Greek Mythology : The Creation

“Mythos”- a Greek word meaning “tale” and the origin of the word mythology; according to the dictionary mythology means, a traditional story aiming to explain the meaning of things concerning deities and demigods.

However when Zeus was born Rhea took a stone and wrapped it in clothe and Kronos swallowed it. Zeus grew up away from his father and when he grew up he wanted revenge on his father. Zeus was victorious in the battle against the Titans, the Titanomachy. Metis, the daughter of the Titan Okeanos, “Oceans”, made and served Kronos a drink to make him throw up Zeus’ brothers and sisters, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia, they joined forces with Zeus.

In Greek mythology, the beginning was only chaos, a void of nothing. Gaia (Earth), Tartarus (Underworld), Eros (Desire), Erebus (Darkness), and Nyx (Night) are from Chaos. Gaia gave birth to her son, Uranus, without help from anyone else. Gaia and Uranus then later had 12 children, also known as the Twelve Titans: Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Lapetus, Oceanus, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, Themis, and Tethys.

Out of Chaos, came Earth and Sky, and the very first gods. In this story, life came from nothingness-a void. From the Void there then came Darkness and Night. From Night came the Light and then Day. Earth, named Gaia, brought about Sky, known as Uranus, and then after lying with Sky, she birthed Ocean, along with the giants and Cyclopes, and immortals. Hesiod's story is similar to the Bible in that it describes children falling from grace and having to deal with the consequences and fallout. Also like the Bible, where Eve is the cause of the fall, it is a female-the "mother" who causes the same problem in the Theogeny. This mother gets together with Chornus, her son, who cut his father Sky's insides out of his own body. In the Bible, the Father has great love for his creation, but in Hesiod's story, the father hates his children, who he called the Titans. The Titans were the parents of the Greek gods of Mount Olympus, thus beginning the line of gods that rose from chaos. There is a similarity, though, in the hatred of the father of the Theogeny and the rebellion of the children that stemmed from this feeling, and the great flood of the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh, in which the children were punished for their disobedience by an angry Father or

When people wonder about Ancient Greece the first thing that comes to their minds is Greek mythology; gods and goddesses that have helped shape many historical events. “In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life.” (“Greek Mythology.”) The civilization showed that numerous characters and stories helped shape Greeks. The beliefs the Greeks had with mythologies was they understood the meaning behind all the characters that are known today. However, to the Greeks, they were not just characters, these were their gods and goddesses who gave them meaning and understanding of the world around them. Worshiping the gods and goddesses helped them with their religious rituals and the temperament of the weather. A famous wine-jar that was made during this time period was “Achilles killing the Amazon Queen Penthesilea, 540-530 BCE, black-figured amphora”. (Khan Academy) The civilization that they lived in grew around their worship and achievements.

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The Vikings had a closely tied relationship between their culture and other cultures. You can see this because some of the stories from different parts of the world were put into their own stories. The story of the creation myth of Ymir is paralleled to the story of the Brahma. The stories of zombies from the African culture can be closely tied to stories of revenants that are in the Viking culture. A reason for some of these resonances may be because of the trade route they had; which was through the Mesopotamian, Byzantium, and the African worlds.

Greek Mythology is well known throughout the world. Greek Mythology is composed of many gods, goddesses, and myths; one myth in particular is about courageous Mortal named Atlanta and how she met her husband.

In the beginning there was Chaos (not disorder) and from Chaos came Gaia (Earth) and Eros (Sexual Attraction) who birthed Erebus (darkness of the underworld), Nyx (night), Uranus (sky) and Pontus (sea).When each of those Titans were born their power is new, for example when Nyx was born so was the night. The most important Titan came from Uranus and Gaia who had Cronus (father of the Olympians) when Gaia had each one of her children Uranus grew more and more jealous that when their children were born he would shove them back into the womb. When Gaia grew uncomfortable with her womb full of children, she planned Cronus’s demise; she made an iron sickle and gave it to Cronus who was still in the womb. During intercourse between the two

There was only darkness in the beginning and in the darkness there was Nyx a bird only the colour of black. Nyx laid a golden, one day life rose out of the god of love Eros. The half of the shell rose and formed the sky (Gaia) and the other half formed the Earth (Uranus). Uranus and Gaia had many children and soon grandchildren. One of their children, Kronos became king of the world and everyone on it. When Kronos heard the prophecy that one of his children would overthrow him so he swallowed all his children when they were infants. One day his wife, Rhea hid there youngest son away from Kronos and gave him rocks the clothing wrapped around it. Once their son Zeus reached manhood he and his mother created a plan to trick Kronos to give up his

Zeus was the youngest child of the Titans Kronos and Rhea. Kronos devoured each of his children as they were born, but Zeus escaped this fate when his mother spirited him away, handing the Titan a stone substitute wrapped in swaddling cloth. The god was raised in secrecy on Mount Dikte in Krete where he was nursed by nymphs on the milk of the goat Amaltheia and guarded by the warrior Kouretes (Curetes) who drowned out the sound of his crying with their shield-clashing battle-dance.

"A myth is a collective term denoting a symbolic narrative in religion, as distinguished from symbolic behavior (cult, ritual) and symbolic places or objects (temples, icons)". (The New Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 24)Mythology is a collection of myths meant to explain the universe. Mythological stories were told in many different cultures and civilizations. The existence of myths is known in every society. Many different myths were conceived to explain occurrences that happened in nature.

Throughout the course of time, different civilizations across the world hold one thing in common by which a society or culture can be based upon or help influence the structure. The one common thing that has help a civilization grow throughout the period of time would be the formation of a religion. Religion is a center point for many societies throughout history. As the center for the different civilizations, it helped form their different traditions and customs. The same could be said about the people of ancient Greece, where religion or mythology played an important role in their lives as it was the pedestal of their culture and how they base their lives upon. The formation of a religion across the large number of regions of Greece, help the different locations mold themselves by the customs that were created from the adaptation. During what was known as Ancient Greece, the people would hear tales of the twelve Olympians and how their actions influence the world around them. Within this period of time for the people of Greece was that of growth, as they sought to bring new ideas into light as they exited from a dark period within their own history.

People from early civilizations created myths which they followed in their everyday lives. These myths carried three details to explain how the world was created. Those three details were

There are many ways and reasons why modern producers put Greek mythology on film and television. The first example in the Hercules (2014) movie where a part of Greek mythology is seen is in the beginning when Hercules is shown fighting the Lernaean Hydra as part of his twelve labours that he had to perform. The filmmakers used CGI and special effects to create the Hydra because it would be much more realistic and enjoyable to watch rather than a person in a costume. Similarly, the filmmakers would have a stronger sense of control through CGI to achieve the effect they want and to make the scene as effective as possible, therefore making the viewer more interested. Moreover, some people may be more intrigued by seeing creatures from Greek mythology. In my view, using CGI and special effects is a great way to include different creatures as it’s a great way to draw in the reader.