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1 Greek Civilization Chapter 8.1 Greek Culture

2 Beliefs Myths Greek Gods 12 Important Gods
Traditional stories about Gods and Heros Greek Gods Did not believe they were all powerful Great power, but acted like humans 12 Important Gods Lived on Mount Olympus

3 The Gods Zeus Hera Hades Poseidon Hestia Artemis Apollo Hermes
King of the Gods Hera Goddess of marriage Hades God of the Underworld Poseidon God of the Sea Hestia Goddess of the home Artemis Goddess of the hunt and wild animals Apollo God of Light Hermes Messenger of the Gods Aphrodite Goddess of Love and beauty Athena Goddess of Wisdom Ares God of War

4 Rituals Oracle Olympics Action that is part of a religious ceremony
They did these in hopes that the Gods would reward them Oracle Sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess Olympics Held every 4 years to honor Zeus Held in Olympia 776 BC – first games Olympiad The 4 year period between the games

5 Epics and Fables Iliad Epics – stories Famous Epics Iliad and Odyssey
written by Homer Based on the war between Greece and Troy Iliad Troy Prince falls in love with Helen- the wife of a Greek king Kidnaps her – the Greeks attack Troy because of this Unable to break through the walls of Troy Construct a huge, hollow wooden horse Presented to Troy as a gift and they bring it into the city Greeks sneak out in the middle of the night and open up the gates Leads to a Greek Victory

6 Odyssey Story of Odysseus Greek war Hero of the Trojan war
Long trip home – 10 years Storms, witches, monsters Odyssey – describes a long trip

7 All of these performed in Open-Air Theaters
Fables Short tale that teaches a lesson – Aesop’s Fables Theater Developed out of festivals in honor of Dionysus – God of Fertility Tragedies Stories about suffering Aeschylus – wrote about power and its effect on people Sophocles – plays about people suffering because of their sins and mistakes Euripides – plays that stated people suffer because they do bad things Comedy A play with humor All of these performed in Open-Air Theaters

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