Hesiod's Theogony Characters

Is Ouranos Gaia's son and husband?

Ouranos is Gaia's son and husband

What is parthenogenesis?

virgin birth

Who is Eros?

One of the originals who is god of procreation

Who is Tartaros?

One of the originals who is the god of death

What is Ouranos the god of?

He is the sky god

What was prophesized to Ouranos?

one of his children will overthrow him

How did Ouranos try to prevent his prophecy?

He pushes Gaia's children back inside her

Who was the first god?What is it?

Chaos. Empty

Who is the earth and the most important goddess who gave birth parthenogenesis?

Gaia

Who did Gaia and Ouranos give birth to?

the 12 Titans

Who is Herakles?

Unties Prometheus and rescues him from the eagle.

Is Kronos a titan or olympian?

Kronos is a titan

Who are Kronos' parents?

Gaia and Ouranos

How does Kronos overthrow his father?

Castrize his father and throw the penis in the ocean (makes Aphrodite)

Who is Rheia?

Kronos' wife and sister

How many children does Kronos and Rheia have

6

How does Kronos try to prevent his children from overthrowing him?

He ate all of his children

Who is Zeus' parents?

Kronos and Rheia

What does Rheia do to save Zeus?

She replaces baby Zeus with a stone to eat and sends Zeus to nymphs

How does Kronos get overthrown?

Zeus comes back from the nymphs and is king

How many times to overthrow Zeus?

3

Who are the Titans?

12 including Kronos and his generation

Who are the Olympians?

Zeus' generation

What was the first way they tried to overthrow Zeus?

The 10 year war between the Titans and Olympians

What creatures helped Zeus' Olympians defeat the Titans

3 Hecatoncheires who threw 300 rocks and Kyklopes

What was the second way they tried to overthrow Zeus?

giant snake

Who was the third people who tried to overthrow Zeus?

Ephialtes and Otis giant bros

How did Ephialtes and Otis try to overthrow Zeus?

Stacked mountains to get to Olympus to take over

Who does Ephialtes and Otis fall in love with?

Hera and Athena

What happens during the argument between Ephialtes and Otis?

Artemis turns into a deer and gets in between the arument

What happens when the deer is between the two giants

They throw the spears simultaneously at the deer, but she disappears

How does Zeus when against the giants?

They kill each other on accident thanks to Artemis

What did Prometheus trick Zeus into doing?

Chose meat that looked good on the inside, but was bad on the outside.

Who did Prometheus like?

humans

How did Zeus punish Prometheus?

Take away fire from humans

What happened when Zeus punished Prometheus?

He stole the fire

What is Helios the god of?

sun

Is Helios a Titan or Olympian?

Titan

Who is Klymene

Helios' human girlfriend

Who is Phaethon?

Helios' and Klymene's son?

Are you a god if one of your parents are gods?

You're only a god if both of your parents are gods

What does Phaethon wish for?

Drive his father, Helios' chariot by himself

How can a god get his powers taken away?

Not grant wishes

How does Phaethon drive the chariot?

He goes in a zig-zag pattern and catches everything on fire

How does the chariot madness end?

Zeus strikes Phaethon and he falls and dies

Who is Eos?

dawn

Who is Tithonus?

mortal that loves Eos

What does Eos ask Zeus?

Tithonus be immortal

What should Eos have asked Zeus?

Tithonus be immortal and have eternal youth

What happened to the immortal Tithonus?

He turned into a grasshopper and got locked in a closet forever

Who are Eos, Helios, Rheia, and Kronos parents?

Gaia and Ouranos are their parents