Transcript Greek Mythology

 Greek mythology are myths
and legends belonging to the
ancient Greeks concerning
their gods and heroes, the
nature of the world, and the
origins and significance of
their own cult and ritual
practices.
 They were a part of religion
in ancient Greece and are a
part of religion in modern
Greece and around the world.
The ancient immortals are
still around us in spirit.
 If you go to any one of the
great museums of Europe
or America, you will find
statues and painting of
classical gods and heroes.
 If you read poetry you will
come across references to
ancient places such as Troy
and Carthage, monsters
such as sirens and Cyclops,
and gods and heroes.
 Many movie throughout
the years have depicted
Greek Mythology.
 Some movies focus on
the myths while others
bring gods into everyday
life.
 The two gods Uranus and
Gaea were the two first
gods. They were the parents
of the hundred handed
Hecatancheires, the oneeyed Cyclopes, and the
mighty Titans.
 Uranus was frightened that
his Titans would overthrow
him so he imprisoned them
in Tartus, the bleakest
realm of the underworld.
In Greek mythology the Titans
were greater even than the gods.
They ruled their universe
with absolute power. Well, that
football field out there tonight,
that's our universe. Let's
rule it like Titans! Coach Boone
Remember the Titans
 Cronus, one of the Titans, killed his father
Uranus and became the ruler of the gods for
a short time.
 He became paranoid that his own children
would overthrow him. He tried to prevent
this by not letting his children grow up.
 He swallowed each child as it was born.
Rhea his wife hatched a plan to trick
Cronus.
 When her youngest son Zeus was born she
wrapped up rocks instead of the baby and
Cronus ate the rocks, thinking Zeus was
dead.
 Zeus gave his father poison that made him
throw up his siblings.
 A war between the Titans and the
Olympians started called Titanomachy.
 Zeus was the youngest child of Cronus
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and Rhea.
King of the Gods, he lived on Mt.
Olympus
The most powerful of all the
Olympians he ruled both heaven and
earth.
He controlled the movements of the
sun and moon and the weather. When
he was angry he would hurtle
thunderbolts down on Earth.
He was the wisest and fairest of his
siblings
His symbol is a thunderbolt
Had over 140 children
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 Poseidon is the god of the sea,
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and the god of horses.
Poseidon is Zeus’ brother.
He is one of the most spiteful
god
He is known for flooding
cities, and drying up rivers as
revenge.
Because the beauty Medusa
had an affair with him she was
turned into the hideous
creature we all know.
His symbol is a trident.
 Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew for their dominion.
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Hades ended up with the underworld.
He was surrounded by dead souls in the underworld
and longed for a companion.
Zeus decided that his daughter, Persephone, would
be a good match for Hades.
Hades kidnapped Persephone and dragged her to the
underworld, where he made her queen.
Zeus later decided that Hades should return
Persephone, but only if she had not eaten anything
in the underworld. Hades tricked her into eating
pomegranate seeds. Persephone ended up having to
spend 4 months in the underworld and 8 months on
earth.
Hades had no biological children because the god of
death cannot create life.
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 Eros is the god of love. He was thought to
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be the first being born out of the void
knows as chaos.
He then created the Earth, sun, moon,
and sky.
His story changes often and depending
on where you hear it. He is also thought
of to be the son of the goddess of
rainbows and the god of the warm west
wind.
His wife was Psyche, Zeus made her
immortal
He had arrows that would cause people
to fall in love.
 Son of Zeus, he and his
twin sister were born on
a small island that was
under water.
 He grew into a full grown
god in a day.
 He is the god of
prophecy, archery and
music.
 Goddess of love and beauty
 She rose from the sea
 She got in an argument with
Hera and Athena over who
was the most beautiful
goddess.
 Zeus elected the prince of
Troy, Paris, to choose who the
winner was.
 In order to win Aphrodite
made Paris irresistible to
Helen, who was married to
Menelaus, king of Sparta.
 This relationship started the
Trojan war.
 Athena is the daughter of Zeus and
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Metis.
Metis was known for her unmatched
wisdom. Zeus learned of a prophecy
that said that Metis would have a
son that was greater than Zeus.
In order to prevent this Zeus
swallowed Metis whole. She
continued to advise him from inside
making him very wise.
One day Zeus has a great headache
and in order top cure it he was
wacked on the head with an axe.
Athena then was born from his head
fully clothed.
She was Zeus’ favorite child.
She is the goddess of wisdom.
 The goddess of grains.
 Queen of the underworld.
 One of the most
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worshipped deities in
ancient Greece.
 Her daughter persephone
was her favorite and when
she was taken to the
underworld she stopped
growing grain.
 The seasons are explained
by her lost daughter.
by Hades and forced to stay
4 months a year because
she ate a pomegranate.
 She was very jealous and
would hurt anyone who
gave attention to Hades.
 She also fell in love with
Adonis. He was the most
beautiful man of all time.
 He was the son of Zeus and Alcmene.
 He is a demi-god because he is half
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human and half god.
Zeus’ wife Hera wanted to get back at
Zeus for having a baby with Alcmene so
she vowed to ruin Hercules’ life.
When he was married and had children,
Hera, made him crazy and he killed his
family.
When Hercules saw what he did he asked
the god Apollo to forgive him.
Apollo assigned him to do 12 heroic and
impossible labors for his crimes.
 Artemis (Diana): Goddess of chaste love, childbirth,
hunting, women and youth. Symbol is the bear.
 Eos (Aurora): Goddess of the dawn. She announces the
arrival of her brother the sun god. Her son died in the
Trojan war and every night she weeps for his death. This is
the morning dew. She is a Titan.
 Helios (Sol): God of the Sun. Each morning he drives
across the sky in his golden chariot.
 Hephaestus (Vulcan): God of fire, metalworking, and
volcanoes. His mother thought he was so ugly she threw
him out of Olympus. He created the first woman , Pandora,
out of clay. His wife is Aphrodite.
 Dionysus: Greek god of wine and
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revelry.
Hestia: Goddess of hearth and
home.
Hermes: God of herds and herald.
Messenger of the gods.
Muses: 9 goddesses of the arts
The Graces: Goddesses of charm
and beauty.
Pan: Earth god of woods and fields,
half man and half goat.
 There are many gods and goddesses as well as
monsters, demi-gods and myths.
 The myths are supposed to teach lessons and morals
about greed, curiosity, obedience, to listen to wisdom.