Greek Mythology

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Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology

• Part 1
• Places and How the Earth Began

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Index
Places
How the Earth Began
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Places
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Mt. Olympus
The Underworld
Earth
The Ocean
The River Styx
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Mt. Olympus
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Olympus was where the gods lived. Zeus married
his sister and together they ruled Olympus.
There really is a Mt. Olympus and since it was so
high up the Ancient Greeks decided it was the
realm of the gods. Humans and other creatures
could only visit Olympus if they had an
invitation.
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Earth
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Earth is where the humans lived. Sometimes gods
visited Earth, and often fell in love with one of
Earths inhabitants. Sometimes they would have
children who would be half human/half god. Many
strange and dangerous creatures roamed Earth and
heroes had to slaughter them.
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The Underworld
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The underworld was a place inside the earth that
was made up of three places Tartarus, The
Asphodel Fields, and The Elsyian Fields. The
underworld was ruled by Hades, a.k.a. Pluto.
Hades was Zeuss brother.
The Asphodel Fields
The Elsyian Fields
Tartarus
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The Ocean
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The Ocean surrounded the Earth. The Ocean was
ruled by Poseidon and his wife, Amphitrite, who
was a sea-nymph. Poseidon controlled the wind
and the waves. Sailors often made sacrifices to
him so they would have smooth sailing.a
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The Styx
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The River Styx was the way to get to the
underworld. To get across you must pay Charon,
the boatman. The cost was one obol, a Greek
coin. After you paid him he would take you
across.
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The Asphodel Fields
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Normal commoners went to the Asphodel Fields.
This was a gray, shadowy, misty, and ghostly
place. Here their souls wandered around like
shadows.
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Tartarus
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Tartarus is where the worst humans and gods
went. They suffered horrendous punishments such
as eternal hunger and thirst, being tied to a
wheel of fire, being hit with thunderbolts,
climbing a mountain endlessly, and shameful
donkeys ears. These people had to suffer for
eternity.
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The Elysian Fields
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Heroic, kind, and noble people went to the
Elysian Fields. Here they rested and enjoyed
lives of luxury and bliss. You could be sent to
Earth to live another life after you died. If
you went to the Elysian Field three times you
could go to the Isles of the Blessed and never
leave.
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How the Earth Began
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Mother Earth and her child, Uranus, had
children. Rain fell from the sky, so the plants
and animals appeared on Earth. Then, monsters
came. Uranus banished these monsters to the
Underworld. Please click on the pictures of
the megaphone to hear the sounds of nature.
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Bibliography
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Helpful Books
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• Greek Myths and Legends by Cheryl
  Evans and Anne Millard
• www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Places/Untitled/untit
  led.html

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