2. Greek Mythology

3. Religion  Belief in many gods- paganism  Gods are center of mythology  Gods explain events in nature  Built temples to keep gods happy  Delphi- thought oracle received messages from the gods

4. 12 Olympians- Gods Zeus - king of gods- god of sky (heaven), throws thunderbolts (lightning) (lightning) Hades - god of the underworld, Zeus’s brother Poseidon - god of the sea, created horses, Zeus’s brother Ares - god of war, very annoying, son of Zeus and Hera Apollo - god of light, music and poetry, son of Zeus and Leto, Artemis’s brother brother Hephaestus - god of fire and blacksmiths, son of Zeus and Hera, makes Zeus’s thunderbolts, ugliest god makes Zeus’s thunderbolts, ugliest god Hermes - Zeus’s messenger, son of Zeus and Maia Dionysus - god of wine and parties, son of Zeus and Semele Semele

5. 12 Olympians-Goddesses Hera - queen of gods, goddess of women and marriage, Zeus’s wife Demeter- goddess of agriculture, Zeus’s sister Hestia - goddess of the home and hearth, Zeus’s sister Athena - goddess of wisdom, sprang full-grown from Zeus’s head Aphrodite- goddess of love and beauty, sprang from sea foam, wife of Hephaestus of Hephaestus Artemi s- goddess of the hunt, daughter of Zeus and Leto, Apollo’s twin sister twin sister

6. Heroes  Theseus- killed the minotaur  Jason- journey to get the Golden Fleece  Hercules- complete 12 Labors  Perseus- killed Medusa- gorgon

7. Mythical Creatures  Minotaur - ½ man and ½ bull  Centaurs - ½ man and ½ horse

8. Mythical Creatures GGGGorgon- ½ woman and ½ snake, stare turns men into stone SSSSirens- ½ woman and ½ fish, song lures men into drowning

9.  Hydra - giant snake with 9 heads  Cyclops - giant with one eye  Pegasus - ½ horse and ½ bird