http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/titan.html
then the Olympians took over
to the christian sects
Gaea is the Earth goddess. She mated with her son Uranus to produce the remaining Titans. Gaea seems to have started as a neolithic earth-mother worshipped before the Indo-European invasion that eventually lead to the Hellenistic civilization.
then the Olympians took over
The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthrow of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place Mount Olympus.
to the christian sects
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blgrk_religion-gods.htmWhen people think about Greek religion or mythology, they naturally think about the myriad of Greek gods and goddess - but it is important to remember that none of these divinities can be entirely understood alone. Each is defined in relation to the others and separating one from the rest is like trying to separate a single strand of thread from a blanket. Atheists and theists accustomed to strict monotheistic faiths like Christianity may not realize how integrated the gods of polytheistic belief systems tend to be, much less how aspects of them continue to be reflected even in contemporary religions and deities. Knowledge of both can be very important, though, for anyone attempting a sustained and informed critique of modern religion and modern theism.
see the evolution?The Greek gods, unlike the gods and goddesses of many other cultures and certainly unlike the gods of contemporary monotheistic faiths, are very similar to human beings. They fight, they lie, they make war, had favorite people or cities, and they experienced the entire gamut of human emotions. To be quite frank, the Greek deities were not especially moral beings - a far cry from the moral perfection ascribed to the Christian god.