This tale of human degeneration mingles fact and fancy in an astonishing manner, for ages of bronze and of iron are historically very real indeed.
Ovid describes only four ages, omitting the Age of Heroes. The following is a summary of Hesiod’s account. According to the myth of the ages of humankind, men and women are the creation of the gods or Zeus himself. There are several conflicting versions about the creation of mortals.
The Titanomachy and the Gigantomachy are often confused in literature and art, and details vary considerably. The giants, OTUS or OTOS and EPHIALTES, in a separate attack, failed in their attempt to storm heaven by piling Olympus, Ossa, and Pelion, one upon the other. Zeus' triumph singles him out as an archetypal dragon-slayer. TYPHOEUS, also called TYPHAON or TYPHON was a ferocious dragon-god, whom earth produced to do battle with Zeus, either separately, or alongside the giants in the great Gigantomachy. Volcanoes, when they erupt, reveal the presence of the giants below. They were defeated in a fierce battle and were imprisoned under the earth. Giants, called GEGENEIS, since they were “born from the Earth,” challenged Zeus and the new order of the gods. THE GIGANTOMACHY: ZEUS DEFEATS THE GIANTS AND TYPHOEUS Zeus was victorious and the Titans were imprisoned in Tartarus, guarded by the Hecatonchires and Atlas was punished with the task of holding up the sky. Also on his side were the Hecatonchires and the Cyclopes. Olympus and his allies, in addition to Themis and Prometheus, were his brothers and sisters, who had been swallowed by Cronus but later regurgitated, namely: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Prometheus’ brother ATLAS sided with Cronus. Othrys his allies were the Titans except for Themis and her son PROMETHEUS. This epic battle was waged for ten years between Zeus and the Olympians and Cronus and the Titans. THE TITANOMACHY: ZEUS DEFEATS HIS FATHER CRONUS Chapter 4: Zeus’ Rise to Power: The Creation Of Mortals
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