Four Ages of Man 1/2

The Greeks believed that there were four ages of man. These ages include The Golden Age, The Silver Age, The Bronze Age, and The Iron Age. They were created by various gods and goddesses and affected the lives of mortals. 

The first of the four ages of man was The Golden Age. The Golden Age was created by the Titan god, Cronus, before he was destroyed by his Olympian children. It was the most peaceful out of all of the ages. There was no suffering, sadness, war, or pain throughout the time period. The weather was always beautiful and there weren’t ever any harsh storms or weather conditions. Food was abundant. The people of this age didn’t have to put in any work for their food either. When the people of this age died, they were believed to become guardian angels. The people of The Golden Age lived in the most peaceful and most rewarding age of the four.

The next age was after the fall of Cronus. This age was called The Silver Age.  The Silver Age wasn’t as good as The Golden Age. Changes from The Golden Age include the changing of the seasons. Each of these seasons was ¼ of the year, like today. In the winter there were icy snows and in the summer there was blistering heat. The humans were children for about one hundred years and then they became adults. After they became adults, they only lived for a few more years. Unlike the previous age, there was crime. It was very violent and life was difficult. The people of this age had to work hard for food. This was the beginning of farming. This age was created by Zeus and the Olympians, and it was obviously changed from the original age created by Cronus.