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Gaea/Mother Earth
The first children of Uranus and Gaea, these individuals were the size of mountains.
The Titans
Fashioned from flint, Cronus used this type of tool/weapon to defeat Uranus.
sickle
The 100 armed monsters
Cronus did this every time his wife Rhea gave birth to a child. Please also explain why he did it.
He would eat the child because he was worried any one of them could grow up one day to overthrow him.
Father of the Titans
Uranus
This Titan defeated Uranus to become Lord of the Universe.
Cronus
What two things flowed endlessly from the horns of Amaltheia and what was special about these two things?
Ambrosia and nectar, which are the food and drink of the gods.
Iris, the messenger of the gods, traveled between Earth and Mt. Olympus on what?
a rainbow
How many great gods were there?
12
These 2nd children of Gaea and Uranus were known as excellent smiths and fashioned powerful objects for Zeus and some of his siblings.
The Cyclopes
Mother of Zeus
Rhea
Metis told Cronus that if he ate a magic __________, it would make him unconquerable, but it actually made him throw up the children he had swallowed.
herb
The highest mountain in Greece where the Greek Gods lived.
Mt. Olympus
This was the promise Cronus made to Mother Earth that he did not keep. This in turn made Mother Earth angry and ultimately led to Cronus downfall.
Releasing his siblings the Cyclopes and 100 armed monsters from Tartarus.
Amaltheia, who helped raise Zeus and nursed him when he was young, was described as what in the story?
A fairy goat
The name of Zeus first wife who was also the daughter of a Titan.
Metis
Name the three things the story lists made by the Cyclopes for the gods Poseidon, Hades and Zeus to help them in the fight against the Titans.
Trident for Poseidon
Cap of Invisibility for Hades
Lightning bolts for Zeus
The name of the island where Zeus was taken so he was safe from his father Cronus.
Crete
What were the names of the two creatures Mother Earth sent to try and defeat Zeus and the other gods after they had conquered the Titans?
Typhon and Echidna
The names of the two Titans who joined forces with Zeus and the other gods to fight against the Titans because one of them could see into the future and knew Zeus would win.
Prometheus and Epimetheus
Name 2 of the 5 children Cronus threw up after eating the magical herb given to him by Metis he believed would make him unconquerable?
Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera and Poseidon
The impenetrable breastplate made from the hide of Amaltheia and worn by Zeus.
Aegis
The deepest, darkest pit under the Earth where Uranus put the Cyclopes and 100 armed monsters. Is also where Zeus placed the Titans after defeating them.
Tartarus
Two gods did not sit on the throne of the 12. Who were they and what were they gods of?
Hestia- Goddess of the Hearth
Hades- Lord of the dead