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Mycenaean Ruins

Mycenaean Ruins. The Lion Gate (main entrance to the citadel at Mycenae). Mycenaean Ruins. “The Golden Death Mask of Agamemnon” (mask of an Aegean king – found at Mycenae). Epic Poetry – The Odyssey. Like The Iliad , is about Mycenaeans Odysseus imprisoned for 7 years by a sea nymph

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Mycenaean Ruins

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  1. Mycenaean Ruins The Lion Gate (main entrance to the citadel at Mycenae)

  2. Mycenaean Ruins “The Golden Death Mask of Agamemnon” (mask of an Aegean king – found at Mycenae)

  3. Epic Poetry – The Odyssey • Like The Iliad, is about Mycenaeans • Odysseus imprisoned for 7 years by a sea nymph • Zeus eventually allows him to return home • Story includes many interactions with gods

  4. What’s mythology? • Refers to the (usually) oral retelling of myths • Myths are stories that cultures share. In many cases, they offer explanations for: • Natural events • The state of humanity • The origins of the universe • Historical events • The mythology of ancient Greece serves these purposes

  5. Greek Mythology • Believed all nature contained gods/goddesses the natural world was alive • Gods lived on Mt. Olympus • Difference between gods and humans: IMMORTALITY and MORTALITY • Gods could and did marry mortals • “…stories about Olympian deities reflect the human world of ancient Greece—its understanding of nature, its personal relationships, and its wars.” –Barry R. Katz, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classics at New York University, in Alice Low’s Greek Gods and Heros.

  6. Greek Gods vs Mortals • Gods = “anthropomorphic” = like humans in every way (emotionally, physically, & intellectually) • EXCEPT: (1) didn’t work, (2) didn’t die, (3) more powerful than humans • The gods weren’t: (1) omniscient = all-knowing, (2) omnipotent = all-powerful, (3) omnipresent = everywhere at once

  7. Deities Apollo Zeus Athena

  8. More Deities Poseidon Dionysus Zeus

  9. Deities, Deities Everywhere!!! Ares Aphrodite

  10. Deities • Important to please gods – so built temples like the Parthenon and conducted sacrifices • 20,000 tons of marble • would cost more than $1 billion to build today

  11. Name God/Goddess of: Aphrodite Love and Beauty Apollo Light and Music Ares War Athena Wisdom and Art Dionysus Fertility Poseidon The Sea Zeus King of the Gods Ok, so…which ones do you need to know?

  12. Homework 1) For Friday, list out all the 12 Olympians & their roles. 2) For Monday, Greek God Trading Card is due.

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