Greek Mythology

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Greek Mythology

• What it is and the Gods

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Greek Mythology

• Set of diverse traditional tales told by the
  ancient greeks about the exploits of gods and
  heroes and their relations with ordinary mortals
• Recognized no single truth or code
• Produced no sacred
• Expressed a vast range of perceotions about the
  world.

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Honor of the Gods

• A Greek city-state devoted itself to particular
  god or group of gods in whose honor it built
  temples
• Housed statue of the god or gods
• Festivals and sacrifices
• Stories varied by geographical location
• Comedy, tragedy, or epic poem

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Forms of the gods and heroes

• Greek gods resembled human beings in the form and
  in their emotions
• Crucial differences in gods and human beings
• Humans died
• Gods immortal
• Heroes important as well
• Stories conveyed serious themes
• Greeks considered human heroes from the past
  closer to themselves than were the immortal gods.

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Some Gods and Heroes Names

• Heracles
• Aphrodite
• Sirens
• Apollo
• Artemis
• Athena
• Zeus
• Odysseus

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Do you Know Who is Who?
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The End