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Clothing in ancient Greece was loose fitting, unlike the tight-fitting
outfits worn by those people the Greeks considered barbarians. Both
men and women typically wore sleeveless tunics. The women’s
tunics were usually ankle length, while the men’s were shorter. For
the common person, the color of cloth was plain. Those with the
financial resources had their clothing dyed in various colors. During
the winter, a heavy wool cloak was worn for warmth. Greeks went
barefoot or wore sandals outside the home. Inside the home, they
went barefoot.
• At the centre of the Acrpolis are the great
alters to Athena and Zeus where herds of
cattle were sacrificed to the gods. Visit on
a feast day and the priest will give you
gifts of cooked meat from the altar and a
goblet of wine. Walk around between the
temples and you will see dozens of
statues of gods and heroes from Greek
mythology.
Greek Theatres
• Most Greek men loved to go to the
theatre. The plays were part of the festival
for the god of wine, Dionysus.
Greek Food
• Food, for the Greeks,
had all sorts of
religious and
philosophical
meaning. The
Greeks, to begin with,
never ate meat unless
it had been sacrificed
to a god, or had been • These are some
hunted in the wild.
Greek apples!
• According to Greek myth, Zeus
was the king of all the gods.
Zeus had two brothers and
three sisters. When their father
died, the boys - Zeus,
Poseidon, and Hades - divided
the world up between
themselves. Zeus took all of
the heavens, Poseidon took
the sea, and Hades took the
underworld. Each was quite
content with their selection.
• Hera was married to Zeus. She
was the queen of all the gods,
and also the goddess of
marriage
• Poseidon was the Lord of the
Sea. His brothers were Zeus the king of all the gods, and
Hades - the king of the
underworld.
• Hades and Zeus were
brothers.
Hades had a seat on Mount
Olympus, the magical
mountain on which all the main
gods, the Olympians, lived. But
Hades did not live on Mount
Olympus.
• Ares was the son of Zeus and
Hera. His father was king, his
mother was queen.
• Zeus was the king of all the
gods. And Hermes was Zeus'
youngest son.
Hermes was born
mischievous. Even as a baby,
Zeus could tell that Hermes
was going to be a whole lot of
fun to have around. He liked
his son Hermes very much.
Artemis was the daughter of
Zeus and Leto. She was
Apollo's twin sister.
• Athena was born without a
mother. Her father was the
mighty Zeus, king of all the
gods. Athena was born directly
out of Zeus' brain.
• Hestia was the goddess of
heath and home.
•
Aphrodite was the exception to the
Greek God family tree. Some say her
parents were unknown, and that she
was born of sea foam. Others, like the
poet Homer, said she was a daughter
of the mighty Zeus, king of all the
gods. No one knows quite where to
place her on the Greek God family tree
• Hephaestus was the only
Olympian who limped. He was
the son of Hera and Zeus.
Some say he was born with a
limp. Others say Zeus, in a fit
of temper, flung him off Mount
Olympus when he was just a
baby.
• All the gods knew that
Hercules was half man and
half god. His mother was a
mortal. But his father was a
God.
Question
• What was Athena not born with?
• A. HEART!!!
• B. MOTHER!!!
• C. MOTHER AND FATHER!!!
C. MOTHER AND FATHER
I am a Greek,
really
I am a
Greek
god