Gaia Greek Gods

At the dawn of creation emerged primordial Gods: Kaos “the Air”, Gaia “the Earth”, Eros “The Procreation” and Tartarus “the Pit”. Gaia, known as the Earth- mother of all creation, had Uranus “the Sky”, the Ourea “ mountains”, the Scorpios, the Nesoi” Islands” and Pontus. Gaia, in union with Tartorus, had a volcano-demon Typhon, man shaped winged giant from the waist-up with two coiled snakes in place of legs. In her union with Pontos (Sea) Gaia had sea creatures and from her union with Poseidon she had Laistrygon, a man-eating giants. Gaia also had mortal creatures: Pigmaios (1 ½ feet tall man), Kynokephalai (dog headed men), Melankhrotai (black skins men) form her union with Epaphos “the Touch”.

In the union with Uranus, Gaia had 12 Titans,

They fed their sons on the honey-sap of the ash, and armed them with spears made from the ash- tree wood. The Bronze races of man later were destroyed in the floods of the Great Deluge.

The Giants were born as well from Uranus blood that fell upon the Gaia. They were primitive warriors armed with rocks and had the tails of serpents in place of legs. The most famous those fought in the war against the gods were: giant Enceladus who fought Athena, Polybotes fought Poseidon, Porphyrion fought Zeus and Herakles and was killed with a lightning bolt and arrows when he tried to attack the goddess Hera.

The giant Alcyoneus was immortal king of Giants within his home of Pallene. While he was a sleep Heracles sneaked up and disabled giant. He dragged the wounded giant away from confines of Pallene where Alcyoneus died. After his death his 7 daughters turned into a flock of kingfishers. Giants Otus and Ephialtes tried to storm Mt. Olympus by staking three mountains one on top of the other in order to gain Artemis and Hera for themselves. Artemis raced between them in the disguise of a deer. Both giants threw their spears but missed and instead killed each

In their union, representing two holding hands were born the rustic Satyrs, Oreads and tribes of Curetes (the first Kretan men). In the union of Satyrs and Oreads were born Eko and Ampelos. One of the Satyrs, Silenus was a rustic god of wine-making and drunkenness, guardian and a companion of the god Dionysus. Once, when Dionysus was travelling through Phrygia, Silenus became lost and was captured by the King Midas. The king treated him well and as a reward Dionysus granted King Midas his golden touch. Selenus in union with Meliae had: Dolion, Staphylos, Hamadryades, the Silens and Pholos. Pholos was a Centaur who entertained Herakles by opening his wine filled skin to serve him, but once he did it the other Centaurs attacked and killed