Greek Mythology Week 1

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Where did Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros come from?

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Chaos

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Gaea gave birth to Uranus and then took Uranus to be her husband.

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True

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How did Uranus react to the 3 hundred-handed Giants he made with Gaea?

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He was fearful of their strength and banished them to Tartarus.

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Uranus and Gaea had another set of triplets. These children only had one eye and were master craftsmen. They were called...

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cyclopes

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Kronos married his sister, Rhea, and together they had Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. True or False?

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True

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Who finally defeated Uranus?

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His son Kronos

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After Kronos became ruler of the world, what did he do with his brothers (3 Cyclops and 3 one-hundred Handed Giants) that were trapped in Tartarus?

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He left them in Tartarus because he was afraid of their power, just like his father was before him.

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How did Kronos' mother (Gaea) react to Kronos' treatment of his brothers in Tartarus?

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Bad, She issued a prophecy that he would be defeated by his own children like his father (Uranus) before him.

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How does Kronos react to the birth of his children?

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He decides to eat them to prevent the prophecy.

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How many children did Kronos swallow?

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4

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