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1. Introduction to Greek and Roman Gods
First revision: Sep.06, 2016
Last change: Dec.20, 2024
Searched, Gathered, Rearranged, Translated, and Compiled by Apirak Kanchanakongkha.
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Many different sages have written many versions of Greek and Roman gods' history, beginnings, and transformations. Several eras in order; therefore, the reader may receive information that is more or less different from what I will discuss next. However, I am not confirming that the following story is accurate and complete. Explain as much as possible in the time frame, strength, and intelligence I have, along with showing the source of information used for reference, for the benefit of those who are interested in studying the story of the "Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology" in its entirety in the future.
Much of the story appears in the thesis of the great philosophers "Homer"02 and "Hesiod"03 around B.C.700. Academics have studied in detail and found that Depiction of the attributes of such gods influenced by the gods of civilization "Mesopotamia" which is older than most of the Greeks.
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1. Genesis: Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology
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- In the beginning of the universe, there was only emptiness—a lot of nothing. The first god came from the misty mist, in which the matter of the entire universe floats around. The deity is Chaos01. Some matter freezes up to form our world.
Chaos
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- and has developed into a person with a soul. She calls herself "Gaia," Goddess of the Earth, the Earth Mother.
- Gaia, this is our whole world: rocks, hills, valleys; she loves walking around the world. She walked (or walked on herself) in the form of a middle-aged woman wearing a long green skirt, black wavy hair, and a calm smile. That smile said "hidden evil intentions," which will be discussed further.
Gaia
- Gaia felt lonely and saw nothing but emptiness. There should be a sky and a handsome man she could fall in love with. Perhaps because Chaos cooperated (or maybe not), Gaia focused her mind on it herself, and a sky appeared above the earth, a protective dome that was blue during the day and black at night.
Ouranos or Uranus
- The sky named itself "Ouranos." He is the sky lord with a moody personality. He is tall and muscular, with long dark hair on his flesh and blood body. He wears only a loincloth. His skin color changes occasionally, sometimes blue with clouds floating over his muscles, sometimes black with stars shining through.
- Sometimes, Ouranos is seen in paintings holding a zodiac wheel, representing the constellations that repeatedly move across the sky.
- And so Ouranos and Gaia were married.
- Then Chaos got into the fun again. Drops of water condensed from Chaos's mists flowed into the depths of the earth, where the first seas became alive, becoming a god named Pontus.
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01. Chaos, literally means Gap. Chaos is a vast, boundless emptiness. Chaos is the god of destruction.
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- Chaos continued to have fun, thinking, "How about another dome like the sky, but under the earth?!! It would be really cool." Then, another dome appeared under the earth. It was dark, sticky, and not a good place to live because the light from the sky never reached there. And this is "Tartarus," the pit of all evil.
Tartarus
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- The next problem is that Pontus and Tartarus are in love with Gaia, which puts much pressure on her relationship with Ouranos.
- Later, many gods appeared. The most important one was that Chaos and Tartarus had children together. It is still confusing how they had children together. It was "Nyx"01. (Greek goddess of the night).
- Nyx, all by herself, somehow gave birth to a daughter named "Hemera"02.
Nyx and Hemera
- Hemera has a personality that doesn't get along with Nyx, which we can all guess.
- Some legends say that Chaos created Eros, the god of procreation. Some legends say the Eros was the son of "Aphrodite."
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01. Nyx is the Greek goddess of the night. Some myths say that the chaotic emptiness of space, the sedimentation, first created the "black hole Erebus", the origin of Nyx.
02. Hemera is Day.
References:
01. from. Percy Jackson's GREEK GODS, written by Rick Riordan, ISBN 978-1-4847-8980-3, 2016, print in China, www.DisneyBookd.com, www. ReadRiordan.com.
02. from. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods Heroes, written by Edith Hamilton, ISBN: 978-0-316-43852-0, 2017, print in China, BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL PUBISHERS, www.hachettebookgroup.com.
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