Friday, October 29, 2010

How did man come into existence in greek myths?

I will tell you the answer but I would have to start from the start. I can now tell you Athena(Goddess of Wisdom and warfare) and Prometheus(God of Fire),created mankind. This is how the story starts:
Prometheus and Epimetheus were spared imprisonment in Tartarus because they have not fought with their fellow Titans during the war with the Olympians. They were given the task to creating man. Prometheus shaped man out of mud and Athena breathed life into his clay figure. Prometheus assigned Epimetheus the task of giving the creatures of the earth their various qualities such as swiftness,cunning,strength,fur and wings. Unfortunately,by the time Prometheus got to create man,Epimetheus had given all the good qualities out and there were none left for man. So Prometheus decided to make man stand upright as the gods did and give them fire. Prometheus loved man more than the Olympians,who had banished most of his family to Tartarus. When Zeus decreed that man must present a portion of each animal they sacrificed to the gods,Prometheus decided to trick Zeus. He created two piles,one with bones wrapped with juicy fat,the other with the good meat hidden in the hide. He then baded Zeus to pick. Zeus picked the bones. Since he had given his word,Zeus had to accept that as his share and future sacrifices. In his anger over the trick,he took fire away from man. However,Prometheus lit a torch from the sun and brought it back again for man. Zeus was enraged man had fire again. He decided to inflict a terrible punishment to man and Prometheus. To punish man,Zeus had Haphaestus to create a mortal with stunning beauty. The gods gave the mortal many gifts of wealth.He then had hermes to give the mortal a deceptive heart and a lying tongue. This creation was Pandora,the first woman. A final gift was a jar Pandora was forbidden to open. Thus,Zeus completed Pandora and sent her to Epimetheus who was staying amongst men. Prometheus had warn Epimetheus never to accept gifts from Zeus but Pandora's beauty was too great so he allowed Pandora to stay. Eventually,Pandora's curiousity about the jar she was forbidden to open became too great.She opened the jar and out flew all the manor of evils,sorrows,plagues and misfortunes. However,the bottom of the jar held one good thing-hope.
Zeus was angry at Prometheus for 3 things:being tricked by sacrifices,stealing fire for men and for refusing to tell Zeus which of his children will dethrone him. Zeus had his servents,Force and Violence,seize Prometheus,take him to Caucasus Montains,chain him to a rock and chain him with a unbreakable adamanite chains. Here he was tormented day and night by a giant eagle tearing at his liver. Zeus gave Prometheus two ways to get out of this torment. He could tell Zeus who is the mother of the child that will dethrone him. Or meet two conditions: First,that an immortal must volunteer to die for Prometheus. Second,that a mortal must kill the eagle and unchain him. Eventually,chiron the centuar,agreed to die for him and Heracles killed the eagle and unbound Prometheus.

How did Greek Titans come about?

Look,some of you guys might be wandering how did greek Titans come about. Titans are indeed created by something. According to the myths,in the beginning were primodial forces. Gaia,the great mother of Earth,sprung into existence at the same time as Eros and Tartaros. Gaia,mated with the heavens(Ouranos) and the sea(Pontos). From her union with Ouranos,came the hecatonchires(Hundred-Handers:Kottos,Briares and Gyes),the three Cyclops(Brontes,Sterope and Arges),and the Titans(Kronos,Rhea,Cruis,Coeus,Phoebe,Oceanus,Tethys,Hyperion,Thea,Iapetus,Mnemosyne and Themis).The Titan Kronos later killed his father and mated with Rhea and created the first Olympian Gods.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Last Olympian

In the story of the last olympian,Percy Jackson,a son of Poseidon,fights in a battle to save Mahattan,his city. Percy Jackson,Grover,Annabeth Chase and some other campers in Camp Half-Blood also help Percy save his city. The Ares cabin didn't help out in the war. It is because a boy from the Hermes cabin had offended the leader of Ares cabin,Clarrise. Clarrise,in a fit of anger,decided not to help in the war until she is satisfied. The Hermes cabin refused to apologised,causing Ares cabin not to join in the war. Luke Castellan,a son of Hermes,join Kronos to help destroy his dad and the Gods. Kronos was planning to overthrow Olympus. In the war,most of the minor Gods and Goddesses joined Kronos too. That war was really tough for Percy and his friends. Most of them got injured and some of them died. In the end,Kronos was sat on a giant,causing him to be squashed. But as far as I know,Titans and Gods dont die. They just disappeared for a while and appear out of nowhere.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

The Golden age

There is about 13 Titans in the Mythology world. One of them is Kronos who married Rhea,a Titaness. Rhea gave birth to the"Big three". The"Big three"includes Zeus,Poseidon and Hades. Rhea also gave birth to Hera and Hestia. These kids of Rhea and Kronos form the Silver age. These kids are named the Gods and Goddesses. As the Gods had grudges with Kronos, the Gods had a trojan war with Kronos. In the end,the Gods won. Zeus sliced Kronos and scattered his remains in Tartarus. When Kronos reformed his shape in Tartarus,he crept into many people's head and persuade them to help him. Luke Castellan,a son of Hermes,managed to be tricked by Kronos. Luke help Kronos get out of the pit in Tartarus,therefore,letting Kronos wrecked havoc. In the last war, most of the minor gods went to help Kronos in the war of fighting the main gods. Morpheus,God of Dreams and Sleep,put everyone to sleep during the war. The spell Morpheus put on humans only works on normal humans without a single drop of God blood in them. Demigods wouldn't be affected as they they have God blood in them. Demigods have a kind of chemicals in them allowing them not able to stop fighting. The fighting spirit in them allows them to be active and awake. Sleeping spells are not strong enough to make them go sleep. The spell must be very strong to put a demigod to sleep.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Names of Greek Titans

Kronos - Ruler of Universe and Leader of Titans
Rhea - Titaness of the Earth
Gaea - Titaness of the Earth
Oceanus - Titan of the Sea
Tethys - Titaness of the Sea
Hyperion - Titan of the Sun
Theia - Titaness of sorcery
Themis - Titaness of Justice
Mnemosyn - Titaness of memory
Iapetus - Titan of the West
Atlas - Titan of Intellect
Phoebe - Titaness of the Moon
Dione - Obscure Goddess (Not sure if it is Titaness or Oceanid) of Sea