Greek and Roman Mythology

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Greek and Roman Mythology

• By Mrs. Hattaway
• 9th Grade

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What is Mythology ???

• The Ancient Greeks had to face many forces of
  nature. In their effort to understand the nature,
  they invented stories to account for the things
  that went on in their lives. These tales, known
  as myths, were spread around by travelers. They
  contained the powerful Olympian gods, sea gods,
  woodland gods, sky gods, underwater gods,
  half-gods, human heroes, courageous or romantic
  adventures, betrayals, battles, wanderings, and
  so on. The first written record of Greece is the
  "Iliad," written by Homer. Unlike other early
  civilizations, Greeks made their gods in their
  own image. They assigned human frailties as well
  as superhuman strengths to their gods. The gods
  could be fair as well as extremely unfair and
  incalculable.

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Painting of a Greek village
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Zeus Family Tree
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The Titans, also known as the elder gods, ruled
the earth before the Olympians overthrew them.
The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was
de-throned by his son Zeus. Most of the Titans
fought with Cronus against Zeus and were punished
by being banished to Tartarus.Gaea
UranusCronus CriusRhea
PhoebeOceanus TheaTethys
PrometheusHyperion Epimetheus
Mnemosyne AtlasThemis MetisIapetus
DioneCoeus
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The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled
after the overthrow of the Titans. All of the
Olympians are related in some way. They are named
after their dwelling place, Mount Olympus. Note
that the Roman names for the Olympian Gods are in
brackets.Zeus (Jupiter) Ares
(Mars)Poseidon (Neptune) Apollo (Apollo) Had
es (Pluto) Aphrodite (Venus)Hestia (Vesta)
Hermes (Mercury)Hera (Juno) Artemis
(Diana)Hephaestus (Vulcan)
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Athena Artemis (Diana)
Eros
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Medusa
Cerberus
Pegasus
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Hephaestus
Icarus
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Hercules Perseus
Hermes