Origin of the Universe

ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

Welcome Dear Philosophers,
Here I leave you a essay that I did about classical mythology. Hope you enjoy! 

In the beginning there was only chaos. Suddenly, Erebus appeared. All else was empty, silent, endless, dark. Then, Love was born bringing along the beginning of order. From Love emerged Light, followed by Gaea, the earth.

Erebus slept with Night and gave birth to Ether (the Day and light). Afterwards, the Night alone created Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis, and all things that dwell in the darkness.

Meanwhile, Gaea alone gave birth to Uranus (the sky) and he became his mother's husband. Together, they produced the three Cyclopes, the three Hecatoncheires, and twelve Titans.
Uranus was a cruel father and husband. He hated the Hecatoncheires and imprisoned them by pushing them into the hidden places of the earth, Gaea's womb. This angered Gaea and she plotted against Uranus. She tried to get her children to attack Uranus. All were too afraid, except the youngest Titan, Cronus.

Gaea and Cronus set up an ambush. Cronus castrated his father and threw the genitals into the ocean. It is unclear as to what happened to Uranus afterwards; he either died, withdrew from the earth, or exiled himself to Italy. As he departed, he promised that Cronus and the Titans would be punished. From the blood that was spilled on the earth due to his castration, emerged the Giants, the Ash Tree Nymphs, and the Erinnyes. From the sea foam that was produced when his genitals fell in the ocean, emerged Aphrodite.

Cronus became the next ruler. He imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires in Tartarus. He married his sister Rhea, and had many children. Gaea and Uranus both had predicted that Cronus would be eventually overthrown by a son. To avoid this, Cronus swallowed all of his children. Rhea was angry at the treatment of the children and plotted against Cronus. When it was time to give birth to her sixth child, Rhea hid herself, then she left the child to be raised by nymphs. To conceal her act she wrapped a stone and passed it off as the baby to Cronus, who swallowed it.

This child was Zeus. He grew at the island of Crete. He consulted Metis on how to defeat Cronus. She prepared a drink for Cronus designed to make him vomit the other children. Rhea convinced Cronus to accept his son and Zeus was allowed to return to Mount Olympus as Cronus's cupbearer, giving him the opportunity to serve Metis' potion to Cronus. The plan work perfectly and the other five children emerged out of Cronus. As gods, they were unharmed and thankful to their youngest brother, they made him their leader.

Cronus was yet to be defeated though. He and the Titans fought to retain their power; this led to the War between the Titans and the Olympians called Titanomachy. Finally Zeus became victorious.