Transcript The Greeks built buildings as temples in cities to honor their gods.

The Greeks believed that gods and goddesses
controlled nature and shaped their lives.
Myths are
traditional
stories about
gods and heroes.
The Greeks built
buildings as temples
in cities to honor
their gods.
gods had special powers, but looked like humans.
They married, played tricks, and had children.
How did the gods influence the daily
lives of regular people… Helen and
Paris
 Helen was the daughter
of Zeus
 She was the most
beautiful woman in the
world
 Her life was pretty
normal until the gods
interfered in the life of a
man by the name of Paris.
Paris
 Paris was tending his flock on
Mount Ida and was asked to
judge a beauty contest by
Aphrodite, Hera and Athena
(Zeus had been asked to
judge but wisely refused)
 The winner, Aphrodite,
promised Paris the most
beautiful woman in the world…
 This would lead to the Trojan
War, for when Paris met
Helen, he believed that she
rightly belonged to him.
 King of the gods
 God of the sky, rain and
lightening
 He was the spiritual ruler
of both gods and man
 Husband of Hera
 Symbol is the
thunderbolt
 Patron goddess of
Athens
 Goddess of Wisdom,
War, the Arts, Industry,
Justice, and Skill
 Her symbols were the
owl, olive tree, and spear
 Greek Goddess of
Agriculture
 Controls fertility of the
earth
 Symbol-wheat,
cornucopia
 Goddess of love
and beauty
 Symbols associated
Aphrodite are the sea,
swans, doves and
apples
 Archer god of
medicine, healing,
light and truth
 Later he became
known as Helios—
god of the sun
 Nike means victory. She
was a goddess that
personified triumph.
 The wings symbolized
the fleeting nature of
victory.
 Greek God of the Sea
 Creative
 Designed all the creatures of the
sea
 Believed to be seen in the crashing
of waves on the shore
 Believed to be the force behind
earthquakes
 Symbol-three-horned trident
How did Poseidon influence daily life
 Often before going on a boat voyage, Greek citizens
would offer a sacrifice to Poseidon.
 Sacrifices were normally either an animal or wine poured
out to honor the god.
 However, legend has it, that there was an occasion in
which the wind would not blow and the Greeks could not
set sail. They wanted to go to Troy to take Helen from
the Trojans. To get the wind to blow they offered a
human sacrifice…King Agamemnon’s daughter.
 After she died the wind began to blow and they set sail
for Troy.
Greek Mythology in Today’s World
 Advertisement companies use the ideas that the
Greeks had to advertise and sell their products.
 For Example Nike is a running shoe today, but
remember what Nike used to be…
Nike was a Greek God of triumph!!
What now…
 Your mission is to create a slogan for a
company. You are to use a Greek god or
goddess as your theme for your slogan. For
instance, if you choose to sell bottled water, you
would choose to market your water using the
god Poseidon.
 Or , if your were a book company, you might use
Athena or her symbol of an owl to market your
product.
 You will work in groups of four, but everyone
must have a job!
Rubric
 Product stated in slogan 10 points
 Slogan
 Drawing
 Total
20 points
10 points
40 points