1. Introduction To Greek Mythology.

2. GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Greek mythology was told orally, poetically, by songs and by art.
The Greeks created the mythology to explain how the world was created, how the seasons were created and how to explain natural phenomenon like tornadoes etc...

3. LOCATION
Greece is located east of Italy, south of Bulgaria, and west of Turkey.

4. Olympians Zeus- Ruler god, sign is the thunderbolt
Poseidon- Sea god, uses the trident
Hades- ruler of the underworld, god of wealth and greed
Hestia- goddess of the hearth, she's very humble and lesser known god
Hera- Married to Zeus, protector of marriage signs are the cow and the peacock
Ares- God of war, symbols are the vulture and the dog
Athena- Goddess of wisdom, invented the olive tree, fierce and brave
Apollo- God of music, cant lie, signs are the crow and the dolphin
Aphrodite- Goddess of love and beauty, signs are the myrtle, dove swan and the sparrow
Hermes- Zeus’s messenger, fastest god, is also the guide fo the dead
Artemis-Apollo’s twin, lady of wild things, signs are the moon, all animals especially the deer
Hephaestus- ugly and lame, god of fire and forge, husband of Aphrodite

5. Family Tree

6. Creation Myths
Uranus and Gaia had many children but some of the children became afraid of the power of THEIR children.
Cronus and Rhea gave birth to many children but Cronus being scared ate them all.
Rhea saved one, Zeus, and he grew up to defeat Cronus and free his brothers and sisters.
Zeus than became the ruler of Olympus.
He locked most of the Titans in the underworld, with an exception of a few like Atlas.

7. Titans The Titans were: Cronus and Rhea Oceanus and Teyhys
Hyperion and Theia
Coeus and Pheobe
Mnemosyhe, Themis,
Crius, Iapetus
The Titans were known as the elder gods and they ruled during the golden age.

8. Heroes Jason brought back the golden fleece back to Greece.
Hercules was the strongest hero and accomplished many tasks.
Bellerophon defeated the chimera.
Odysseus killed a cyclops, defeated many bad guys, and killed the minotaur.
Perseus killed Medusa.
The Greek heroes are not like Superman or Batman of today. The heroes of ancient Greece were selfish and did every thing they did for their own good.

9. Myths
There's the Rick Riordan book series of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians, along with the classics, The Illiad and The Odyssey.

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