Transcript Greek Mythology Review

Test 4/5(B), 4/6(A)
Greek Myths, Culture
Greek myths changed over time
 Homer – 1st to write down myths
 Greeks retold myths in drama, poetry
 Rome – followed Greece as the great
civilization in Europe
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Greek Myths
Central conflict = fathers vs. sons
 Humans not important in Greek
mythology
 Heroes = extraordinary, not necessarily
good
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Greek gods
Look like humans
 Live on Mt. Olympus
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 No designated ruler of Mt. Olympus
Not always ethical or just
 Every village has favorite
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In the beginning…
Chaos = 1st entity
 Chaos  Erebus, Night
 Death + Darkness  Love
 Love  Light, Day
 Earth + Heaven
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 Hundred Handed
 Cyclopes
 Titans
Era of the Titans
Earth & Cronus rebel
 Cronus castrates Heaven, becomes
ruler
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 Aphrodite, Giants, Furies created
Cronus swallows his children
 Rhea hides Zeus, gives Cronus stone to
swallow
 Zeus makes Cronus vomit children
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Rebellion of the Olympians
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Titans vs. Gods
 Gods helped by Prometheus, Cyclopes
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Gods win
 Zeus becomes ruler
 Titans imprisoned below earth
 Atlas holds up sky
 Men are created
Creation of Humans
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Four races of Man (sometimes Five)
 Gold
 Silver
 Bronze
 (Heroes)
 Iron
Zeus
King of the gods
 God of the Sky
 Lustful
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Zeus’ Children
Athena – born out of Zeus’ head from
Zeus and Metis or from Zeus alone
 Horae – Law&Order, Justice, Peace
 Moirai – Fates – gave out life spans,
good, and evil
 Graces – beauty, charm, grace
 Muses – Art, poetry, science (9
daughters)
 Apollo & Artemis
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Zeus & Hera
Zeus marries Hera after tricking her
 Hera’s jealousy and Zeus’ infidelity
creates rocky marriage
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 Hera punishes Zeus’ lovers, children
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Children
 Ares
 Hebe – a goddess of youth
 Eileithyia – goddess of childbirth
Hades
King of the Underworld
 Kidnaps Persephone
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 Mother – Demeter gets angry
 Demeter = Goddess of Harvest/Crops
○ Seasons
Athena
Goddess of Wisdom, Defensive War
 Parthenon
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 Temple in Athens
 Bronze and gold statue of Athena
Prometheus
Name means forethought
 Brother Epimetheus (afterthought)
 Gave fire to humans
 Possibly created humans
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Pandora
1st woman
 Given to mankind as punishment when
Prometheus tricks Zeus
 Has a jar/box filled with evil
 Releases evil into world
 Left with hope
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Heracles
Son of Zeus
 Becomes immortal at end of life
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Prophecy
Oracle – Tells clues about the future in
language no one can understand
 Cassandra – Apollo gives gift of
prophecy, curse that no one will believe
her
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Oedipus
Kills father
 Marries mother
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Trojan War
Argument among Hera, Aphrodite,
Athena
 Paris chooses Aphrodite as most
beautiful
 Paris kidnaps Helen
 Greek warriors come to get Helen back
 10 year war
 Trojan Horse
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