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Greek Mythology’s Impact on Our Culture

Greek Mythology’s Impact on Our Culture. Constellations and Planets V. Rea. Callisto (a servant of goddess Artemis) was one of Zeus’s lovers Hera turned Callisto into a bear. Artemis (or Callisto’s son Arcas) killed Callisto on a hunt.

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Greek Mythology’s Impact on Our Culture

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  1. Greek Mythology’s Impact on Our Culture Constellations and Planets V. Rea

  2. Callisto (a servant of goddess Artemis) was one of Zeus’s lovers Hera turned Callisto into a bear. Artemis (or Callisto’s son Arcas) killed Callisto on a hunt. Zeus brought her from land of dead and put her in sky as constellation. Ursa Major-Big Bear

  3. 7 stars in Ursa Major’s tail make up the Big Dipper 3rd largest constellation Ursa Major (cont.)

  4. Arcas was the child of Callisto and Zeus. He was hunting and was about to shoot a great bear, his mother Callisto, without realizing it was her. Zeus took pity on the two of them, turned Arcas into a bear, grabbed them both by their tails, and swung them into the heavens. Ursa Minor (Little Bear)

  5. Polaris is the North Star and makes up the star at the end of the tail of Ursa Minor AKA the Little Dipper Ursa Minor (cont.)

  6. Orion

  7. Great hunter of animals and women. Artemis (hunter goddess) fell in love with him. Apollo, her brother, grew jealous of the time she spent with Orion. Apollo tricked Artemis into shooting Orion. When she realized what she had done, she made Orion immortal and placed him in the sky as a constellation. He has a hunting dog with him and he pursues the Pleiades, 7 daughters of Atlas, just as he did in life. Orion (cont.)

  8. The hero sent to kill Medusa to win Andromeda’s hand in marriage. He brought back Medusa’s head to kill a giant sea monster and save Andromeda. His constellation is near Andromeda’s in the northern sky and shows him holding Medusa’s head. Perseus (aka “Percy Jackson”)

  9. Celebrated in many movies including Clash of the Titans and Percy Jackson Perseus

  10. Wife of Perseus Mother of Andromeda Andromeda & Cassiopeia

  11. The Night Sky

  12. The Night Sky (cont.)

  13. Mercury (Roman name for Hermes) Moves quickly across sky Mercury (element) aka “Quicksilver” Venus (Roman name for Aphrodite) One of the brightest stars (aka “morning star) Planets

  14. Mars (Roman name for Ares-God of War) The Red Planet Jupiter (Roman name for Zeus) The largest planet-for the supreme god of Olympus Planets

  15. Saturn (Roman name for Cronus) Uranus (same name for Greeks and Romans) Father of the Titans Planets

  16. Neptune (Roman name for Poseidon) Pluto [demoted from planet status] (Roman name for Hades) Furthest from sun-dark planet Planets

  17. References • Bell, Cathy. “Ursa Minor.” Comfy Chair. Princeton University. N.D. Web. 23 Oct. 2011. • Evslin, Bernard. Gods, Demigods, and Demons: An Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology. New York: Scholastic,1975. Print. • Miles, Kathy.“Ursa Major.” StarrySkies. 2008. Web. 23 Oct. 2011.

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