Greek Mythology: Three Immortal Beings

Greek Mythology Research Paper Out of the original emptiness(chaos), three immortal beings emerge: Gaea (mother earth), Tartarus (underworld), and Eros (love). Gaea by herself conceived Uranus (father sky), and made him her equal, then together Gaea gave birth to three hundred handed giants and the three cyclopes, in which Uranus threw his children into the Tartarus (underworld). Gaea hiding her feelings, gave birth to the next children of Uranus known as the thirteen titans. Eventually he was overthrown by his youngest son, whom took his father’s position as ruler of the universe and started the age of the titans. Uranus is a greek god that plays a crucial role in the start of greek mythology, has a great thirst for power, and had his power taken from him by his son Kronos.

Other sources say he was born from chaos alone and has no partenge, but according Hesiod’s Theogony he was conceived by Gaea, which is the most popular theory and the most reliable. Uranus fathered the first immortal children of Gaea, which were the three hundred handed giants and the three cyclopes. Enraged by his creations, Uranus bound them and banished them to Tartarus. While Uranus was proud of his actions, Gaea longed for her children and she hated Uranus for what he had done. “However, she buried her feelings deep in her heart and quietly waited for the time when she could take revenge”(Hesiod’s Theogony). Then Gaea’s time for had finally came because the next immortal children born to her and Uranus were the thirteen titans. Out of the six boy Gaea asked all of them to take the stone sickle and take revenge against their father, whom imprisoned their brothers. Kronos the youngest titan took the sickle from Gaea, then took revenge on Uranus and in turn Kronos took his place as ruler of the