Transcript Document 372791

Greek Mythology
By: Blake Meredith
Greek Mythology
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• Supposedly in the beginning of Greek
mythology it began with an elemental
force called chaos which unleashed
more forces love, earth, and sky.
• Then came the titans which were
more of humans than anything there
was Gaia, and Ouranos. They were
the two main titans
Starting With Kronos and
Rhea
• Gaia and Ouranos made Kronos
another titan who ended up
overthrowing his father and
murdering him (what a nice family)
• Rhea then went with Kronos to make
their children who were Poseidon,
Demeter, Hades, Zeus, Hera, and
Hestia
Kronos the Krazy
• In fear since Kronos overthrew his
father, he thought his children would
do the same so he decided that when
they were born he would eat them
• However Rhea managed to hide one of
the children who was Zeus on the
island of Crete
• Rhea gave Kronos a rock in baby
clothes in attempt to fool him;
surprisingly he did fall for it
Zeus’s Revenge
• After being raised on the island of
Crete, Zeus returns to his father and
makes him disgorge his brothers and
sisters (which I think you know what
that means)
• He then overthrew his father and
punished all of the titans
Facts about Zeus and some other
Greek Gods
• Zeus was most commonly known as
the God of Lightning
• Obviously his weapon of choice was a
lightning bolt
• Zeus is also known as the king of all of
the gods
Poseidon
• Poseidon is most known as being
the god of the sea
• His weapon of choice is often
depicted as a trident
• There is also a rumor saying
that Poseidon has a underwater
kingdom called Atlantis
Hades
• Hades was the god of the underworld
(basically god of all the people that died)
• Hades is depicted with a scepter and with a
3 headed dog named Cerberus
• Hades got his wife which is the queen of his
kingdom by abducting her
Hermes
• Hermes was the messenger of the gods
(Greek mailman)
• He was depicted wearing sandals and a
helmet with wings
• He often tricked the gods out of their wits
just for fun
Hypnos
• Not a very known god but Hypnos was
the god of sleep
• He lived inside a cave in the
underworld
• Hypnos was depicted always sleeping
Aphrodite
• Aphrodite was the goddess of love
and beauty
• She was often symbolized with
dolphins and swans
• Zeus had Aphrodite marry
Hephaestus, who really wasn’t the
best good looking of all the gods,
but Zeus did this to prevent rivalry
upon her
Athena
• Athena was the goddess of
wisdom
• She was depicted with and owl
which is supposedly a wise
creature
• The city Athens was named in
honor of Athena
Greek Family Tree
Kronos &
Rhea
Zeus, Hades, Hera,
Hestia, Poseidon,
Demeter
First 12 Letters of the Greek Alphabet
Symbol
Designation
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
Zeta
Eta
Theta
Lota
Kappa
Lambda
Mu
What Percentage of Greece Still Believes in the
Greek Gods?
Greek God Believer Percentage
2%
98%
Part That
Believes
Part That Doesn't
Believe
The End