But when Zeus was born, Rhea gave Kronos a rock instead and gave Zeus to Amaltheia.Īs soon as Zeus grew up, he came to his father to be his cupbearer. It was the same with their next four children, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Kronos, fearing Ouranos' curse, swallowed her whole, but Hestia was still alive in his stomach. Oceanus and Tethys had Klymene, Iapetus and Klymene had Atlas and Prometheus, Koios and Phoebe had Leto, Hyperion and Theia had Helios and Selene, but Kronos and Rhea did not have a titan. Kronos' tyranny began when he reimprisoned the Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires he freed, but first the titans had children together. Koios, Krios, Hyperion and Iapetus each got a corner of the world for their participation. Kronos wasn't so bad of a ruler at first. The Furies, dryads and satyrs were born in the process. Kronos was successful in chopping up his father and throwing him into the sea, but not before he cursed his son that his own children will overthrow him. Only Kronos was willing to do it, though Koios, Krios, Hyperion and Iapetus joined in to hold Ouranos down from the sky. Gaea decided to have one of her children cut Ouranos up with a scythe. It got worse when Ouranos threw their next children, the Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires, into Tartarus. Then things started to get rough between Gaea and Ouranos. Later, Nyx, Hemera, Eros and the twelve Titans were created. Percy explained how Chaos first created the world including Gaea, Ouranos, Pontos, and Tartarus. At first, he declined in fear of the gods getting mad, but he decided to do it as people will know more about Greek Mythology. Percy Jackson explained that he wrote this book on the Greek Gods at the request of a publisher in New York. "If you like horror shows, blood baths, lying, stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that."ĭramatic full-color illustrations throughout by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco make this volume-a must for home, library, and classroom shelves-as stunning as it is entertaining. He explains how the world was created, then gives readers his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic-and sarcastic asides-to the classics. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week." "A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians angry at me again. Who could tell the origin stories of the gods of Olympus better than a modern-day demigod? Percy Jackson provides an insider's view with plenty of 'tude in this illustrated collection. Two more previews came out from Waterstones Blog and the Guardian.
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A preview of the first chapter was included in the free e-book Mega-Awesome Adventures on March 4, 2014. John Rocco, the illustrator of the book, announced that there will be 60 full-color paintings drawn by him in the book, and gave a sneak peek of one, depicting Hades stealing Persephone. While on tour for The House of Hades Rick Riordan also revealed that the book is 450 pages long, with illustrations throughout the entire book and will come out in August 2014. Riordan will be reading an excerpt from the book during his House of Hades tour. On April 21, 2013, Rick Riordan announced on his Twitter that he was writing a new book based on the stories of Greek mythology from the demigod Percy Jackson's point of view.
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