Transcript Get to Know the Greek Gods

Get to Know the Greek Gods
With Noah Donten
Contents
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Gaea
Ouranos
Cronus
Rhea
Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Heracles
Ares
Persephone
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Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Driope
Theseus
Triton
Pan
Amphitrite
Aethra
Maia
Metis
Semele
Leto
Dione
Gaea: The grandma of the gods
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The personification of the earth
No siblings
Married to Ouranos
Children:
 Titans (The larger, more powerful precedents to the gods)
 Rhea
 Cronus
(There were many more Titans, but only Rhea and Cronus gave birth to true
gods.)
Ouranos: The grandpa of the gods
 The personification of the sky
 No siblings
 Married to Gaea
 Children:
 Titans (The larger, more powerful precedents to the gods)
 Rhea
 Cronus
(There were many more, but only Rhea and Cronus gave birth to true gods.)
Cronus: The father of the gods
 The cruel leader of the Titans
 The son of Gaea and Ouranos
 Siblings: Rhea and the other
Titans
 Married to Rhea
 Children: 6 original gods
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Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
Rhea: The mother of the gods
 The quiet, passive female Titan
 The daughter of Gaea and Ouranos
 Siblings: Cronus and the other
Titans
 Married to Cronus
 Children: 6 original gods
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Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
Zeus: The god of the sky
 The bold leader of the Gods
 The son of Cronus and Rhea
 Siblings: Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, Hades,
and Demeter
 Married to Hera
 Children:
 Hephaestus, Hebe, and Ares (with Hera)
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Aphrodite (with Dione)
Persephone (with Demeter)
Apollo and Artemis (with Leto)
Dionysus (with Semele)
Athena (with Metis)
Hermes (with Maia)
Poseidon: The god of the sea
 The brave and courageous ruler of
the oceans
 The son of Cronus and Rhea
 Siblings: Hera, Hestia, Zeus,
Hades, and Demeter
 Children:
 Theseus (with Aethra)
 Triton (with Amphitrite)
Hades: The god of the Underworld
 The gloomy and
withdrawn overseer of
death
 The son of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Hera, Hestia,
Zeus, Poseidon, and
Demeter
 Married to Persephone
Hera: The goddess of marriage
 The brash, opinionated head
goddess
 The daughter of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Zeus, Hestia,
Poseidon, Hades, and Demeter
 Married to Zeus
 Children:
 Hephaestus, Hebe, and Ares (with
Zeus)
Demeter: The goddess of agriculture
 The quiet and respectful
overseer of the harvest
 The daughter of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Zeus, Hestia,
Poseidon, Hades, and Hera
 Children:
 Persephone (with Zeus)
Hestia: The goddess of the hearth
 The sensible, responsible eldest
goddess
 The daughter of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Zeus, Demeter,
Poseidon, Hades, and Hera
Aphrodite: The goddess of love
 Daughter of Zeus and Dione
 Married to Hephaestus
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Hephaestus
Hebe
Ares
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Hephaestus: The god of fire
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Son of Zeus and Hera
Married to Aphrodite
Siblings: Ares, Hebe
Half-siblings (on Zeus’
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Aphrodite
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Hebe: The goddess of youth
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Daughter of Zeus and Hera
Siblings: Ares, Hephaestus
Married to Heracles
Half-siblings (on Zeus’
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Aphrodite
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Heracles: The god of heroes
 Married to Hebe
 Best known myths:
 The slaying of the
Nemean lion
 Cleaning the Augean
stables
 Capturing the Cretan
bull
 Catching Cerberus
Ares: The god of war
 Son of Zeus and Hera
 Siblings: Hephaestus,
Hebe
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Zeus’ side)
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Aphrodite
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Persephone: The goddess of spring
 Daughter of Zeus and
Demeter
 Married to Hades
 Half-siblings (on Zeus’
side)
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Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Apollo: The god of knowledge
 Son of Zeus and Leto
 Brother of Artemis
 Half-siblings (on Zeus’
side)
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Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Persephone
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Artemis: The goddess of the hunt
 Daughter of Zeus and
Leto
 Sister of Apollo
 Half-siblings (on Zeus’
side)
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Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Persephone
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Dionysus: The god of wine
 Son of Zeus and Semele
 Half-siblings (on Zeus’
side)
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Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Athena
Hermes
Athena: The goddess of wisdom
 Daughter of Zeus and
Metis
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side)
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Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Hermes
Hermes: The god of commerce
 Messenger of the gods, guide
to the Underworld
 Father of Pan (with Driope)
 Son of Zeus and Maia
 Half-siblings (on Zeus’ side)
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Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Driope: A nymph of the forest
 Mother of Pan (with
Hermes)
Theseus: Slayer of the minotaur
 Son of Aethra and Poseidon
 Theseus and the minotaur:
 King Minos of Crete wins war
against Athens
 Demands 7 boys and 7 girls to
use as food for minotaur every 7
years
 Theseus goes as one of the boys,
wins heart of king’s daughter
 Uses string and the king’s
daughter’s help to find minotaur
in labyrinth, slay it, and escape
 After losing popularity in Athens,
Theseus was thrown off a cliff
and died
Triton: Messenger of the sea
 Son of Amphitrite and
Poseidon
 Herald in Poseidon’s royal
court
 Carries conch shell that
can be used to control the
waves
 Usually takes the
appearance of a merman
(upper body of a man, fish
tail)
Pan: The god of nature
 Son of Hermes and
Driope
 Half man, half
goat
Amphitrite: The goddess of the sea
 Lives in underwater
castle with Poseidon,
reigns as his queen
 Married to Poseidon
 Mother of Triton
(with Poseidon)
Aethra: The princess of Troezen
 Mother of Theseus
(with Poseidon)
Maia: The goddess of growth
 Mother of Hermes
(with Zeus)
Metis: The goddess of deep thought
 Of the titan generation
 Mother of Athena
(with Zeus)
Semele: A mortal lover of Zeus
 Mother of Dionysus
(with Zeus)
Leto: The cursed goddess
 Cursed by Hera to not be
able to set foot on land
 Mother of Apollo and
Artemis (with Zeus)
Dione: The “Mother” goddess
 Mother of Aphrodite (with
Zeus)
Bibliography
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