1. Review & Activity Notes
The Olympians
Review & Activity Notes

2. 11/23 PANTHEON Translation: means temple of every god.
Group: all the gods of a people or religion
Building: a temple dedicated to all the gods

3. Odyssey Background The Epic Characteristics of the Epic Epic Hero
Archetypes
In literature, an archetype (“first of its kind”) is a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature. An archetype, also known as universal symbol, may be a character, a theme, a symbol or even a setting.
Epic Plot
Epic Themes
Epic Setting

4. Odyssey Background The Language of Homer Reading the Epic
Reading the Epic as a Narrative
Reading the Epic as Poetry
Reading the Epic within the Context of its Time
Examining Homeric Epics

5. Meet the Olympians

6. Introduction
Notes: Deity - a supernatural being, like a god or goddess, who controls some aspect of the world (means "divine nature”)

7. Zeus
Notes: Scepter - a long decorated stick carried by a king or queen that is a symbol of power

8. Hera
Notes: Lotus – symbolizes rising from a dark place (muddy water) into beauty and rebirth (white and pink blossoms)

9. Poseidon
Notes: Trident – three-pronged instrument or weapon

10. Hades
Notes: Cerberus - 3-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades (hound of hell)

11. Hades Notes: Persephone
Notes: Persephone – Goddess of the Underworld, Springtime, Flowers, and Vegetation
Symbols: the pomegranate, seeds of grain, torch, flowers, and deer
Zeus’ daughter
Mother: Demeter

12. Hades Notes: Demeter
Notes: Demeter – Goddess of Agriculture, Fertility, and the Harvest
Symbols: cornucopia, wheat, torch, bread
Zeus’ sister

13. Ares
Notes: Ares- Hated by his father, Zeus, because of his savagery

14. Apollo
Notes: Leto – Apollo’s lover. She was a Titan (divine beings overthrown by the Olympians); Zeus is descended from Titans
Notes: Lyre-a string instrument similar to a small harp

15. Aphrodite
Notes: Myrtle- symbolizes love and immortality, used medicinally for over 3,000 years

16. Eros
Notes: Eros-one of the winged love gods, his Roman counterpart is Cupid

17. Athena
Notes: Olive Tree- an olive tree symbolizes peace, prosperity, victory, resurrection and hope

18. Hermes
Notes: Maia- a mountain nymph, eldest and most beautiful of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters Star Cluster)

19. Dionysus
Notes: Dionysus- Son of Zeus and Semele, a mortal priestess

20. Dionysus Notes: Hephaestus
Notes: Hephaestus- God of Fire, Metal Working, Stone, Masonry, Forges, the Art of Sculpture, and Blacksmiths
Symbol: the hammer, anvil, and tongs

21. Conclusion: Mount Olympus
Peak: Mytikas