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Greek Mythology

By: Mike Knutson. Greek Mythology. Main gods. Zeus: god of lightning, thunder, and the sky Poseidon: god of the sea and earthquakes Hades: god of death and the underworld Hera: goddess of marrige and women Aphrodite: goddess of beauty Dionysus: god of wine and party

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Greek Mythology

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  1. By: Mike Knutson Greek Mythology

  2. Main gods • Zeus: god of lightning, thunder, and the sky • Poseidon: god of the sea and earthquakes • Hades: god of death and the underworld • Hera: goddess of marrige and women • Aphrodite: goddess of beauty • Dionysus: god of wine and party • Artemis: goddess of the moon, hunt and maidenship • Apollo: god of the sun, music poetry... • Athena: goddess of wisdom and battle strategy

  3. Mythical creatures • Chimera see picture in background • Dragon flying fire breathing lizard • Pegasus winged horse • Basilisk giant petrifyfing snake • Cockatrice Chicken dragon-winged snake thing • Unicorn one-horned horse • Hydra many headed snake breathes fire • Cerberus three-Headed dog • Wyrm see picture

  4. Monstersin myths • Minotaur: half man half bull killed in labyrinth • Medusa: turns people to stone • Cyclops: helpers of Poseidon • Giants: fought after titan war huge hard to kill • Hundred handed ones: Huge, lots of hands

  5. Mythical Places • Mt. Olympus: home of the gods • The Underworld: home of Hades • Tartarus: an endless hole in the underworld • Posideons undersea palace: name says it all • Labyrinth the prison of the minotaur • River Styx: A river in the under world that can almost immortality or kill you

  6. Work cited • Chimera[Online Image http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__i6oNWoq_I0/TC5cQ-6wngI/AAAAAAAAA6A/3PvVa0jNjT4/s1600/chimera.jpg 2/23/11 • Cool blue background Zeus[Online Image] http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Zeus--greek-mythology-687267_1024_768.jpg 2/23/11 • Cool fire trident poseidon[Online image]http://www.gothambynight.com/scion/Poseidon.jpg 2/23/11 • Cool minotaur [online image] http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/161/1/6/Minotaur_Gladiator_by_orgo.jpg 2/23/11 • Cool open mouth Cocktrice [online image] http://www.iwozhere.com/SRD/images/MM35_PG37.jpg 2/23/11 • Mt. Olympus http://www.cecilkim.com/portfolio_images/olympus_hc6.jpg 2/23/11 • Speared Cyclops [online image] http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/67444.gif 2/23/11 • Sword wielding Hades [online image] http://moblog.whmsoft.net/shared_images/en/hades_97a9864a5f9cccc0cefa60ff9318a13f.jpg 2/23/11 • Trident posideon[ online image] http://finehttp//www.lycaeum.org/graphics/art/vjl/tartarus.jpgartamerica.com/images-medium/poseidon-dr-paul-skaria.jpg 2/23/11

  7. Cont. • Tough armored Ares [online image] http://finehttp//www.lycaeum.org/graphics/art/vjl/tartarus.jpgartamerica.com/images-medium/poseidon-dr-paul-skaria.jpg 2/23/11

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