Greek Mythology

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Greek Mythology

• Let the Adventure Begin!
• Miss Neri
• 8th Grade English

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Where is Greece?
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Greece (A Closer View)
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Role of Mythology in Ancient Society

• Religion is over 2000 years old!
• -Greeks were very religious many gods
• -made sacrifices to their gods
• Explain the Unknown
• -Science wasnt as advanced as it is today
• -why the sun disappears
• -Origin of certain constellations
• -Why certain creatures behave the way they do
• -How evils- sickness, death, grief were released
  upon the world
• -How fire came to man
• -The changing of the seasons

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Role of Mythology cont

• Creates natural and Social order
• -humans place in the world
• -teaches humans how to act right behave, and
  youll be rewarded in the afterlife.
• Entertainment
• -Oral tradition
• -exciting tales of heroes and monsters
• -Remember! Play station, Wii and the Internet
  were not around 2000 years ago, people had to
  make their own fun

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So why are we learning this?

• We come across Greek Mythology almost everyday.
  Very popular in Literature, Art and Movies
• Literature-Odyssey, Iliad
• Movies-Troy, Hercules, Fantasia, Little Mermaid
• Many words are derived from Greek Mythology
• Olympic Games Constellations
• Narcissism Arachnid
• Titanium Apollo
• Zodiac symbols Panic
• Pandoras box
• Entertaining break from writing!

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Mount Olympus (Home of the Gods)

• Its a Real Place!

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The Gods at Home
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Zeus

• Supreme ruler of the Gods
• Lord of the Sky
• Weapon was the thunderbolt which he would throw
  at anyone who made him angry
• Married to Hera

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Zeus

• A real sculpture of Zeus

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Hera

• Zeus wife
• She was the protector of marriage and took
  special care of married women.
• Most stories about Hera talk about her jealousy
  because Zeus was not the most faithful husband.

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Hera
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Sanctuaries of Hera
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Poseidon

• Brother of Zeus
• He was the lord of the sea
• Weapon was the trident, which could shake the
  Earth and shatter any object
• Second only to Zeus in power
• Under the ocean he had a beautiful golden palace
• He rose to the surface in a a chariot drawn by
  dolphins, sea-horses and other marine creatures
• Reputation of having a very bad temper

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Poseidon
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Hades

• Brother of Zeus
• Lord of the Underworld ruled over the dead
• Greedy god, very concerned with increasing his
  subjects
• Also the god of wealth
• He had a helmet that made him invisible
• He was unpitying and terrible-became enraged when
  anyone tried to leave.

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Hades
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Hestia

• Zeus sister
• Goddess of the Home
• Newborn children
• Hestia also symbolizes the alliance between the
  colonies and their mother-cities

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Hestia
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Ares

• Son of Zeus and Hera
• He was disliked by both parents
• God of War
• He is considered murderous but also a coward

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Ares
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Athena

• Daughter of Zeus
• She sprang full grown in armor from his forehead
  and had no mother
• She was fierce and brave in battle but only
  fought to protect the state
• Goddess of city, and agriculture and permitted
  man to tame horses
• She stood for wisdom, reason and purity
• She was Zeus favorite and was allowed to use his
  weapons

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Athena
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Apollo

• Son of Zeus and Leto-not his wife
• Twin sister Artemis
• God of the archer-he shot with a silver bow
• God of healing-taught man medicine
• God of light and truth
• Important daily task was to harness his chariot
  with four horses and drive the sun across the sky

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Apollo

• Why would Rockets be named Apollo?

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Aphrodite

• The goddess of love, desire and beauty
• She had a magical girdle that made people fall in
  love with her
• Vain, ill-tempered and easily offended

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Aphrodite