The Classical Gods

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The Classical Gods

• And other fun stuff!

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Where do we get all this stuff from?

• Homerblind poet, wrote Iliad and Odyssey
• HesiodGreek poet (700BCE), wrote Theogeny and
  Works and Days
• Tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripidies.
• VirgilRoman poet, wrote Aeneid
• OvidRoman poet, wrote Metamorphosis and other
  poems.

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• There were a bunch of other poets and works .
• Those are the major players where we get most of
  the information.
• Other texts fill in the blanks, but they arent
  as thick with the good stuff.

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• War of the Gods!
• When we last left the struggling sons and
  daughters of Cronus and Rhea, Zeus had
  successfully rescued his siblings from the
  dyspeptic digestive system of their cruel, power
  hungry father. But Daddys angry, and he wont
  let that pesky prophesy come true

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Two armies

• ZeusHe saved his siblings, hell defeat his
  father!
• Command Center Mount Olympus
• Zeuss siblings were quick to join Zeus in his
  battle.

• AtlasTitan appointed as general for Cronus
• Command Center Mount Othrys
• Not all of the Titans agreed to battle Cronuss
  rebellious children.

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Nobody loves Cronus.

• None of the Titanesses (lady Titans) joined him
  in the fray.
• Oceanus, Cronuss older brother and god of
  rivers, refused to fight
• Helios (a.k.a. the sun), Cronuss nephew,
  refused to fight
• Prometheus and Iapetus, nephews to Cronus and
  brothers to Atlas, joined Zeus.

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Why did Prometheus and his brother join Zeus?

• Prometheus convinced his dim-witted brother to
  join with him.
• Prometheus knows the future.
• Why be on the losing side if you know who will
  win?

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• For ten long years, they battled. Everyday they
  fought in harsh and incredible warfare. Zeuss
  army won some conflicts Cronuss army won
  others. It seemed as though the colossal war of
  wars may never end

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A Little Help from Grandma.

• Gaia told Zeus about her ugly kids that were
  locked away in Tartarus by Cronus.
• The Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires could be very
  helpful in the battle.
• They were guarded by the dreaded Campeguardian
  of these powerful monsters!
• Hey! No problem! Zeus took out Campe and freed
  his uncles.

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• The Cyclopes gave their enormous strength and
  built
• lightening
• thunder
• earthquakes
• a trident
• a helmet of invisibility

The Hecto-whoever-they-are hurled giant stones at
Mt. Othrys with their one-hundred hands!
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A Fool-Proof Plan of Victory!

• One brother will steal Cronuss weapons using the
  helmet.
• The other brother will distract Cronus with the
  trident.
• The Cyclopes and Hecto-Hands will rain boulders
  upon Mt. Othrys!
• While distracted, Zeus will blast Cronus with
  lightening!

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Victory!

• Zeus wins!
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Zeus as Punisher and Benefactor

• Titans sent to Tartarus! Bad Titans!
• Atlas, the commander, sentenced to hold up
  heavens for all eternity!
• Allies, Titanesses, and other neutral players
  were rewarded!
• Cronus either died or landed in Tartarus.
• If Cronus ended up in Tartarus, why
  did Atlas have to spend eternity
  holding up the heavens?