002 - The Greek Genesis

In this episode, we take a look at Creation, according to the Greeks; the Titanomachy, the Gigantomachy, and the ascendancy of the Olympian Gods; the creation of the first humans; the story of Prometheus and the first woman, Pandora; Deucalion and the great flood; and the progenitors of the various Greek tribes

Supplementary Resources (Videos, Photos, Other Podcasts)

Video/Chaos in Greek Cosmogony (Foxwede History)



Video/The Theogony (Greek Creation Myth) (Overly Sarcastic Productions)

 

Video/Greek Mythology: Creation (Real History)

Video/The Greeks and Romans - Pantheons (Crash Course)

Video/Gods & Myths (Digital Diogenes)

Video/Greek Mythology Family Tree (Useful Charts)



Charts/Greek Myth Family Trees

Photo/Greek Gods Family Tree

Photo/Olympic Gods Family Tree



Video/Rise of the Olympians (Monarchs Factory)



Video/The Revolt of Typhon (Monarchs Factory)



Video/Typhon (Overly Sarcastic Productions)

Video/The Myth of Prometheus (Ted-Ed)

Video/Prometheus, the Titan Who Stole Fire and Gave It to Humanity (AH Encyclopedia)



Video/Prometheus, Titan God of Wisdom (Monarchs Factory)



Video/Prometheus & the Stolen Flame (Monarchs Factory)



Video/Prometheus - Origins (Extra Credits)



Video/Prometheus - The Making of Man (Extra Credits)



Video/The Myth of Pandora’s Box (Ted-Ed)

 

Video/Pandora (Overly Sarcastic Productions)



Video/Pandora's Box (Mythology Short Stories)




Recommended Podcast Episodes:

***History of Modern Greece - Mythology: Greek Creation Story

***Literature and History - Hesiod's Works and Days

***Literature and History - Hesiod's Theogony

***Myths and Legends - Prometheus: Adamantine

***Myths and Legends - Greek Myths: Gigantic

***Myths and Legends - Greek Myths: Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal

***Myths and Legends - Greek Myths: All in the Family

***Myths and Legends - Greek Myths: A Tangled Web

***MythTake - Saturn/Kronos

***MythTake - Uranus/Ouranos