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1 Greek Mythology By: Mike Knutson

2 Main gods Zeus: god of lightning, thunder, and the sky
Poseidon: god of the sea and earthquakes Hades: god of death and the underworld Hera: goddess of marrige and women Aphrodite: goddess of beauty Dionysus: god of wine and party Artemis: goddess of the moon, hunt and maidenship Apollo: god of the sun, music poetry... Athena: goddess of wisdom and battle strategy

3 Mythical creatures Chimera see picture in background
Dragon flying fire breathing lizard Pegasus winged horse Basilisk giant petrifyfing snake Cockatrice Chicken dragon-winged snake thing Unicorn one-horned horse Hydra many headed snake breathes fire Cerberus three-Headed dog Wyrm see picture

4 Monsters in myths Minotaur: half man half bull killed in labyrinth
Medusa: turns people to stone Cyclops: helpers of Poseidon Giants: fought after titan war huge hard to kill Hundred handed ones: Huge, lots of hands

5 Mythical Places Mt. Olympus: home of the gods
The Underworld: home of Hades Tartarus: an endless hole in the underworld Posideons undersea palace: name says it all Labyrinth the prison of the minotaur River Styx: A river in the under world that can almost immortality or kill you

6 Work cited Chimera[Online Image 6wngI/AAAAAAAAA6A/3PvVa0jNjT4/s1600/chimera.jpg 2/23/11 Cool blue background Zeus[Online Image] _1024_768.jpg 2/23/11 Cool fire trident poseidon[Online image] 2/23/11 Cool minotaur [online image] 2/23/11 Cool open mouth Cocktrice [online image] 2/23/11 Mt. Olympus 2/23/11 Speared Cyclops [online image] 2/23/11 Sword wielding Hades [online image] 2/23/11 Trident posideon[ online image] medium/poseidon-dr-paul-skaria.jpg 2/23/11

7 Cont. Tough armored Ares [online image] tartarus.jpgartamerica.com/images- medium/poseidon-dr-paul-skaria.jpg 2/23/11


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