The Dynasty Of SBSBWBBWBASBSBWBOCBMCDWSDW Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Rise Up, My Family....Rise Up

    Chapter 1 (Book1 Volume 2)

This Spirit is the most powerful of the wolf-kind, the Dragonwolf. It's **a formidable breed with the traits of both dragon and wolf**. According to legend, the giant dragon was naturally promiscuous by nature and mated with a Moon-howling Wolf. Hence, the Dragonwolf species was born. This Spirit was passed down in a single bloodline. It's unique on the Star Luo Continent. His inner strength is unimaginable. Here are the names of this family who battled many wars and battles, lost a great deal, and many families in death but always rose from the ashes. The SbSSDWBWBBWBASBWSB are the Stormblades, StormBlades Solderine, BlackwaterBat, BlackwaterBay Assiassns, and StormBrokenWolf family. The StormDragonWolf Dynasty came about after the war between LONEWOLF,lonewolf, and WolfInc, where most of the LoneWolf and Lonewolf was killed, and the ones who weren't called a truce were banished from the Gaia family. Then came a time when an attempt on Gaia's life was made. It was at a wedding Gaia had been asked to perform the wedding. An unknown assassin had passed security and slipped wolfbane into Gaia's food and drink. Before I go any further, let me tell you about Gaia and her family.

Name: Gaia

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Father: Chaos

Gender: Female

Other Names: Gaia, Gi, Ge,

Other Names: Gaia, Gi, Ge, Roman Name: Terra, English Translation: Earth, Rules: Earth, Consorts: Uranus, Pontus, Tartarus, Children: Uranus, Pontus, Ourea, Titans, Hecatoncheires, Cyclopes, Gigantes, The Erinyes, Meliades, Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybia, Typhoeus, Aeolus, Aether, Amphitrite, Anemoi, Apate, Asclepius, Aura, Bia, Chaos, Circe, Deimos, Demeter, Dionysus, Eileithyia, Enyo, Erebus, Eris, Eros, Gaea, Geras, Harmonia, Hebe, Hecate, Helios, Hemera, Horae, Hypnos, Iris, Keres, Kratos, Minor Gods, Momus, Moros, Morpheus, Nemesis, Nike, Nyx, Oizys, Oneiroi, Ourea, Paean, Pan, Persephone, Philotes, Phobos, Pontus, Primordial, Tartarus, Thanatos, The Erinnyes, The Fates, The Graces, The Muses, Typhoeus, Uranus, Zelus

     Gaia was the Ancient Greek personification of the Earth and, for all intents and purposes, the Mother of Everything Beautiful in the World. Born spontaneously – out of Nothingness or out of Chaos – Gaea brought forth (among others) Uranus, with whom she subsequently mated to give birth to the Titans, the parents of most of the Olympians. Gaea rebelled against the reigns of all three universe rulers (Uranus, Cronus, and Zeus), but ultimately, she had to accept her grandson Zeus as the supreme King of all gods and men.

     Gaia's Birth and Children: Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all the deathless ones who hold the peaks of snowy Olympus," was the first deity born after Chaos, the gaping emptiness, came into being. She was followed by Tartarus (the Underworld) and Eros (Love). Some believe that these three were, in fact, all children of the dark primeval void, but, most probably, they belonged to the same – the very first – generation of gods.

     Gaia's First Children: Without a mate, Gaea brought forth three children: Uranus (the Sky), Ourea (the Mountains), and Pontus (the Sea). First, she lay with her oldest son, Uranus, and gave birth to eighteen children. The first twelve were the Titans: six females (Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys) and six males (Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus). Next, she bore the three Cyclopes (Brontes, Steropes, and Arges) and the three Hecatoncheires (Cottus, Briareos, and Gyges). Afterward, Gaea mated with Pontus and brought into being five more children: Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, and Eurybia.

     Gaia vs. Uranus: Though lustful and unrestrained, Uranus, the Sky, hated his children so much that he pushed each of them back into the Earth (the womb of their mother) at the very moment of birth. After a while, devastated by grief and pain, Gaia fashioned an adamantine sickle and asked her children to help her oust Uranus from power.

     Gaia and Cronus: Cronus – who despised his father – was the only one who wasn't afraid to agree to her plan and, following Gaia's advice, he hid at a different place in her womb and lay there in waiting for a chance to attack Uranus. The case came the same Night when Uranus tried sleeping with Gaia again. Cronus stretched forth his hand and hacked off his father's genitals. Afterward, he freed his brothers and sisters and became the new King of the gods.

     Gaia's Later Progeny: The blood which spurted out of Uranus' wound sprinkled Gaia and impregnated her with many more children: the three Erinnyes (or Fates), the numerous Gigantes (or Giants), and the even more innumerable Meliads (the Nymphs of the Ash Trees).

     Gaia vs. Cronus: The Titanomachy: After a brief period of harmony and bliss, Cronus started ruling the World as his father had ruled it before him: brutally and autocratically. Alarmed by a prophecy and fearing a rebellion, he imprisoned his brothers, the Cyclopes, and the Hecatoncheires, in Tartarus and swallowed all but the youngest of his six children. The child – who will grow to become Zeus – was saved thanks to the intelligent advice Gaia gave to Rhea, Cronus' wife: to replace it with a stone.

      However, even after successfully freeing his brothers and sisters, Zeus could not overthrow Cronus – at least not until Gaia advised him to release the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires from Tartarus and form an alliance with them. This did the trick: after ten years, the Olympians finally won the war against the Titans (the Titanomachy), and Zeus became the third ruler of the gods.

      Gaia vs. Zeus: Zeus' supreme power was challenged several times; his grandmother, Gaea, orchestrated the most severe two of these challenges.

The Gigantomachy: Even at his tyrannical worst, Zeus was a far better ruler than his predecessors; however, this mattered not in the slightest to Gaia since, too, dared to imprison some of her children. In his case, naturally, the prisoners were the Titans, left to rot away in Tartarus. Consequently, Gaia summoned the best of the rest, the Gigantes, and commanded them to eliminate Zeus. That's how the Gigantomachy started, a war that lasted for an extended period but which, nevertheless, ended with the Olympians prevailing and Zeus cementing his power.

   Typhoeus: The defeat enraged Gaia. Angered, she mated with her brother, Tartarus, and gave birth to one of the most fearsome creatures in Greek mythology: the fire-breathing dragon Typhoeus, the father of all monsters. Typhoeus was such a formidable opponent that he singlehandedly fought off almost all Olympians (including Zeus) before Zeus' lightning bolts finally overwhelmed him.

    The Truce: After Typhoeus' demise, Gaia conceded defeat and accepted Zeus as the supreme leader of all gods. To prove her allegiance, she warned her grandson that the child his first wife (Metis) was pregnant with was destined to overthrow him. Years later, Gaea attended Zeus' wedding with his seventh – and final – wife, Hera, and gifted the Queen of Olympus the golden apples of the Hesperides.

     Gaia Sources: Hesiod covers many of the stories related to this article throughout his "Theogony." If you want a less narrative experience, read the "Homeric Hymn to Earth, the Mother of All." The Creation, Uranus, Cronus, Zeus, Titanomachy, Gigantomachy/ Who was Gaia? Gaia was the Ancient Greek personification of the Earth and, for all intents and purposes, the Mother of Everything Beautiful in the World. Born spontaneously – out of Nothingness or out of Chaos – Gaia brought forth (among others) Uranus, with whom she subsequently mated to give birth to the Titans, the parents of most of the Olympians. What did Gaia rule over? Gaia ruled over the Earth. Who were the parents of Gaia? The parent of Gaia was Chaos.

     Who were the consorts of Gaia? Gaia's consorts were Uranus, Pontus, and Tartarus. How many children did Gaia have? Gaia had 15 children: Uranus, Pontus, Ourea, Titans, Hecatoncheires, Cyclopes, Gigantes, The Erinnyes, Meliades, Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybia, and Typhoeus, Chaos.

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Gender: Female

Other Names: Haos, Khaos, Arche

Roman Name: Chaos

English Translation: The Void, Nothingness

Children: Gaea, Tartarus, Eros, Ella, Erebus, Nyx

     Chaos was – most Greek cosmologies tell us – the very first of all, the origin of everything, the empty, unfathomable space at the beginning of time. But, it was more than just a gaping void – as its name is usually translated from Ancient Greek. Personified as a female, Chaos was the first feature of the universe, a shadowy realm of mass and energy from which much of what is powerful (and mostly negative and dark) in the World would stem forth in later genealogies.

     What is Chaos? Chaos as a Dwelling Place/ Even so, Hesiod imagines Chaos as something much more tangible than a bottomless chasm. At one point during the Titanomachy, Zeus casts his thunderbolts at the Titans, and, in the poet's words, Chaos is "seized by an astounding heat." Moreover, Hesiod suggests soon after that Chaos is some dwelling place beyond which the Titans live. If so, Chaos would have to be the gloomy middle ground between Earth and Tartarus, where the Titans are banished. Some even say this is the most realistic cosmological vision since, besides Eros, these are the first three deities created in Hesiodic cosmogony. If so, they represent the initial way Space was split (completed when Gaea gave birth to Uranus, the Sky), with Eros being the driving force of creation.

     Who were Zeus' Lovers? How was the World created? What is the Trojan Horse? Chaos as the First Progenitor

    Chaos the Beginning of All: However, many others claim that, in the beginning, Chaos was all that there was, the dark majesty and mystery of creation incarnate. And that it was from Chaos that the first three primordial gods sprang forth: the wide-bosomed Gaea (Earth), Tartarus (the Underworld), and Eros (Love), the fairest among the deathless gods. Gaea would become the Mother of Everything Beautiful in the World; Chaos would not be as fortunate. Out of herself, she would give birth to two more children: Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). True, their sexual union would produce luminous offspring – Aether (the Divine Air) and Hemera (the Day). However, the progeny of Night – Chaos' daughter feared by Zeus himself – would end up being a string of sinister, ill-starred children.

     Chaos in Other Cosmologies: At a later stage in history, speculations of all kinds would arise regarding Chaos' role in the original creation. First, some would start doubting its primariness because Hesiod sang that even she was born. Out of Darkness or Mist, would say some; out of the union between Chronos (Time) and Ananke (Necessity) would claim others.

     Orpheus and Chaos: A third group, grouped around the ritual worship of the mythological poet Orpheus, would devise an even more unique cosmogony. According to them, together with Aether and Erebus, Chaos was one of the three sons of Chronos. She was a master artist who managed to shape an egg from the formless Aether. And out of this egg, Phanes (or Protogenos) came out, a bisexual deity who proceeded to mate with himself to give birth to everything existing.

     Aristophanes and Chaos: Softly parodying the story, in his comedy "The Birds," Aristophanes claims that in the beginning, only Chaos, Night, dark Erebus, and deep Tartarus existed. Afterward, Night, impregnated by the wind, laid an egg in Erebus, out of which golden-winged Eros was born. And then, in Tartarus, Eros mated with Chaos, who subsequently gave birth to the race of birds.

     Chaos in Philosophy: With the advent of philosophy, Chaos became more of a concept than a deity, described as "a shapeless heap" and "a rude and undeveloped mass" by the Roman poet Ovid. Then, it started being associated with notions such as confusion and disorder, from which the modern English term "chaos" derives. But, by that time, symbolic imagery succumbed to more rational worldviews, and mythology gave way to religion and science.

     Chaos Sources: Find out more about Chaos in Hesiod's "Theogony" and Ovid's "Metamorphoses." For Aristophanes' version of the creation, check out this chorus song from "The Birds."

     Who was Chaos? Chaos was – most Greek cosmologies tell us – the very first of all, the origin of everything, the empty, unfathomable space at the beginning of time. But, it was more than just a gaping void – as its name is usually translated from Ancient Greek.

    How many children did Chaos have? Chaos had five children: Gaea, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, and Nyx.

     Chaos Associations: Gaia, Eros, Tartarus, Nyx, Erebus.

         Titans:: The Original Greek Gods

     Asteria, Astraeus, Atlas, Clymene, Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Dione, Eos, Epimetheus, Eurybia, Eurynome, Hyperion, Iapetus, Lelantos, Leto, Menoetius, Metis, Mnemosyne. Oceanus. Ophion, Pallas, Perses, Phoebe, Prometheus, Rhea, Selene, Styx, Tethys, Thea, Themis.

     The Titans were the deities in Greek mythology that preceded the Olympians. They were the children of the primordial deities Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (Earth). The Titans included Oceanus, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe, Cronus, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius, and Iapetus. Cronus was the leader of the Titans after he managed to overthrow his tyrant father, Uranus, from the throne. Cronus later learned of a prophecy that said his son would eventually destroy him and did everything he could to prevent it. However, the warning came true, and Zeus managed to dethrone him and end the age of the Titans after the Titanomachy, the great war between Titans and Olympians.

     Asteria, Astraeus, Atlas, Clymene, Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Dione, Eos, Epimetheus, Eurybia, Eurynome, Hyperion, Iapetus

, Lelantos, Leto, Menoetius, Metis, Mnemosyne, Oceanus, Ophion, Pallas, Perses, Phoebe, Prometheus, Rhea, Selene, Styx, Tethys, Thea, Themis

     Olympians

    In Greek mythology, the Olympians were the significant deities in which the Ancient Greeks believed. The Olympians were twelve and comprised of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. Their name, Olympians, originates from Mount Olympus, which was their place of residence; therefore, although sometimes Hades and Persephone were included in the Olympians, they should be excluded in the sense that they lived in the Underworld.

    The Twelve Olympians came into power after dethroning the Titans, which resulted in the end of the great war between the Olympians and the Titans, called the Titanomachy.

     The 12 Gods and Goddesses are Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.

     Aeolus

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Father: Hippotes

Gender: Male

Other Names: Aiolos

     Aeolus

Greek Gods / Aeolus

     Aeolus was a name given to three mythical characters, but their myths are deeply intertwined, so the characters are often difficult to tell apart.

     However, the most famous of them was the son of Hippotes, mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the Keeper of the Winds; in this myth, Aeolus gave Odysseus a closed bag that contained all winds but for the gentle West Wind that would take him home. However, Odysseus' companions, thinking the bag had riches, opened it, and the winds escaped, blowing the ship in all directions and thus extending their voyage back home. Aeolus was later considered a god rather than a mortal, as depicted in the Odyssey. He had twelve children, six sons, and six daughters.

     Another Aeolus was the son of Hellen and Orseis and ruler of Aeolia. He married Enarete, with whom he had numerous children, including Sisyphus, Athamas, Cretheus, and Salmoneus. Finally, the third character with the same name was the son of Poseidon and Arne and was often indistinguishable from the first Aeolus, Keeper of the winds.

     Who was Aeolus? Aeolus was a name given to three mythical characters, but their myths are deeply intertwined, so the characters are often difficult to tell apart. However, the most famous was the son of Hippotes, mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the Keeper of the Winds. Who were the parents of Aeolus? The parent of Aeolus was Hippotes. Aeolus Associations: Odysseus.

    Aether

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Father: Erebus

Mother: Nyx

Gender: Male

Other Names: Aither, Ether

Roman Name: Aether

English Translation: Heaven, Light

                                         Greek Gods / Aether

     Aether was one of the primordial deities in Greek mythology, the son of the primordial deities Erebus (darkness) and Nyx (night), or according to Orphic Hymns, Chronos (time) and Ananke (necessity). He was the brother of Hemera (Day), and according to some sources, he fathered Gaea (Earth), Thalassa (Sea), and Uranus (heavens). He was the personification of the upper air that only gods breathe, as opposed to the standard air breathed by mortals. The air encircling the mortal World was called Chaos or Aer, while the Underworld, where the dead dwelled, was enveloped in Erebos, the mist of darkness.

Erebus, Nyx, Gaea, Uranus

     Who was Aether? Aether was one of the primordial deities in Greek mythology, the son of the primordial deities Erebus (darkness) and Nyx (night), or according to Orphic Hymns, Chronos (time) and Ananke (necessity). He was the brother of Hemera (Day), and according to some sources, he fathered Gaea (Earth), Thalassa (Sea), and Uranus (heavens).

Amphitrite

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Gender: Female

Other Names: Amphitrite

Roman Name: Salacia

     Amphitrite was one of the sea nymphs Nereids, fifty sisters and daughters of Nereus and Doris. She was the wife of Poseidon and had two children with him; a son named Triton, a merman; and Rhode. Amphitrite also gave birth to other children, such as seals and dolphins. Initially, as mentioned in the Homeric Hymn, she was considered an important deity when she was present at the birth of Apollo alongside Dione, Rhea, and Themis. Gradually, she became less critical, and in the end, the poets used her name as a mere representation of the Sea. Her Roman counterpart was Salacia, the goddess of saltwater. Nereids, Nereus, Doris, Poseidon

     Who was Amphitrite? Amphitrite was one of the sea nymphs Nereids, fifty sisters and daughters of Nereus and Doris. She was the wife of Poseidon and had two children with him.

Amphitrite Associations: Poseidon, Nereus, Doris.

   Anemoi

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Father: Aeolus

Mother: Eos

Gender: Male

Roman Name: Venti

      The Anemoi were the four wind gods in Greek mythology, each corresponding to one of the four cardinal directions (North, South, West, East) from which they came. They were the children of Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds, and Eos, the Titan goddess of the dawn. The four gods were Boreas (North Wind), Notus (South Wind), Zephyrus (West Wind), and Eurus (East Wind).

     Boreas was often described as a bearded older man with wings holding a conch shell. He was closely associated with winter, as he brought cold and low temperatures. Notus was linked to the hot wind blowing after midsummer, causing the crops to burn, and the bad weather of late summer. Eurus was considered an unlucky east wind, bringing rain and warm temperatures.

Zephyrus was thought to live in a cave in the region of Thrace and was considered the gentlest wind of the four, closely linked to spring. It was also believed that he was responsible for the blooming of the lands.

Aeolus, Eos

     Who was Anemoi? The Anemoi were the four wind gods in Greek mythology, each corresponding to one of the four cardinal directions (North, South, West, East) from which they came. They were the children of Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds, and Eos, the Titan goddess of the dawn. Who were the parents of Anemoi? The parents of Anemoi were Aeolus and Eos.

     Apate

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Mother: Nyx

Gender: Female

Other Names: Apati

Roman Name: Fraus

English Translation: Deceit, Fraud

     Apate

Greek Gods / Apate

     Apate was a deity in Greek mythology, the personification of deceit. Her mother was Nyx, the primordial goddess of Night, and her father was Erebos, the personification of darkness. She was the sister of Geras (old age), Oizys (suffering), Moros (doom), Momos (blame), Eris (strife), Nemesis (retribution), and Keres (carnage and violent death). When the box of Pandora was opened, Apate was one of the evil spirits that came out of it. Her male counterpart was Dolos.

Nyx, Erebos, Oizys, Geras, Nemesis. Who was Apate? Apate was a deity in Greek mythology, the personification of deceit. Her mother was Nyx, the primordial goddess of Night, and her father was Erebos, the personification of darkness.

Who were the parents of Apate? The parent of Apate was Nyx.

     Apate Associations: Nemesis, Nyx, Oizys, Geras.

     Asclepius

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Father: Apollo

Gender: Male

Other Names: Aesculapius

Roman Name: Vejovis, Vejove, Vediovis

     Asclepius

Greek Gods / Asclepius

     Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine, the son of the god Apollo and Coronis, the daughter of Phlegyas, and the King of the Lapiths. He was married to Epione, the goddess of soothing; together, they had several children; their daughters were Panacea (goddess of medicines), Hygeia (goddess of health), Iaso (goddess of recovery), Aceso (goddess of the healing process), Aglaea or Aegle (goddess of magnificence and splendor). They also had four sons; Machaon and Podalirius were legendary healers who fought in the Trojan War; Telesphorus, who accompanied his sister, Hygeia, and symbolized recuperation; and Aratus.

Asclepius was given to the Centaur Chiron, who raised him and taught him medicine and the healing arts. At some point, Asclepius healed a snake, which led to his secret knowledge that snakes were considered divine beings that were wise and could recover. This is how the symbol of Asclepius and later healing was a rod wreathed with a snake. Asclepius was so good at healing that he cheated death and brought people back from the Underworld. As a result, Zeus killed him to maintain his balance and placed him in the night sky under the constellation of Ophiuchus (the snake holder). Apollo, Centaur, Who was Asclepius? Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine, the son of the god Apollo and Coronis, the daughter of Phlegyas, and the King of the Lapiths. He was married to Epione, the goddess of soothing. Who were the parents of Asclepius? The parent of Asclepius was Apollo. Asclepius Associations: Apollo, Centaur.

      Aura

Affiliation: Greek Gods

Father: Lelantos

Gender: Female

     Aura

Greek Gods / Aura

Aura was a deity that represented the gentle breeze of the early morning. It appeared both in Greek and Roman mythology. She was the daughter of Lelantos and Periboa. It is also said that Aurae were similar to ghosts, able to disappear into the air. Who was Aura? Aura was a deity that represented the gentle breeze of the early morning. It appeared both in Greek and Roman mythology.