▁Golden ▁Age ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁C ron os , ▁the ▁subsequent ▁races ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Ze us . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁evil ▁was ▁explained ▁by ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁P and ora , ▁when ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁human ▁capabilities , ▁save ▁hope , ▁had ▁been ▁sp illed ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁over turn ed ▁jar . ▁In ▁Met am orph oses , ▁O vid ▁follows ▁H es iod ' s ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁ages . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁gods ▁ ▁" M yth s ▁of ▁origin " ▁or ▁" cre ation ▁myth s " ▁represent ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁universe ▁in ▁human ▁language . ▁The ▁most ▁widely ▁accepted ▁version ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁although ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁things , ▁is ▁reported ▁by ▁H es iod , ▁in ▁his ▁The og ony . ▁He ▁begins ▁with ▁Cha os , ▁a ▁y aw ning ▁nothing ness . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁void ▁emer ged ▁Ga ia ▁( the ▁Earth ) ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁primary ▁divine ▁be ings : ▁E ros ▁( L ove ), ▁the ▁A by ss ▁( the ▁T art arus ), ▁and ▁the ▁E re bus . ▁Without ▁male ▁assistance , ▁Ga ia ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁U ran us ▁( the ▁Sky ) ▁who ▁then ▁fert il ized ▁her . ▁From ▁that ▁union ▁were ▁born ▁first ▁the ▁Tit ans — six ▁males : ▁Co eus , ▁C ri us , ▁C ron us