Hello, this is Jana, and I'm here with a creation myth from ancient Greece.

A creation myth is a story that explains how the world began.

For instance, in the Bible, we hear that the first humans were called Adam and Eve, and they lived

in the Garden of Eden.

Well, the Greeks don't have a name for the first man, though they do say he was created by a god-like being called Prometheus.

But they do have a name for the first woman, Pandora, which means she who has all the gifts.

Listen on to find out more. Long, long ago, before humans walked the earth.

The world was watched over by Gaea, the Earth Mother of all things, and Uranus the Skyfather. These were the first gods. They were the elements who did not just make the world, they were the world.

These first gods gave birth to a race called the Titans, who looked like humans, only they were

giants who had superpowers. Uranus the Sky God was afraid of his children, fearing they might rebel against his rule.

To keep his throne safe, he imprisoned them beneath the surface of the earth, where all they could do was rage and shake the ground.

Now Gaea, the Earth Goddess, loved her children and wanted to set them free. To help them, she made a sickle.

Imagine a shiny sharp blade, curved like a crescent moon.

She placed this sickle into the hands of her eldest and strongest

son, Kronos. Holding the sickle high, Kronos cried out.

Revolution! Cronus cried out, and led the Titans up to the surface of the world.

There he did battle with his father Uranus and with one powerful strike he wounded him terribly

defeating him. Uranus limped off the scene and now the Titans ruled the world.

They in turn gave birth to a third generation of gods.

Their names may be familiar to you.

Zeus, son of Kronos, He, Apollo and Athena, among others.

These young gods made their home on top of Mount Olympus,

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