Creation Myths in Greek Mythology

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Chapter III: How the World and Mankind Were Created

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The chapter is based on the works of Hesiod, a principal authority on myths about the beginning of everything.

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Chaos in Greek Mythology

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Chaos is described as a vast, immeasurable abyss, dark, wasteful, and wild.

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Aristophanes' Quote

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Aristophanes describes the coming of Love as "Black-winged Night laid a wind-born egg."

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Cyclops description.

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Cyclops were gigantic beings with one enormous eye, as big as a wheel, in the middle of the forehead.

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The fate of Zeus's conquered enemies was to be bound in bitter chains beneath the earth.

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State of the world after the monsters

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The world was ready for mankind, cleared of monsters.

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The Hyperboreans' land was free from sickness and old age.

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A holy race where they feasted merrily.

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Zeus's Anger

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Zeus was angry at Prometheus for caring so much for men and stealing fire.

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Pandora's curiosity led to the release of plagues.

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She opened the box, releasing plagues, sorrow, and mischief into the world.

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Zeus's servants, Force and Violence, bound Prometheus.

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They took him to the Caucasus and bound him in unbreakable chains.