In English
Kronos was afraid that his children would do to him the same thing
that he did to his father. So when his wife, Rhea, gave birth he would devour
the child. After he devoured his first 5 children, Rhea tried to save her sixth child.
His name was Thias-Zeus. Rhea gave to Kronos a stone wrapped
in swaddling clothes to eat, and she took young Zeus to Crete.
There in a cave on the top of a mountain, a goat fed him with her milk,
and the nymphs took care of him.
When Zeus grew up, he took the throne from Kronos and he forced him
to take his brothers and sisters out of his stomach.
A big war started between Kronos and Zeus. Kronos had the Titans
on his side and Zeus had his brothers and sisters. The war lasted 10 years. Zeus,
with the help of three giants that had 100 hands each, won and became the master
of the world.
This battle is known as Τιτανομαχία = The Battle of the Titans.
In Greek
Ο Κρόνος φοβόταν πως τα παιδιά του θα του
έκαναν το ίδιο πράγμα που έκανε αυτός στον πατέρα του. Έτσι οταν η γυναίκα του η Ρέα, γεννούσε,
ο Κρόνος καταβρόχθιζε το κάθε παιδί. Αφού κατάπιε τα πρώτα 5 παιδιά του, η Ρέα
προσπάθησε να γλυτώσει το έκτο της παιδί.
Τον έλεγαν Δία-Ζευς. Η Ρέα έδωσε του Κρόνου μια πέτρα τυλιγμένη σε σπάργανα
για να την φάει και πήρε τον μικρό Δία στην Κρήτη.
Εκεί σε μια σπηλιά πάνω σε ένα βουνό, μια γίδα τον έτρεφε με το γάλα της, και
οι νύμφες τον φρόντιζαν.
Όταν ο Δίας μεγάλωσε, πήρε τον θρόνο από τον Κρόνο και τον
ανάγκασε να βγάλει τους αδελφούς του και τις αδελφές του από την κοιλιά του.
Ένας μεγάλος πόλεμος άρχισε τότε μεταξύ του Κρόνου και του Δία.
Ο Κρόνος είχε με το μέρος του τους Τιτάνες και ο Δίας τα αδέλφια του.
Ο πολεμος
κράτησε 10 χρόνια. Ο Δίας με την βοήθεια τριών γιγάντων που είχαν 100 χέρια
ο καθένας, νίκησε και έγινε ο κυρίαρχος του κόσμου.
Η μάχη αυτή είναι γνωστή ως Τιτανομαχία.
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- ο Κρόνος (KRO-nos) = Saturn
- οι τιτάνες (ti-TA-nes)= titans
- ο Θρόνος (THRO-nos) = throne
- ο κυρίαρχος (ki-RI-arhos) = ruler
- οι νύμφες (NI-mfes) = nymphs
- η σπηλιά (spi-LIA) = cave
- η γίδα (GI-tha)= goat
- τα σπάργανα (SPAR-gana) = swaddling clothes
- εγώ καταβρόχθιζω (katavro-HTHI-zo) = devour
- ο πόλεμος (PO-lemos) = war
- η μάχη (MA-hi) = battle
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