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Greek Mythology
Gods for all seasons
Origin of Mythology
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Way to make sense of
the world.
Stories meant to
explain natural acts.
Specific gods had
power over particular
areas.
The Titans
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Twelve original gods
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Oceanus
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God of the ocean
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Controlled all the
seas and its life
The Titans
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Hyperion
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God of the sun.
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Controlled sun’s
rays.
The Titans
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Cronus
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God of the harvest
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Protected crops
from destruction
The Olympians
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Group of gods led by Zeus.
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Could control other inferior
gods.
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Had affairs with female
gods and had offspring.
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Zeus was the god of the sky
and thunder.
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Ruled from Mount Olympus.
The Olympians
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Daughter of Zeus,
Athena was the
goddess of
wisdom/war.
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Athens was where she
presided in early
times.
The Olympians
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Nike was the
goddess of victory.
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She controlled the
fate of warriors in
their battles.
The Olympians
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The god of the ocean
was called Poseidon.
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Controlled the fate of
fisherman and sailors.
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The oceans were under
his control.
The Olympians
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The god of the
underworld was Hades.
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The underworld was
split into two (2) parts.
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Elysian Fields and
Tartarus.
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Heaven and hell.
The River Styx
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After death Charon [the
boatman] took your soul
to the underworld.
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A funeral ritual was to
place coins over the
eyes to pay the fee to
cross Styx.
Sources
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Oceanus_and_Tethys.jpg
http://www.hecatescauldron.org/Hecate's%20History%20Header.gif
http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/gallery/cronus.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Statue_of_Zeus.jpg
http://poseidon.strategyplanet.gamespy.com/images/concept/athena.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nik%C3%A9_%C3%89ph%C3%A8s
e.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hades_%28Greek_Mythology%29.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dor%C3%A9__Styx.jpg