This week reminded me why I took an interest in mythology in the first place. I loved reading ancient chronicles of the birth, fighting death, and general mischief of the gods.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Next week we will discuss Works and Days.

Discussion questions in the comments.

Summary: Lines 501 - 1020

Zeus escapes Chronos's belly and frees his uncles from their prison. For this they Award him his lightning bolt. Iapeyos and Clymene bare, among othe children, Prometheus and Atlas. Atlas is bound to hold up the sky and Prometheus is bound to a pillar where a great winged eagle ate his liver each day for eternity. Heracles eventually kills the eagle and frees Prometheus. Zeus allowed this to ensure his son would be revered. Ambidexter fashions a modest maiden from Earth, who becomes the first human of the female sex. Zeus calls upon all gods and Obriareos, Mottos, and Gyges to rise against the Titans and defeat them once and for all. After fierce battle, the Titans were defeated and jailed in Tartarus. The depths of the Chasm are described, as is the pledge the gods made to honour Styx, which calls for a god the first remain unmoving in a coma for a year, the for the next nine years suffer worse paladins until in year 10 the return to their normal state and power. Typhoeus is birthed from Earth and with a hundred fearsome snakeheads emerging from his shoulders, terrorizes heaven and earth until one day Zeus leapt from Olympus and defeated him. Zeus, now firmly the king of all gods, made his first wife, Metis. Before Metis could. Birth Athene, Zeus ate her in an attempt to escape the prophecy that stated Metis would bare him a daughter equal in wit and a son who would replace him as king of gods and men. Zeus the married Themis, who bore, among other children, the Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Eventually, he made Hera, his third wife, who birthed Ares and others. Zeus birthed Athene, daughter of Metis, from his head. The story ends with a chronicle of demi-gods born to Zeus, Poseidon (Oceanus), Aphrodite, and other gods.