Greek Mythology: Epic Battles, Love, And Jealousy

Greek Mythology by Shelby Nutt

J. Williams

English III

Block 4

10 March 2023

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Outline

Thesis: Greek mythology features many things like epic battles, love, deception, pain, lust, and jealousy, involving some of the most powerful gods and goddesses.

Introduction

Gaea

Cronus

Zeus

Zeus’s many loves

Conclusion

Nutt 1 Mythology has been around for a long time with colorful and exciting stories to share. Greek mythology features many things like epic battles, love, deception, pain, lust, and jealousy, involving some of the most powerful gods and goddesses. Some of the most prevalent parts include: Zeus, the king of gods; Hera, the queen of the gods; and many of Zeus’s children, family, or lovers. Zeus is important

This battle was intense and neither side could gain any sort of victory or advantage, that is until Zeus went to Tartarus and freed the three Cyclopes along with the three Hecatoncheires. In gratitude, the Cyclopes gave Zeus his famous lighting bolt, Poseidon a trident, and Hades a helmet of invisibility(5). The Hecatoncheires also threw boulders at the Titans and all the efforts combined eventually lead to the Titans being defeated(1).

However, this meant the downfall of Gaea’s children, which upset her, so she mated with Tartarus and had one last child, Typhoeus, a dragon with one hundred heads who never rested(1). This led to yet another conflict that Zeus would have to face after assuming his role as king. Most of the gods fled immediately, Zeus however, was caught and imprisoned, but soon later freed by Hermes. He faced Typhoeus alone and after throwing countless lightning bolts at the dragon Zeus managed to defeat the beast, and Typhoeus was buried under Etna in Sicily, said to one day return and challenge Zeus once

Zeus’s first wife was Metis, a Titaness full of wisdom, and the very person who gave Zeus the drink that helped to defeat Cronus(1). Zeus ended up eating her, just before she could give birth to Athena, as it was predicted Metis’s second child would dethrone Zeus, however, he still allowed Athena to live. Zeus had Athena from his forehead, she came out fully armed, and well, but since she was not born from Metis, she would not overthrow Zeus. Zeus’s first marriage was now over, but because he swallowed Metis he was able to gain all the wisdom she