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Chaos is born into darkness from the Unknown.
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Gaia ("The Earth") is emerges from either Chaos or the Unknown. Gaia separates heaven from the earth, water from the land, air from airless space.
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Chaos gives birth to Erebus ("the Darkness of the Underworld") and Nyx ("Night").
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Gaia gives birth to Uranus ("The Sky") and Pontus ("The Sea").
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Uranus fertilizes Gaia with rains, and from Gaia spring the mountains, the water, the animals and plants. Gaia and Uranus give birth to the Hundred-handed Giants (Cottus, Braireus, Gyges), and the Cyclopes (Brontes, Steropes, Arges).
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Uranus, jealous of the Giant's strength, and angered by the arrogance of the Cyclopes, banishes them all into Tartarus.
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Gaia devises a way to overthrow Uranus' tyrannical rule and fashions for him a sickle of iron. Cronus overthrows Uranus, slicing off his genitals, and tosses them into the sea. Impregnated by the blood from this act, the Earth gives birth to the Erinyes, the Giants, and the "Ash Tree Nymphs". Aphrodite is born from the foam created by Uranus' genitals on the surface of the sea.
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After a 10 year war, Zeus overthrows Cronus.
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The current (Iron) age of mortals are created. Some are created autochthonously, others are created by the Gods from the elements, others are created by Prometheus from clay and water in the likeness of the Gods. As a punishment to Humanity, Zeus has Hephestus fashion women from the clay. The first woman's name was Pandora.
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Pandora's curiosity releases all the evils into the world.
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Zeus tires of humanity, and sends a flood to destroy them. Prometheus warns his son Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha (the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora). After nine day's flood, they land safely on Mount Parnassus. Zeus allows them to repopulate the world by throwing stones.
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During the debate over who should get what parts of the sacrificial bulls, Prometheus tricks Zeus into giving the meat and fire to mortal man. Zeus decided to withhold fire from humanity, but Prometheus gave it to them anyway. Zeus condemns Prometheus to being chained to a mountain and having his liver daily eaten by a bird.
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The new population begin settling in city states, including Athens, Thebes, Argos, and Corinth.
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Thebes is founded by Cadmus after killing a dragon. Sowing the dragon's teeth, these sprout into the Spartoi ("Sewn men"), of whom five survive.
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Cadmus's daughter is killed by Zeus's power while bearing the child Dionysus. Dionysus is carried to term in Zeus's thigh.
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Cadmus's son Autonoe is ripped to pieces after seeing the Goddess Artemis in the nude.
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Cadmus daughter Ino marries Athamas, king of Orchomenus. They have two sons, and they are carried off by a winged golden ram. Ino and her husband foster Dionysius, which causes Hera to curse them.
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Zeus seduces Danae, daughter of Acrisius of Argo, fathering Perseus.
