Entire Story of Greek Mythology

Ancient Greece, over 2000 years ago
Homer and other famous authors, playwrights, historians recorded tales known as Greek Mythology
Discusses great heroes, mighty gods of Olympus, mortal men and women
Covers stories such as Zeus waging war against his father, creation of mankind by Prometheus, 12 labours of Hercules, the Trojan War

Cronus: Youngest and strongest son of Uranus, overthrows Uranus using an indestructible sickle
Zeus: Youngest child of Cronus and Rhea, saved by Rhea; wages war against Titans
War against Titans: Lasts 10 years; Zeus and siblings win with the help of Cyclops and hundred-handed giants
Olympians: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divide realms; Zeus (sky), Poseidon (sea), Hades (Underworld)
12 Olympians: Rule over mortals and monsters from Mount Olympus

Prometheus and mankind: Sculpted man from clay, gave humans fire defying Zeus
Prometheus’ Punishment: Chained to a mountain; eagle eats his liver daily
Pandora: Created by gods to punish mankind; opens forbidden box releasing evils into the world
Golden Age of Man: Ends with Pandora's box; followed by Age of Silver and Bronze

Zeus: Disgusted by humanity’s wars, desires to wipe mankind
Poseidon: Creates massive flood that covers the earth
Survivors: Deucalion and Pyrrha, forewarned by Prometheus
Rebirth of humanity: Stones thrown by Deucalion and Pyrrha turn into men and women

Zeus: Known for symbol of thunderbolt and eagle; rules weather; takes multiple wives
Hera: Zeus' final wife, goddess of marriage and women, vengeful and spiteful
Poseidon: Rules the seas, Earth-Shaker; created the Minotaur as punishment for Minos
Athena: Goddess of war and wisdom, patron of Athens after giving olive tree; turns Arachne into a spider
Apollo: God of archery, light, music; linked to prophecy and Oracle of Delphi
Artemis: Goddess of the hunt, moon, and chastity; punishes Actaeon for seeing her bathe
Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty, causes many romances and tragedies (Narcissus, Psyche and Eros)
Hephaestus: God of smithing, lame from birth, creates divine armors and tools

Hermes: Messenger god, a trickster; guides souls to the Underworld
Pan: God of nature and fertility, born with goat features, invents panpipes
Dionysus: God of wine, liberator, helps King Midas with the golden touch curse
Demeter: Goddess of farming, causes seasons with the return and departure of daughter Persephone to and from the Underworld
Hades: Rules Underworld, designs punishments for worst criminals (Sisyphus, Tantalus)

Cadmus: Found city of Thebes, faced punishments and tragic family curses
Oedipus: Story of prophecy, patricide, and incest, inspires Freud's Oedipus complex
Perseus: Famous for slaying Medusa, creates Mycenae
Heracles (Hercules): 12 Labours, tragic story, becomes immortal
Theseus: Slays Minotaur, unites Athens, known for his many adventures and tragedies
Jason and Argonauts: Quest for the Golden Fleece, Medea's revenge
Atalanta: Only woman in Calydonian Boar Hunt, racing challenge, turned into lioness by Zeus
Trojan War: Helen’s abduction, 10-year siege, fall of Troy
Odysseus: 10-year odyssey returning home, elements of hubris and tragedy

Greek Mythology: Ends Golden Age of Heroes, transitions to Iron Age
Human Development: Cities, writing, exploration, philosophy, inventions
Continued Influence: Stories passed down by poets like Homer, shaping modern literature and culture

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