1. Greek Mythology
Do Now
Read the two myths on the front desk (front and back). Be prepared to discuss your myth with the class.

2. What is a Myth?
Myths are stories that were created to explain mysteries of the Universe
Explain the meaning of the Universe
Explain how people acquire specific things: speech, fire, grain, fire, oil, honey, agriculture, metal work and other skills and arts
Attempts to explain things such as certain parts of human society
Stories about certain characters (heroes)
In ancient myths the gods are immortal

3. Where did the Greek Gods Live?
Mount Olympus
Not clear whether it was a real place on earth or in the heavens
Greeks named the tallest mountain peak Mt. Olympus

4. The Olympians 12 Olympians Met at Mount Olympus for meetings
Lived on Mt. Olympus
Had human feelings and emotions (made mistakes, lied, trickery etc)
Never Aged
Apollo
Artemis
Hermes
Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Dionysus
Hera
Zeus
Demeter
Poseidon
Athena
Ares

5. Hera (Juno) Zeus (Jupiter) King of the Gods Lord of the Sky
Fond of beautiful women
Weapon – Thunderbolt
Justice – strike thunderbolt for order
Olympics held in his honor
Shared power with siblings
Married to Zeus
Guardian of Marriage
Lifts veil from face
Takes care of married women
Zeus tricked her into marriage
Jealous

6. Demeter (Ceres) Poseidon (Neptune) God of Ocean and Earthquakes
#2 only to Zeus
Carries fisherman trident
Shake the earth and shatter objects
Competed with Athena to be patron god of Athens
Greedy
Moody and Violent
Goddess of grain and agriculture
Zeus sister
Showed humans how to plant
Bond between heaven and earth
Autumn festival to honor her
Persephone's Mother

7. Athena (Minerva) Apollo (Apollo)
Goddess of wisdom and war
Daughter of Zeus
Nike – constant companion
Born from Zeus brain when he had a headache
Zeus favorite – only child allowed to use his weapons
Protectress of Athens
God of poetry, medicine, and truth
Son of Zeus – twin of Artemis
Associated with the sun
Drives sun across sky
Connected with music
Shot weapons of punishment and sickness to humans

8. Artemis (Diana) Aphrodite (Venus)
Goddess of love and beauty
Son is cupid
Compels anyone she wishes to desire her
Made sure human race reproduced
Beauty cause of Trojan War
Married to Hephaestus
Goddess of hunting and wild things
Apollo’s twin sister
Associated with the moon and childbirth
Quick to anger and deadly in punishment for those who hurt her
Wanted to remain young-never marry
Artemis loved Orion (Apollo jealous)

9. Ares (Mars) Hephaestus (Vulcan) Terrible god of war
Blacksmith god of fire
Son of Zeus and Hera
Married to Aphrodite
Only god to be physically ugly
Most skillful of gods
Zeus threw him off Mt. Olympus when he was born
Workshops underneath volcanoes
Made 12 thrones
Helpers were the Cyclops
Terrible god of war
Son of Zeus and Hera
Disliked by both parents
Murderous and bloodstained
Unpopular
Affair with Aphrodite
Tall and handsome but vain and mean
Didn’t like pain?

10. Hermes (Mercury) Dionysus (Bacchus)
Messenger of the gods
God of science and invention
Fastest of the gods
Merriest of all gods
Winged sandals and hat
Guide for the dead to the underworld
Friendly towards humans
Stole brother Apollo’s cow
God of wine, dancing and drama
Son of Zeus and a mortal
Most important god to humans

11. Other Gods/Goddesses & Mythological Figures
Atlas: fought against Olympic gods / punishment condemned to hold world on his shoulder
Helios: Greek sun God
Cupid:/Eros Son of Aphrodite
Nike: winged goddess of victory
Rhea: goddess of motherhood (Zeus mom)

12. Other Gods/Goddesses & Mythological Figures
Midas: made one wish that everything he touched turned to gold
Perses: God of destruction
Narcissus: youth who fell in love with own reflection
Hades: god of underworld
Grim and gloomy figure
Has helmet that makes him invisible
Hercules: son of Zeus (greatest of Greek heroes)
Achilles: Greek hero of Trojan War

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14. Apollo and Oracle at Delphi Apple and Love of Discord
Fun Facts and Myths
Pandora’s Box
Zeus sent her to earth to punish humans for using fire.
Modeled in clay from Aphrodite by Hephaestus
Zeus gave Pandora a box and told her not to open it  greed, vanity, slander and envy all cam out of box  unknown to humans before this
Minotaur
Half-man / half-god
Lived in center of huge maize
Theseus only mortal to survive
Apollo and Oracle at Delphi
Apollo’s chariot brought sun
Apollo could see the future
People brought gifts to Apollo – got tired so had an oracle help him
King Midas
Wished everything he touched turned to gold
Golden touch made him richest man on earth  but almost starved to death and turned daughter into gold
Apple and Love of Discord
Paris  handsome prince who Aphrodite fell in love with
Zeus told Paris he could choose the most beautiful of all goddesses (Hera promised him Asia, Athena-wisdom and Aphrodite – beautiful woman)
Starts the Trojan War when he chooses Helen
Hercules
Son of Zeus and a mortal
Zeus sent him to live with mortals for protection from jealous Hera
Too big and strong to live on earth
12 labors of Hercules
Narcissus and Echo
Very handsome son of a god
Many women fell in love with him (only loved self)
Echo loved him but he refused her
Left to live in a cave until nothing left but her voice
Put spell on him  fall in love with own reflection
Perseus and Medusa
Demi-god who killed Medusa
Athena and Hermes help
Kept Medusa’s head
Athena’s breastplate has Medusa head

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