Golden age

:This article is about the mythological Golden Age(s). For other "golden ages" of human history see Golden Age (metaphor).

Mythology

In classical mythology, this took place during the reign of Cronus. Peace and harmony prevailed during this age. Humans did not grow old, but died peacefully. Spring was eternal and people were fed on acorns from a great oak as well as wild fruits and honey that dripped from the trees. The spirits of those men who died were known as Aimones and were guides for the later ancient Greeks (who considered themselves to live in the later Iron Age.)

Related Topics:
Classical mythology - Cronus - Aimones - Iron Age

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This race eventually died out when Prometheus (serpent) gave the secret of fire to men. Zeus punished men, allowing Pandora to open her box which unleashed all evil in the mortal world.

Related Topics:
Prometheus - Pandora - Her box

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Within sequences or cycles of eras, the golden age stands alongside the silver age and the iron age, and conditions can improve or decline according to one's conception of mythic progression.

Related Topics:
Silver age - Iron age - Myth

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