As you know, I'm currently in looooooove with Greek Mythology. Well, I have a little about it. I'm sorry if there will be some mistakes, bcs actually I don't know it really well. And I got these information from wikibooks. Enjoy! :D
First of all, when the world was not make yet, there was Chaos, wich is unformed and mysterious. From Chaos, Erebos, the darkness where the death is, and Nyx, the mysterious goddess of night appeared. Besides the tree of them, there was just a darkness, emptyness, and unlimitedness. And then, Eros (Love), Gaia (Earth), and Tartaros borned.
P.S. : Sorry if you can't see the words on the pict.
Nyx and Erebos have 2 children, they are Aither (Atmosphere) and Hemera (Days). Nyx by Parteogenesis (without couple) also has some children, they are Moros (Anger), Morai (Destiny), Hipnos (Sleep), Thantaos (Death), Oneiroi (Dream), and Nemesis (Retaliation*pembalasan). And then, Nyx told her children to get out from the darkness. And by parteogenesis too, Uranus (Sky), Urea (Mountains), Pontos (Sea) was borned from Gaia. Uranus, married his own mother, Gaia. This situation is not really awkward on Greek Mythology. So don't be shock when you read this kind of situation on this story again. HAHA stop. Well, from Uranus and Gaia marriage, there were borned 3 Cyclops, a giant with one eye (Arges, Brontes, Steropes); 3 Hekatonkhire, the 50 heads and a hundread hands giant (Briareus, Kottus, Giges); and the 12 Titans. Gaia was also had a children from Pontos, wich is the Sea Gods (Nereus, Forkis, Thaumas); the goddess of sea, Euribia; and a sea monster, Keto. And from Tartarus, Gaia has Typhon, the father of every kind of monster as her son. Well, so the "Polyandry" has happened from a long long long time ago huh? --"
As I told you before, Uranus married his own mother, Gaia, and had the 12 Titans, 3 Cyclops, and 3 Hekatonkhire as their children. But, Uranus didn't like the Cyclops and Hekatokhire, bcs of their size that was very very big and scary. So he confined (mengurung) the Cyclops and Hekatonkhire in the Tartaros. Uranus didn't realize that this action will make a big big big war between the gods.
Since Uranus confined the Cyclops and Hekatonkhire in the Tartaros, Gaia felt hurt. She was very mad at Uranus. So, she called her children, the 12 Titans, to defeat (mengalahkan) Uranus. the titans were not brave enough to did it, except the youngest Titans, Kronos. He was the one who want and brave to defeat his own father. And then, he made a plan with Gaia. One night, Kronos secretly went to his parents's room, and killed Uranus. Before Uranus died, he cursed Kronos that someday, Kronos will also defeat by his own son. From Uranus's blood, borned the Ash Tree Nymph and the Erinyes. And from Uranus's body that fell into the sea, borned Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty.
After Kronos defeated Uranus, he became a king in the world, and married his own sister, Rhea. Meanwhile, Okeanos became the titan of sea, and Hiperion became the titan of sun. But, Kronos didn't release the Cyclops and Hekatonkhire from Tartaros, whereas he promised to Gaia that he will release them. This act was made Gaia gave a cursed to Kronos, that he will be defeated someday by his own child. This curse streghten Uranus's curse. Kronos actually already some children. But, because he scared about his parents's curse, he ate all of his children right after they borned. And his children was Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter. One day, Rhea borned her youngest son, Zeus. But, she borned Zeus in a cave, so he will be not eaten by Kronos. Zeus was treated by some of nymph in Kreta. When Zeus has grown up, he married metis, goddess of wisdom and cleverness. He made a plan with Metis, to defeated Kronos. Metis made a magic drink for Kronos. One day, Zeus secretly gave the magic drink to Kronos. After Kronos drank it, he spew his children that have been swallowed by him. Zeus with his borhters and sisters declared a war with the Titans, and the war called Titanomakhia.
P.S: I just like it. I didn't believe it
Quotes of the day:
If you tell your secret to someone, Then it is not a secret anymore - Patrick
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