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Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology. God of the gods Hurled thunderbolts at those who displeased him. Famous for having multiple affairs and fathering many other gods. Zeus. http://www.lclark.edu/~ndsmith/Zeus.JPG. http://www005.thinkquest.dk/images/zeus.gif. Hera.

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Greek Mythology

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  1. Greek Mythology

  2. God of the gods Hurled thunderbolts at those who displeased him. Famous for having multiple affairs and fathering many other gods. Zeus http://www.lclark.edu/~ndsmith/Zeus.JPG http://www005.thinkquest.dk/images/zeus.gif

  3. Hera • Goddess of marriage and wife of Zeus. • Most stories dealing with Hera involve her getting back at Zeus for his cheating. http://web.uncg.edu/dcl/demo/images/unit3/hera.jpg http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/visuals/polytheism/hera.jpg

  4. God of the Underworld. Wore invisible helmet. Also the god of metals because metals came from the earth. Hades http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Images/hades.jpg http://www.crystalinks.com/hades.jpg

  5. Goddess of Wisdom Zeus was once married to Metis, a daughter of Ocean who was renowned for her wisdom. When Metis became pregnant, Zeus was warned by Earth that a son born to Metis would overthrow him, just as he had usurped his own father's throne. So Zeus swallowed Metis. In time he was overcome with a splitting headache from which he birthed Athena. Goddess of Athens Athena http://blesius.org/gallery/images/1286/athena-profile-with-spear-3.jpg http://www.softassteel.com/myth/story3/4.jpg

  6. http://www.students.sbc.edu/mdavis04/Parthenon-02.jpg http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/ArchVR/parthenon/snaps/parth_ext_treas.jpg

  7. God of war Though an immortal deity, he was bested by Heracles in battle and was almost killed when stuffed into a jar by two giants. When another hero wounded him during the Trojan War, he received scant sympathy from his father Zeus. Ares http://web.uncg.edu/dcl/demo/images/unit3/ares.jpg *Mythweb.com http://www.theoi.com/image/K9.5Ares.jpg

  8. Goddess of agriculture and fertility. Demeter as the sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone. Persephone was gathering flowers in a meadow one day when a huge crack opened up in the earth and Hades, King of the Dead, emerged from the Underworld. He seized Persephone and carried her off in his chariot, back down to his his realm below, where she became his queen. Demeter was heartbroken. She wandered the length and breadth of the earth in search of her daughter, during which time the crops withered and it became perpetual winter. At length Hades was persuaded to surrender Persephone for one half of every year, the spring and summer seasons when flowers bloom and the earth bears fruit once more. The half year that Persephone spends in the Underworld as Hades' queen coincides with the barren season. Demeter http://members.tripod.com/~Poseidon64/demeter.jpg *Mythweb.com http://www.croneways.com/demeter.jpg

  9. God of the Sea Poseidon was brother to Zeus and Hades. These three gods divided up creation. Zeus was ruler of the sky, Hades had dominion of the Underworld and Poseidon was given all water, both fresh and salt. Poseidon http://www.linsdomain.com/gods&goddesses/pictures/poseidon.jpg *Mythweb.com http://www.comedix.de/lexikon/db/img/poseidon.jpg

  10. Messenger of the gods and guide of dead souls to the Underworld. Hermes http://www.chem.harvard.edu/herschbach/hermes.gif http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/hermes/img/he2a.jpg

  11. Goddess of love and beauty Born of Zeus and Deoni (nymph). Also Cronus cuts off the genitals of Uranus and hurls them into the sea gives rise to her birth. Aphrodite http://www.holycross.edu/departments/classics/jhamilton/mythology/aphrodite/C74.jpg http://web.uncg.edu/dcl/demo/images/unit3/aphrodite.jpg

  12. God of Music When someone died suddenly, he was said to have been struck down by one of Apollo's arrows. Homer's epic of the Trojan War begins with the god causing a plague by raining arrows down upon the Greek camp. Apollo http://www.thegreekforum.com/images/Apollo.jpg *Mythweb.com http://www.crystalinks.com/apollorome.jpg

  13. God of Wine Dionysus was the son of Zeus and the mortal heroine Semele. Most theatrical productions were dedicated to him. Dionysus http://www.crystalinks.com/dionysus.gif http://www.utexas.edu/courses/larrymyth/images/dionysus/IB-Dionysus%20Kleophrades.jpg

  14. Goddess of the hunt and the moon. Daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin of Apollo. Major goddess in the city of Ephesus. Artemis http://www.windows.ucar.edu/mythology/images/artemis_sm.jpg http://fdrouin.free.fr/photos/uncategorized/artemis.jpg http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/Gallery/artemis_bw.jpg

  15. Greek Mythology Do Now: Can you think of examples of Greek gods and goddesses in other cultures?

  16. Places We See Greek Mythology • Ever seen the image of god zapping you with a thunderbolt? • Multiple companies use Greek names. • Multiple expressions used from Greek mythology.

  17. The Significance of Greek Mythology • Many of Western civilization’s symbols, metaphors, words, and idealized images come from ancient Greek mythology.

  18. Nike – Goddess of Victory http://chaussures-nike.edorefsite.com/uploaded_images/swoosh-796141.jpg http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T24.2.html

  19. Doomed to hold the heavens on his shoulders. Atlas travel company and Atlas Van Lines Atlas

  20. God of music Apollo Theatre Apollo

  21. Terrible monster whose stare would freeze her enemies. Medusa Concrete Company Medusa

  22. Trident • The three-pronged spear of Poseidon, god of the seas; Trident Gum is a popular gum. (Note: 'Tria' is Greek for 'three' and 'donti' means 'tooth'; hence, Trident translates literally as 'three-teeth', or 'triple-toothed'. Trident Gum, if one is to believe the advertising, helps to clean your teeth, thus the allusion.)

  23. Giant watchmen with hundred eyes. Argus Security Corp. Argus

  24. Terms and Expressions from the Greeks • Aphrodisiac - Arousing or intensifying sexual desire. • Narcissistic - inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity. • Titanic - Of or relating to the Titans. Having great stature or enormous strength. • “Rich as King Midas” – everything he touched turned to gold. “The Midas touch.” • The Achilles heel or tendon – named after the Greek hero of the Trojan war who was killed when struck in the heel, his one weak spot.

  25. The Significance of Greek Mythology • Often there were multiple, opposite stories about the gods and goddesses. • This is possible because there is no sacred text, no single set of beliefs could be elevated as supreme. • Therefore people are fairly religiously tolerant, there are no heretics. • Heretic = anyone that does not conform to the • Religion brought the community together, faith was a more personal affair.

  26. Reflection • Why is it important that powerful religious institutions never developed in Greek society? How may that affect the way the Greeks examine their own world?

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