae and Europa. The Greeks misunderstood the meaning of the bull as for them the symbol of Zeus was a bird: the cock, the cuckoo or the eagle.
 Theseus brought to Delos the dance named géranos (literally the dance of the crane) which Capdeville connects with Garanos, a variant of the Recaranus of Italic myths. B. Sergent remarks that such an inquiry needs to include the Tarvos Trigaranos (the bull of the three horns) of Gaul.
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Artic lost consciousness for exactly 10 seconds after the information he received. It might not have seemed too long. But from a logical and point of view, it was a long time.
Artic understood why he lost consciousness in this way. Red Lava Fish was powered by the god, who was a true god and who was a Vulcan in ancient times. After Artic realized this, he smiled and looked at the battlefield.
Red Lava Fish was not harmed in any way, and he was just smiling. His defensive ability has never done him any harm. That's why he knew he could resist any attack. At the time, Redinium Human began to look at Red Lava Fish, unaware of what to do. But before long, red lava fish took some talent to finish him off because he spent all his energy.
The result was a fireworks explosion that only adorned the eyes. That's how Redinium Human disappeared.
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Artic took a deep breath, still a little headache. But seeing the names of all these gods reminded him of the messages he received about 100 years ago when he was on the planet. Each of those messages was sent by a god. Artic was starting to wonder about it. So when he got out of here, he'd be the first thing he'd do when he was done. He was sure of it.
There were very simple reasons for that. Lately, Artic has been hearing a lot of the names of these ancient mythological gods. He was starting to think it was something about him. But what he didn't realize is that he had no place in the world of gods at the moment.
The current Artic could not be discussed in the same place as the ancient mythological gods. The point is that every single one of these gods and goddesses used to be human, and for the first time in the world, they were the ones who set foot in the path of the law.


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"Artic"
"When the chessboard closes, the king and the pawn are will be placed in the same bag."
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Artic was a young student. He often struggled with his thoughts in his mind and tried to survive in the modern world. He was smart and liked to read, but he also liked to think about different things in his mind.
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Artic was killed trying to help a woman who was attacked. When he opened his eyes, he was in a different land with a voice in his head. Where he was reborn in the same body, people could have divine powers or possess special powers by developing their knowledge and philosophical perspectives on issues.
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We see what Artic choose for his special powers and what kind of person he will be in a new fantastical world.
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"You will have to find out for yourself," he told me as he lay beside the fire. 

"Let's just tell me the truth," I insisted. 

"Are you impatient, eh?" he asked laughing. "Well, do you know the story of the 10 Ladis?" He asked me. 

"It doesn't sound like anything to me," I said. 

-Well, do you know the 10 planets of the solar system? -He asked. 

- Weren't the planets nine? - 

"And doesn't the sun count as a planet?" Obvious asked me."Well, what does that have to do with the 10 Ladis?" I asked to continue with the story. 

-Well in Greek mythology, the planets were baptized with names that the ancient Greek gods gave them. These gods had 10 daughters, who are now known as the goddesses of the universe or in other words the Ladies - he explain. 

"What does that have to do with me and my brothers?" I asked without understanding anything. 

-Well, the Ladies had children. With the war that was previously in the world of the goddesses, they had to send their babies to the safest planet, that was an idea of the Goddess Terra. His children were on planet earth their entire lives and to this day they are - he explained. 

-High, high. Are you telling me that the woman who raised my brothers and me is not really my mother? "I asked, surprised. 

"I see you understood," he said as if nothing had happened. 

"No, it can't be," I said without being able to believe it. 

"And you still don't know your father," he said seriously. 

"Who is my father?" I asked suddenly. 

"Your father is the famous god of death or god of hell, Hades," he answered. 

"That could explain why I can turn into a demon," I said to myself. 

"Actually, you and your brothers look like their mothers, since there is nothing wrong with their father," he commented. 

"What is my mother's name?" I wanted to know. 

"Your mother is the Goddess Mars, a dominant woman, but loving at the same time," he said. 

"Will I ever meet her?" I really wanted to meet my mother. 

"It's possible," he replied. 

"When can I meet her?" 

"We have to find the portal that will take us to where your mother is," he answered. 

"And where is that portal?" I asked seriously. 

-You ask a lot of questions boy, but hey, I'll tell you. You have to open the portal yourself, "he told me. And how the hell am I supposed to do that? 

"How do I do that?" 

"Well, you just have to ask and that's it," he answered. 

"That the portal to my mother's world appears" Yusu laughed at me "Let's see funny, how do I do it then?" I asked angrily. 

-Take it easy. Yes? Was that the best thing you could think of? -He asked, still laughing. 

"Do you want to shut up and tell me how to do it?" I asked already annoyed. 

-Okay, okay. Do not get mad. With the fire of the campfire you must build the shape of a door -he told me. I just got up from my place and with my hands I guided the flames of the fire forming a rectangle. When I finished drawing, the image of a door appeared in front of us. It was a golden door with drawings and Greek writing. I looked at Yusu and he nodded. 

I took the doorknob and turned it. Opening the door, I found a world that seemed like paradise itself. 

We enter the place, until we reach a kind of hidden door in a wall. I opened it and we entered what appeared to be some kind of garden. Take a better look at the place and it was a palace where we were. 

"Where are we, Yusu?" I asked."Find out," he answered.-Hello? Is anyone there?- Asked a nearby female voice. 

I hid behind a tree so they wouldn't discover me. 

-Come on, I saw you. Get out immediately or I'll call my guards, "that voice warned me. I came out of my hiding place and I found a beautiful woman with brown hair and eyes just like mine. 

"Who are you, boy?" Asked the woman. She wore a red Greek dress with gold details and many jewels in chasm, and her head was adorned with a silver strip. 

-My name is...-

"Look Caleb I know this is going to be hard for you but you need to stay strong for mommy." Emma Caelum looked down on her son with tired eyes. She could feel the tears slowly start falling. 

"You need to run, you can't stay here." Emma said trying not to break down in front of her inevitable death at the hands of the monsters. She closed her eyes took a deep breath and opened her eyes again. 

"Caleb please give me your hands." She said as she took something from her pocket. 
Caleb held out his hands for his mother. She pressed something cold, metallic and round in his hands. 

"This will protect you in your time of need, it's a gift from your father." She new he didn't really understand what she meant, she could only hope that his father would save him if needed. 

"Why can't you come with me?" She snapped back to reality when her son started speaking.

"I'm going to die Caleb, to have your other mother inhabit my body to make you resulted in my body starting to fall apart. I still have enough of her power left from then to take them down with me however. Now run away my son!" She said all that while stroking his cheek. Then she pushed him away at the last part. 

Emma turned towards the end of the alleyway where a sea of monsters now stood gathered. First her eyes started to glow and her hair started to slowly raise. Then suddenly she her arms flew up and aimed at the monsters. At the same time giant spikes protruding from the earth and implied multiple monsters. Their screams of pain and agony echoed in the alleway. 

Caleb stood at the other end and watched in horror as the remaining monsters rushed his mother. Sudeley the buildings started to tremble and then started to fall. Caleb screamed in terror, sadness and loss as his mother along with the monster got buried under rubble of the old buildings. 

Caleb sat down and cried. But then jolted up when he remembered the last thing his mother's last words to him. "Run away!" So with his mother's words echoing in his head he started running. At five years old Caleb Caelum was a opran living on the streets. 

{2 years later}
Caleb had spent the last two years living on the streets. Over the winters he often  joined a gang temporary and picked pockets for them in exchange for shelter, food and protection. He spent a lot of times training up his powers. He could now control lighting, fly, control winds and control the earth. He also learned that when his feet (shoes included) where on the ground he would heal practically instantly. 

He had also figured out what the golden coin his mother had given him was. It could apparently turn in to any type of weapon he could imagine apart from guns. The coin could become swords, bows, knives, spears and much more. Apart from guns he had actually not find anything it couldn't turn into. The coin could even turn in to two weapon which was great sense he was ambidextrous. 

When Caleb found out that his coin could become any weapon he started at multiple sword related sports like fencing, kendo and straight up sword fighting. He paid with the money he took from peoples wallets. 

After following this training regime for a while he had made giant gains. He was whildy recognized as a sword fighting genius. Even now at age seven he often dueled students many years above him and won. After that he had also started training mixed martial arts. He quickly found he was as talented at this. His defence being Impregnable as a mountain and his attacks as swift as the wind. He never lost his footing and seemed to be able to nearly disappear because of his speed. 

He had trained a lot with his powers but he still had no idea where they came form. He knew based on what his mom had said that he had another mother and that it was form that mother and his father his powers came from. He also knew his mother was capable of possessing others and imbuing them with her power. She also had control over the earth which lead him to the occupation that his father must have something to do with the sky. 

When he was searching for information about it most of what he found was from ancient mythology. Goddesses and Gods. Even though he thought there was no way gods were real that was the same belfies others had about powers like his so he wasn't taking any chances. He made a record of all goddesses that could control the earth and all gods that could control the sky. He had the names, pantheons, powers or domains, ranking and personality of each god and goddess. 

Caleb had also ranked each religion based on how likely it was that he came form that on. Right now the greek pantheon seemed to be one of the most likely. They often interacted with mortals, had lots of demigods. The king had an extreme amount of children with mortal women and he did hold the right domains. His children were also often powerful, and many were seen as geniuses when it came to fight just like him. The things that made this choice less likely was that those gods should be in greece and as far has he knew his mother had never been there.

The other problem was that Gaia the primordial goddess of the earth was sleeping. Then again that might have been why she needed to possess his mother. Many of the monsters he had ment also fit the descriptions of the monsters in ancient greek mythology. The main problem was most of them were also part of the average fantasy world so he couldn't be sure. 

Just like he could be a child of the greek gods he could also be a normal human that unlocked magic or some ancient fantasy race heritage. He wasn't sure but made sure to study ancient greek mythology and customs. He also read fantasy books, watch fantasy movies and played any game that included magic or monsters trying to learn as much as possible. 

He also learned about other pantheons that could have an impact on his life. Many roman but also others like norse and egyptian. 

He really liked the place he had set up for himself in this part of town but now he needed to move, the monster activity had started to rise again and he did not want to be swarmed like last time.

A new variable has entered the prophecy. Zeus infidelity has resulted in another child, this is in of itself not unexpected, it was bound to happen really. What is unexpected is that the woman was possessed by Gaia. This child is now the result of two of the most powerful beings interfering in a mortal life.

Who is he? Where will his loyalties lay?

He is a leader, a fighter and a genius. What will be his story? (I have also genderbent Percy for the fun of it. She will probably be the main girl. The first chapters will be the childhood then the first quest.)

Disclaimer - Any characters or scenarios that are taken from the Percy Jackson stories belong to Rick Riordan, or whoever he has given ownership too. While he does not own greek mythology he does own his characters and own stories.

- I would change it to the Fanfiction section but the bloody thing wont allow me too

When they took a look at what was on the other side, the three were extremely surprised.

"What is this?" Hermione asked. 

The room was pitch black and the three were hesitant to go inside. 

"What if this is a hole?" Kristine asked. "We're going to die from the fall," 

"I don't think we have a choice," Chris said. "This is the only door we found since we've been stuck here,"

The two were still reluctant to go inside. 

"I'll go inside," Chris said. "If I fall then I fall. If we don't go in, we'll eventually go crazy from just walking without a set destination," 

Before the girls could say anything, Chris went inside the room. 

"It's not a hole," Chris said. "Just come inside," 

Hermione and Kristine looked at each other and slowly went inside the room. The door quickly closed behind them and when Hermione and Kristine both went to find the door, they couldn't. The three now were surrounded in complete darkness. 

"Great! The door disappeared and we have no light as well," Kristine said. "See if we can use mag-"

Before Kristine could finish, the room started to change. Torches started to appear from the sides which started to illuminate the room. 

There was now a marble floor with limestone round pillars around the three. In front of the three was a huge limestone statue of a naked middle-aged man being held up by chains.

"Whoa, what is all this?" Chris asked as he started to walk around the room. Aside from the torches, statue, and pillars, there was nothing else in the room. 

Suddenly the diary in Hermione's arm started to vibrate.

"Chris! Kristine! The diary is reacting to something," Hermione said. 

"Quickly open the diary," Chris said. Hermione opened the diary and on the page after the riddle, words started to form. 

Release the chains of the one that saved humanity. Give freedom to the one that has suffered never-ending pain for millenniums. Shout his name loudly to free him. However, do it fast as today will be the last for this great hero of fire.

"Great hero of fire?" Kristine asked. "That could mean anyone. There were many figures in both history and mythology that discovered or created fire,"

"The work looks very familiar," Hermione said. "Not the statue itself, but the material and the looks of it look very similar," 

"Greek statues!" Chris shouted. "This looks like something the Greeks would make. Limestone is also material that ancient Greek used to use a lot," 

"So is this supposed to be a king or an important historical figure?" Kristine asked. 

"No, Greeks usually made statues of their gods so I think we're dealing with Greek mythology here," Hermione said. "However, there's so much mythology and I don't know that much about it. All I know are only the names of the big Gods and some stories like Pandora, King Midas, and Hercules," 

"Then this might be Hephaestus. He's the god of fire I believe," Chris said. "I'll shout his name," 

Chris walked to the front of the statue and was now only a couple feet away. 

"Hephaestus!" Chris shouted. However, nothing happened.

"It was wrong?!" Chris exclaimed confusedly as he went back to where Hermione and Kristine was. "But there's no other god of fire," 

"Chris I don't think it's as simple of just a god of fire," Hermione said. "There has to be more to this man's story. Otherwise, it would just say god instead of hero,"

"I don't know anyone heroes in Greek mythology that could control fire. Do you know any Kristine?"

"I think I've heard of one," Kristine said. "Mother once told me about Hercules and his 12 quests. She didn't tell me much because she said a lot of it was too scary for me, but she told about a story where there was a titan named Atlas who held up the sky without any help. Hercules asked Atlas to get him a golden apple which was his quest and told Atlas that he would hold up the sky for him. Well blah blah blah, the story ends with Hercules tricking Atlas. Well when my mother used to tell me some stories like this, she would sometimes say random facts and in this case, she had a random fact for me. She said that Atlas had a brother named Prometheus who had something to do with fire, but I don't remember if that's him,"

"Prometheus..." Chris mumbled as he went deep into thought. 

'System can I buy a book on Greek mythology from the store?' Chris asked.

[As this is part of the Diary's riddle, you can only buy it for 15% of your Galleon. Would you like to purchase it?]

'Of course not, you scammer!' Chris exclaimed as he immediately pushed the thought aside. 'Alright I guess I'll have to try remembering,'

"Oh yes! I remember Prometheus!" Hermione exclaimed. 

"You do?!" Chris shouted excitedly. 

"Yeah, it was something I read for a bit of fun. I forgot about him since I read it so long ago. Prometheus was also a titan who was good at tricking people. He also made humans on Zeus' order and started to like humans since he didn't really even like the gods in the first place. Well basically, he tricked every gods and goddesses and stole Hephaestus' fire and gave it to man. He was punished by Zeus and was chained to a rock while eagles ate up his insides. I stopped reading after that," Hermione said.

"He gave humanity fire which is the best technology mankind had. This should count as being a hero," Chris said. "Alright I'll shout Prometheus,"

Chris Kim was a Potterhead. While he was reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for the 15th time, he felt the force sucking him inside the book. He realized he was in the Harry Potter World with the Wizardry System. How will he change the Harry Potter world with his knowledge?

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Lianne's POV 

Nasa bahay ako nang mag chat saken si Bea na pumunta sa Alphamart na malapit sa may Villa namin. Nakita ko na may mga kasama siya sa table don na isang girl at dalawang boys. Pumasok ako sa loob. 

"Hoy Bea" bungad ko sa kanya at umupo sa tabi nya "Sino tong bago mong friends?" nginitian ko yung tatlong tao na nasa harapan namin 

"Hi, I'm Lianne" Inabot ko kamay ko at tinanggap toh nung babae 

"Aphrodite." maikling sabi nya na nagpa-ngiti saken 

"As in the Goddess of love and beauty?" natutuwang tanong ko at nahihiya syang ngumiti 

"Ako naman si Damien Hades" sabi nung lalakeng katabi ni Aphrodite "This is my brother Apollo" turo nya sa katabi nyang isa pang lalaki 

"Wow, Bea ah, your social circle upgraded from random people to greek gods and Goddess" tapos tumawa ako. 

"What can I say, Lianne? I'm great at making friends" at nag- beautiful eyes si gaga 

Inirapan ko nalang sya at tinuon ang pansin sa tatlo "Magkakapatid ba kayong tatlo? Your names came from the same sources kase eh, Greek Mythology" curious na tanong ko sa kanila 

They chuckled "Kame ni Damien, but Aphrodite is not our sibling." pagpapaliwanag saken ni Apollo 

"Our Mothers are best friends since High school, they've also planned to name their child with God and Goddesses names" sabi ni Damien 

"Anyway, umm, where do you two live?" curious na tanong samen ni Aphrodite 

"We live in the Villa there oh" turo ko sa Villa namin na malapit lang dito sa Mart. 

"No freaking way, really?" gulat na sabi ni Aphrodite sa sinabi ko 

"Why?" tanong ni Bea sa kanya na parang nagulat den sa reaksyon ni Aphrodite 

"Doon din kame nakatira!" excited na sabi ni Apollo na tinapik pa ang kapatid nya 

"Perfect" tumayo bigla si Bea "Come and meet our friends" dagdag na sabi nya at lumabas na kame sa Alphamart. 

Naabutan namin ang iba naming friends sa harap ng tindahan ni Stella. 

"Guys, meet Stella, April and Amere" pakilala ni Bea sa tatlo "Girls, this is Aphrodite, Damien Hades at Apollo" 

"Pota, nag-uuwi kana ngayon ng mga diyos at diyosa?" pabirong sabi ni April 

"Nice to meet you peeps" pabirong bati ni Amere sa tatlo 

"Hello." maikling bati naman ni Stella at ngumiti nalang, siguro nahihiya pa to' 

"Hope you don't mind, pinapunta namin yung isa pa naming friend" nakangiting sabi ni Damien at binaba ang phone nya 

"Eto na siya!" hinila ni Apollo yung lalaking dumating "Guys, friend namin, si Zach" pakilala nya 

"Hi" bati naming lima kay Zach 

"Anneyeong" sabi niya habang naka-peace sign sya 

"Ay, ang cute tas ang kulit. Nagko-korean sya" natutuwang sabi ni Stella kaya napatawa kameng lahat. 

"Zachary." pakilala nya tas nakipag shake hands samen tila kakandidato to' charot 

"Tara ikot tayo sa Villa" pag aya ko sa kanila 

"G!" sigaw ni Damien at Apollo habang tumakbo na sila, magra-racing ata yung magkapatid, hays. 

I don't why, but watching them laugh and getting along. I see an amazing friendship

A group of friends changed by the twist of their fate they didn't expect. But, how much pain can their friendship handle while they still hide secrets from each other?

Wilson Ignis was just an ordinary guy, albeit he did have ADHD and Dyslexia. However, he had know idea how his life would change, and how he became a legendary figure in both a mortal and mythological standpoint.

Updates should be depending on my free time. There will be at least one a week to daily chapters.

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Asteria :: Astraeus :: Atlas :: Clymene :: Coeus :: Crius :: Cronus :: Dione :: Eos :: Epimetheus :: Eurybia :: Eurynome :: Hyperion :: Iapetus :: Lelantos :: Menoetius :: Metis :: Mnemosyne :: Oceanus :: Ophion :: Pallas :: Perses :: Phoebe :: Prometheus :: Rhea :: Selene :: Styx :: Tethys :: Thea :: Themis

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Achelous :: Adonis :: Adrestia :: Aeolus :: Aether :: Agathodaemon :: Aglaea :: Algea :: Alpheus :: Amphitrite :: Ananke :: Androktasiai :: Anemoi :: Anteros :: Apate :: Aristaeus :: Asclepius :: Asopus :: Astraea :: Ate :: Atropos :: Aura :: Bia :: Britomartis :: Caerus :: Calypso :: Castalia :: Cephissus :: Chaos :: Chronos :: Circe :: Clotho :: Clytie :: Daphne :: Deimos :: Demeter :: Dike :: Dionysus :: Dysnomia :: Echo :: Eileithyia :: Eirene :: Elpis :: Endeis :: Enyo :: Erebus :: Eris :: Eros :: Euphrosyne :: Gaea :: Geras :: Graeae :: Harmonia :: Hebe :: Hecate :: Heliadae :: Heliades :: Helios :: Hemera :: Hermaphroditus :: Hesperides :: Hesperus :: Horae :: Horkos :: Hyades :: Hyas :: Hygeia :: Hypnos :: Iasion :: Iris :: Keres :: Keto :: Kratos :: Lachesis :: Lethe :: Limos :: Lyssa :: Makhai :: Maniae :: Melinoe :: Minor Gods :: Momus :: Moros :: Morpheus :: Nemesis :: Nephele :: Nike :: Nilus :: Nysiads :: Nyx :: Oenone :: Oizys :: Old Man of the Sea :: Oneiroi :: Ourea :: Paean :: Pan :: Peneus :: Persephone :: Pheme :: Philotes :: Phobos :: Phonoi :: Phorcys :: Phosphorus :: Phthonus :: Ploutos :: Ponos :: Pontus :: Priapus :: Primordial :: Proteus :: Pseudologoi :: Psyche :: Rhode :: Scamander :: Syrinx :: Tartarus :: Telesto :: Thalassa :: Thalia :: Thanatos :: Thaumas :: The Erinnyes :: The Fates :: The Graces :: The Muses :: Thetis :: Tyche :: Typhoeus :: Uranus :: Zagreus :: Zelus

The Creation Theory

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In the beginning there was only Chaos. Then out of the void appeared Erebus, the unknowable place where death dwells, and Night. All else was empty, silent, endless, dark. Then, Love was born bringing along the beginning of order. From Love emerged Light, followed by Gaea, the earth.

Erebus slept with Night, eventually giving birth to Ether, the heavenly light, and to Day, the earthly light. Then, Night alone created Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis, and all things that dwell in the darkness haunting mankind.

Meanwhile, Gaea alone gave birth to Uranus, the sky. Uranus became Gaea's husband, surrounding her on all sides. Together, they produced the three Cyclopes, the three Hecatoncheires, and twelve Titans.

However, Uranus was a cruel father and husband. He hated the Hecatoncheires and imprisoned them by pushing them into the hidden places of the earth, Gaea's womb. This angered Gaea and she plotted against Uranus. She made a flint sickle and tried to get her children to attack Uranus. All were too afraid, except the youngest Titan, Cronus.

Gaea and Cronus set up an ambush of Uranus as he lay with Gaea at night. Cronus grabbed his father and castrated him with the sickle, throwing the severed genitals into the ocean. It is unclear as to what happened to Uranus afterwards; he either died, withdrew from the earth, or exiled himself to Italy. As he departed, he promised that Cronus and the Titans would be punished. From the blood that was spilled on the earth due to his castration, emerged the Giants, the Ash Tree Nymphs, and the Erinnyes. From the sea foam that was produced when his genitals fell in the ocean, emerged Aphrodite.

Cronus became the next ruler. He imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires in Tartarus. He married his sister Rhea, and had many children. He ruled for many ages; however, Gaea and Uranus both had prophesied that Cronus would be eventually overthrown by a son. To avoid this, Cronus swallowed all of his children as they were born. Rhea was angry at the treatment of the children and plotted against Cronus. When it was time to give birth to her sixth child, Rhea hid herself, then she left the child to be raised by nymphs. To conceal her act she wrapped a stone in swaddling cloths and passed it off as the baby to Cronus, who swallowed it.

This child was Zeus. He grew into a handsome youth at the island of Crete. He consulted Metis on how to defeat Cronus. She prepared a drink for Cronus designed to make him vomit the other children. Rhea convinced Cronus to accept his son and Zeus was allowed to return to Mount Olympus as Cronus's cupbearer, giving him the opportunity to serve Metis' potion to Cronus. The plan work perfectly and the other five children emerged out of Cronus. As gods, they were unharmed and thankful to their youngest brother, they made him their leader.

Cronus was yet to be defeated though. He and the Titans, except Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Oceanus, fought to retain their power; this led to the War between the Titans and the Olympians called Titanomachy. Atlas became their leader in battle and it looked for some time as though they would win and put the young gods down. However, Zeus was cunning; he went to Tartarus and freed the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires. Prometheus joined Zeus as well. He returned to battle with his new allies; the Cyclopes provided Zeus with lightning bolts for weapons; the Hecatoncheires were armed with boulders, waiting in an ambush. At the right time, Zeus retreated drawing the Titans into the Hecatoncheires's ambush, who rained down hundreds of boulders with such a fury that the Titans thought the mountains were falling on them. They ran away, leaving Zeus victorious.

Zeus exiled the Titans who had fought against him into Tartarus, with the exception of Atlas, who being the leader of the opposing force, was punished to hold the universe on his shoulders.

However, even after this victory, Zeus was not safe. Gaea, angry that her children had been imprisoned, gave birth to her last child, Typhon. Typhon was the deadliest monster in Greek mythology and was known as the "Father of All Monsters". He was so fearsome that most of the gods fled; however, Zeus faced the monster and flinging his lighting bolts was able to kill it. Typhon was buried under Mount Etna in Sicily.

Much later, Zeus faced a final challenge set by the Giants. They went so far as to attempt to invade Mount Olympus, piling mountain upon mountain in an effort to reach the top. Nevertheless, the gods had already grown strong, and with the help of Heracles, the Giants were subdued and killed.

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Perhaps the most confusing aspect of this myth is the extensive use of names that seem difficult to non-native Greek speakers to pronounce. This sometimes causes frustration and loss of track when trying to establish the continuing relationship between these characters in the birth of the world. So, please be patient and try to associate these names with the characters and events that took place...

It all started when Chaos, Gaea (Earth) and Eros started sleeping with each other, leading to the Gods. So, in Greek mythology, the creation of the world starts with the creation of the different classes of Gods. In this instance, the term 'gods' refers to the characters that ruled the Earth (without necessarily possessing any divine attributes) until the 'real' Gods, the Olympians, came. So after this brief introduction, the next step to examine is the creation of the Gods (which really is the same thing, it's just that when you are interested in the creation of the world, you look at the very beginning of the creation of the Gods, while, to examine the creation of the Gods, you have to look a little deeper).

Hesiod's Theogony is one of the best introductions we have on the creation of the world. According to Hesiod, three major elements took part in the beginning of creation; Chaos, Gaea, and Eros. It is said that Chaos gave birth to Erebos and Night, while Uranus and Oceanus emerged from Gaea. Each child had a specific role, and Uranus' duty was to protect Gaea. Later, the two became a couple and
were the first Gods to rule the world. They had twelve children known as the Titans, three known as the Cyclopes, and three Hecatoncheires, the hundred-handed Giants.

The situation from here on however wasn't very peaceful. Uranus was a cruel father, afraid that he might be overthrown by his children; thus, he decided that his children belonged deep inside Gaea, hidden from himself and his kingdom. Gaea, infuriated with this arrangement, agreed at first, but later chose to help her children. She devised a plan to rid her children from their tyrant father, and supplied her youngest child Cronus with a sickle. She then arranged a meeting for the two, in which Cronus cut off his father's genitals. The seed of Uranus which fell into the sea gave birth to Aphrodite, while from his blood were created the Fates, the Giants, and the Meliad nymphs.

Cronus succeeded his father in the throne and married his sister Rhea. He also freed his siblings and shared his kingdom with them. Oceanus was given the responsibility to rule over the sea and rivers, while Hyperion guided the Sun and the stars. When Cronus and Rhea started having their own children, Cronus was possessed by the very same fears that haunted his father.

Cronus eventually decided that the best way to deal with this problem was to swallow all his children.
Of course, Rhea was very displeased and devised a plan to free her children. She managed to hide her youngest child, Zeus, from Cronus, by tricking him into swallowing a stone wrapped in infant clothes instead of the baby himself.

The great Zeus was brought up by the Nymphs on Mount Dikte in the island of Crete. In order to cover the sound of his crying, the Kouretes danced and clashed their shields. As Zeus entered manhood, he gained the strength few would dare dream of. He overthrew his father, and freed his siblings from his father's stomach, taking the throne and the rule of the universe.

HUMAN RACE

According to the myths, the immortal Gods thought that it would be interesting to create beings similar to them, but mortal, in order to inhabit the earth. As soon as the mortals were created, Zeus, the leader of the Gods, ordered the two sons of the Titan Iapetus, Prometheus and Epimetheus, to give these beings various gifts in the hope that the mortals would evolve into interesting beings, able to amuse the Gods.

So the two brothers started to divide the gifts among themselves in order to give them to the earth's inhabitants. Epimetheus asked his brother to give out the gifts first; he gave the gift of beauty to some animals, agility on other animals, strength in others, and agility and speed to some. However, he left the human race defenseless, with no natural weapons in this new kingdom. Prometheus, who liked the human race, upon realizing what had happened, promptly distributed his own gifts to mankind. He stole reason from Athena, giving it to man. He then stole fire from the gates of Hephaestus, to keep them warm. Prometheus then became the protector of the human race, and shared with it all the knowledge he had.

This new situation angered Zeus, for fire until now had been a gift only reserved for the Gods and he did not want the human race to resemble the Gods. Zeus's next step was to punish Prometheus. And a heavy punishment it was. Zeus chained Prometheus on a peak in the Caucasus, which was believed to be at the end of the world. He had an eagle eat his liver every single day for thirty years. At the end of each day, Prometheus' liver would grow back again, so he would have to suffer all over again. After thirty years, Heracles (Hercules) released Prometheus from his nightmare.

OLYMPIANS

The term Olympians refers to the twelve Gods of Mount Olympus, which is located in the northern central part of Greece. This mountain was believed to be sacred throughout ancient times, and considered the highest point on earth. These Gods that ruled on Mount Olympus, also ruled the lives of all mankind. Each and every single God (or Goddess) had their own character and domain. Gods in mythology were very human like. They had the strengths and weaknesses of mortals (as we know them today). truly made to represent each and every side of human nature. They also supported justice, as seen from their own point of view.

Gods even had children with mortals, which resulted in demigods like Heracles. The most amazing observation is how the traits of the Gods expressed human nature in its complete form. Strength, fear, unfaithfulness, love, admiration, beauty, hunting, farming, education; there was a God for every human activity and expression. These Gods weren't just ideal figures. they were beings with their own limitations. They expressed anger, jealousy and joy, just like humans. Each God ruled their own realm, apart from Zeus, who was omnipotent and ruled all.

See Also: The Creation of Man by Prometheus


The Creation Is also called Theogony.

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