Greek Mythology is the set of stories about the

gods, goddesses, heroes and rituals of Ancient

Greeks and was part of the religion in Ancient
Greece.

Levie P. Alpos
BSED – English 2

EL 109 MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE

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 are the children of the primordial deities
Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth).
URANUS

GOD OF SKY
He is the first ruler. He is the
son of Gaea, who created him
without help. He then became
the husband of Gaea and
together they had many
offspring, including twelve of
the Titans.

GAEA

GODDESS OF EARTH
The primordial earth and was
one of the deities who
governed the universe before
the Titans existed.

The mighty Titans are the

powerful race that ruled the
world before Olympians, in a
time of the Golden Age of men.
They were immortal giants and

are also known as the Elder Gods and their dwelling place was at MOUNT OTHRYS.
Uranus and Gaia had many offspring, including…
THE CYCLOPES – The one-eyed giants
THE HECATONCHEIRES – The Giants who had fifty heads and one hundred hands.
THE TITANS – Gods & Goddesses
 CYCLOPS
 The Giants
 one-eyed monsters
 considered as the sons of URANUS and GAEA.
 they forged the thunderbolts of Zeus.

ARGES (Bright)
BRONTES (Thunderer)
STEROPES (Lightener)

HECATONCHEIRES
 Giants who had fifty heads and one hundred hands
 They were the children of the Titans Uranus and Gaea.
 They were also responsible for earthquakes and the
huge sea waves.

BRIAREUS or AEGAEON - the vigorous or the sea goat

COTTUS - the striker or the furious
GYGES - the big-limbed

Oceanus Coeus Hyperion Iapetus Krios Cronus

Tethys Phoebe Thea Mnemosyne Themis Rhea

 OCEANUS
Titan God of Water
The eldest of the Titans. The "Father of the
Waters", he is the Titan Lord of the Seas, as
well as the ocean which was believed to
encircle the world and connect the earth to
the heavens and the underworld. Married his
sister TETHYS and they had numerous
children.
Roman Name: OCEAN
OFFSPRINGS
THE POTAMOIS
Were their three thousand (3000)
sons who were river-gods.
TETHYS
The Titan Goddess of The Fresh Water
She nourishes the earth. Her additional
role was that she is the Greek goddess of
nursing mothers.
Roman name: TETHYS, means nurse.
THE OCEANIDES
Were their 3000 daughters who were
goddesses and nymphs of fresh water.
 COEUS
Titan God of Wisdom
He is one of the (4) pillars and known as
God of the North. His wife was Phoebe.
He is the father of LETO & ASTERIA.
Roman name: (POLUS) meaning
questioning, and been the Titan of
inquisive minds and intellect.
OFFSPRINGS
ASTERIA
Goddess of falling stars
She was married to the Perses and
had a daughter, Hecate.
PHOEBE
Titan Goddess of Prophecy
was associated with the moon and the
Oracle of Delphi, and was considered to be
the Goddess of Prophecy. Her name was
derived from the Greek words PHOIBOS
"bright" or "radiant", PHOIBAZO "prophesy"
and PHOIBA0 "to purify".
Roman name: PHOEBE
LETO
Goddess of Modesty/Kindness
She was a lover of Zeus and got pregnant by
him. She sided with Trojans during the war
and helped heal Aeneas from his battle
wounds.
 HYPERION
Titan God of light
His name means watcher from above, he
is considered as the Titan God of the east
and one of the (4) pillars. He married his
sister THEIA (lady of the shining blue of
the sky). He is the father of HELIOS, EOS
and SELENE.
THEA
Titan Goddess of Sight
The Greeks believed it was her who gave
their silver and gold with luminous
qualities. This is actually why gold had
intrinsic value to the Greeks; it was a
divine reflection of Thea. Her name was
derived from the Greek word THEA "sight “

Roman name: SUN Roman name: DIONE.

OFFSPRINGS

EOS HELOIS SELENE

Goddess of Dawn
She was consort of God
Ares, causing the jealousy
of Aphrodite, who cursed
her with insatiable sexual
urge.
God of Sun
He drove the chariot of the
sun across the sky daily. He
was appeared in the
Homeric Epic, “The
Odyssey” in which Odysseus
and his men reached and
island dedicated to the god.
Goddess of Moon
She drove every night
across the skies. She had
an affair with mortar
named Endymion whom
Zeus had granted the
choice of when he would
die.
 IAPETUS CLYMENE
Titan God of Mortal Life Goddess of Fame and Infamy
Also, known as God of death. His name
means “THE PIERCER", that when he She is the daughter of Oceanus and
decided that one's time had passed, he Tethys. And that makes her one of
brought violent death upon him. One of the the OCEANIDES.
(4) pillars and represented the pillar of the
west. Married his niece Clymene.

Roman name: JAPETUS

OFFSPRINGS

ATLAS EPIMETHEUS PROMETHEUS MENOETIUS

The Titan God The Titan god of The Thief of Fire, A Titan god of violent
condemned to hold afterthought and Trickster, known anger and rash
up the celestial excuses. He was for mankind in his action.
heavens for given the task of wily intelligence, he
eternity after the populating the stole fire from Zeus
TITANOMACHY. earth with animals and gave it to
and men. mortals.
 MNEMOSYNE
Titan Goddess of Memory and Remembrance
She was also known to be a mother of Muses and represented
the memorization of stories and myths preserved in history
before the discovery of writing. Mnemosyne dwelled over the hills
of ELEUTHER (in Pieria, near Mount Olympus) where Zeus came
to live with her for nine nights, away from other immortal gods.
Together in those nine nights she gave birth to nine Muses.

Roman name: MONETA.

OFFSPRINGS
The Muses were the nine beautiful young women who were
the goddesses and embodiments of science, literature, and
arts. They live at Mount Olympus, where they entertained the
Olympian gods with their artistry.
Each of the nine Muses could be readily identified by one
name and image. They were represented in sculptures and
paintings holding certain props, known as emblems, and
were mentioned in literature, poetry, and song.

CALLIOPE CLIO EUTERPE URANIA THALIA

Muse of epic Muse of History Muse of Music Muse of Astronomy Muse of Comedy
Poetry

TERPSICHORE MELPOMENE POLYHYMNIA ERATO

Muse of dancing Muse of Tragedy Muse of Sacred Muse of Love
Hymns And Poetry
 KRIOS
Titan God of Cold and Winter
One of the (4) pillars that represented
the South also known as “The Ram”
means a starting year in the ancient
calendar. He married EURYBIA
daughter of Pontus and Gaea. He is the
father or ASTRAIOS, PALLAS & PERSES.
EURYBIA
She represents the mastery of the
seas. She was a minor deity and
did not play an important role in
the myths. She was the daughter
of the Titans Pontus and Gaea,
and she was married to the Titan
Crius.

Roman name: (CRIUS)

meaning ruler.

OFFSPRINGS

ASTRAIOS PALLAS PERSES

Titan god of stars and Titan god of WARCRAFT Titan god of destruction.
planets and of the art of
astrology.
 THEMIS
Titan Goddess of Divine Law
She was a counselor and one of the wives of Zeus, and they
had several children, the HORAE & MOIRAI.

Roman name: (JUSTICE)

SCALE: to symbolize the balance & order.

SWORD: because justice is executive, it must be respected.
BLINDFOLD: representing justice as blind because she is
impartial.

OFFSPRINGS
HORAE - the goddesses of the seasons in Greek mythology. They were also considered
as the goddesses of order and justice, as well as the wardens at the gates of Mount
Olympus.

EIRENE DIKE EUNOMIA

Goddess of Goddess of Goddess of
Peace and Moral Justice Good Order
Wealth. and Lawful
conduct.
MOIRAI - the goddesses of fate. They are the 3 weaving goddesses who assign individual
destinies to mortals at birth. They are usually portrayed attending the births of both
mortals and gods.

CLOTHO LACHESIS ATROPOS

The Spinner The Allotter The Inflexible
 CRONUS
Titan God of Time and Ages
Cronus was married to his sister RHEA with
whom they represented "Eternal Flow", as
they gave birth to a new generation gods,
known as the Olympian Gods. Cronus also
had another descendant. It is said that he
took a shape of a horse and impregnated
PHILYRA, a daughter of Oceanus, who then
gave birth to a famous centaur Chiron.
Roman Name: SATURN
Roman name: (CRIUS)
meaning ruler.
RHEA
Titan Goddess of Female Fertility
She is also known as the goddess of
motherhood. She was considered as
the “Mother of Gods”. She married her
youngest brother CRONUS. The mother
of the Olympian gods.
Roman name: Cybele

 Together with his brothers COEUS, HYPERION, IAPETUS and KRIOS, Cronus led his
brothers to plan an ambush against their father URANUS as he descended to lie with
Earth also known as GAEA. KRIOS, COEUS, HYPERION and IAPETOS are called the 4
pillars in myth because they represent the four cosmic pillars separating the heaven
and earth. Coeus represent the north, Hyperion is from the east, Iapetus represent the
west and lastly Krios is from the south. They were posted at the four corners of the world
where they hold of URANUS and held him firm, while Kronos, hidden in the Centre,
CRONUS castrated him with a sickle

OFFSPRING
The Olympian’s Gods

ZEUS POSEIDON HADES