Transcript Name that god, goddess, hero or monster

Who is that Greek
God/Goddess? Part 3
Who
Is
This
God?
Ares/Mars
God of war
Ares often represents the physical or
violent aspect of war, in contrast to the
armored Athena, whose functions as a
goddess of intelligence include military
strategy and generalship. Ares was a
dangerous force, overwhelming,
insatiable in battle, destructive, and manslaughtering. Fear and Terror were his
battle chariot. Ares is well known as the
lover of Aphrodite, the goddess of love
who was married to Hephaestus, god of
craftsmanship.
Ares is often depicted wearing a helmet,
and carrying a weapon and a shield.
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What are some of his traits?
Ares…
What are his traits?
Who
Is
This
God?
Apollo
God of the Sun
Apollo has been variously recognized as
a god of light and the sun, truth and
prophecy, healing, plague, music,
poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of
Zeus and Leto. He has a twin sister –
Artemis.
As the patron of Delphi, he was an
oracular god - prophetic deity. Medicine
and healing are associated with Apollo,
yet Apollo was also seen as a god who
could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
As the leader of the Muses, Apollo also
functioned as the patron god of music
and poetry. Hermes created the lyre for
him, and the instrument became a
common attribute of Apollo.
Symbols: Lyre, Raven Laurel Branches
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What are some of his traits?
Apollo…
What are some of his traits?
Helios
Who
Is
This
Goddess?
Artemis/Diana
The Virgin Huntress
Artemis was one of the most widely
venerated of the Ancient Greek deities.
She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto
and has a twin brother, Apollo.
She was the Hellenic goddess of the
hunt, wild animals, wilderness,
childbirth, virginity, and protector of
young girls, bringing and relieving
disease in women; she often was
depicted as a huntress carrying a bow
and arrows. The deer and the cypress
were sacred to her. In later Hellenistic
times, she even assumed the ancient
role aiding childbirth.
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What are some of her traits?
Artemis…What are some of her traits?
Who
Is
This
God?
Hephaestus/Vulcan
God of the Blacksmith
Hephaestus was the Greek god of
technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen,
artisans, sculptors, metals, fire and
volcanoes. In Greek mythology,
Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and
Hera , the King and Queen of the Gods.
As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all
the weapons of the gods in Olympus. He
served as the blacksmith of the gods,
and was worshipped in the professions
of manufacturing .
Hephaestus's symbols are a smith's
hammer, anvil, and a pair of tongs.
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Hephaestus…What are some of his traits?
Who
Is
This
Goddess?
Hestia/Vesta
Goddess of Home and Hearth/Fireside
As the virgin goddess of the hearth
(fireside), architecture, and the right
ordering of domesticity, the family and
the state… Hestia received the first
offering at every sacrifice in the
household. She is a daughter of Cronus
and Rhea.
This peace loving goddess is usually
depicted as cloaked in a head veil,
sometimes shown with a staff in hand or
guarding a fire.
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More illustrations of Hestia…
What are some of her traits?
Who
Is
This
Goddess?
Demeter/Ceres
Mother of the Earth
Demeter is the goddess of the harvest, who
presided over grains and the fertility of the earth,
and the cycle of life and death.
Demeter's daughter Persephone was abducted to
the underworld by Hades. With her loss and her
grief, the seasons halted; living things ceased their
growth, then began to die. Faced with the
extinction of all life on earth, Zeus sent his
messenger Hermes to the underworld to bring
Persephone back. Hades agreed to release her if
she had eaten nothing while in his realm; but
Persephone had eaten a small number of
pomegranate seeds. This bound her to Hades and
the underworld for certain months of every year. To
the Greek, this period of time is tied to the winter,
when plants cease to grow due to Demeter’s pain
of being apart from her daughter.
Symbols: Cornucopia wheat bread honey, cats and
dogs
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More illustrations of Demeter…
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Who
Is
This
God?
Hades/Pluto
Ruler of the Underworld
Hades is the god of the underworld.
Seated next to him is his wife.
Persephone, daughter of Demeter.
All mortals are judged after death
and are either rewarded or cursed
under his watch. Very few mortals
could leave his realm once they
entered.
Symbols associated with him are the
Helm of Darkness,and the threeheaded dog, Cerberus,and Tartarus,
a deep, gloomy river in the
underworld.
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What are his traits?
Hades…What are some of his traits?
Cerberus and Charon
Quiz Time!
Name that Olympian…
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