Myths

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Myths

• Olympians
• Greek Gods

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What is a Myth ?

• People had questions
• No answers since there was no science
• Created stories to explain the phenomena
  rising setting sun, stars, crops growing

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Myths are . . .

• Handed down from generations
• 2,000 years old
• The religion, science and literature of
  primitive people
• What Myths do you know?
• Most famous myths are
  Greek Roman

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The Titanstitenes ("straining ones")

• Cronus
• Father of Olympians
• Cursed by his father
• Ate his children

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Titans

• Rhea wife of Cronus
• Mother of Olympians
• Saved children with Zeus

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Cronus and Rhea give birth to the Olympian Gods

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The Gods live on Mount Olympus
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The Olympian Gods in Greek and Latin

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Zeus / Jupiter

• Ruler of Mt. Olympus
• God of the Sky
• Lighting rod
• Husband to Hera
• Player

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Hera / Juno

• Queen of Heavens Stars
• Goddess of marriage fidelity June
• Wife to Zeus
• Jealous

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Poseidon / Neptune

• God of the Sea, rivers, springs, floods, and
  earthquakes
• Carries Tridents
• Created the Horse

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Hades / Pluto

• God of the Underworld, Home of the Dead
• Jealous of brothers
• Wealthy
• Rides Chariot with Black Horses

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Demeter / Ceres

• Goddess of Fertile earth and agriculture
• Her crops feed mankind
• Cereal comes from Ceres

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Hestia / Vesta

• Goddess of Hearth, Home Family
• Didnt want to be a Goddess
• Watches the fire on Mt. Olympus

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Dionysus / Bacchus

• God of Wine, Vegetation, Fertility and Theater
• Freeing one from one's normal self, by madness,
  ecstasy, or wine
• Balance between madness and normal

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Hephaestus / Vulcanus

• Son of Zeus Hera
• God of Fire Craftsmanship
• Married Aphrodite
• Lame kicked off Mt. Olympus
• Volcano

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Ares / Mars

• Son of Zeus Hera
• God of War Slaughter
• Coward/ Jealous/ Creates trouble
• Aphrodites lover

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Persephone / Prosepina

• Daughter of Zeus Demeter
• Goddess of Underworld Spring Renewal
• Married to Hades
• She is the reason we have 6 months of winter 6
  of summer

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Aphrodite / Venus

• Goddess of Beauty, Love, Sexuality
• Born of the Sea or from Zeus
• Married Hephaestus
• She started the Trojan War

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Apollo / Phoebus

• Son of Zeus Leto
• God Music, Medicine, Archery, Healing
• Twin of Artemis
• Took care of man
• Vain

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Artemis / Diana

• Daughter of Zeus Leto
• Goddess of Hunt, animals , forest, and young
  girls
• Twin to Apollo

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Hermes / Mercury

• Messenger of Gods
• God of Travelers, Shepherds, Thieves
• Brother to Apollo
• Stole his cattle

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Athena / Minerva

• Goddess of War, Education, Wisdom, crafts weaving
• Born from Zeus head
• Araneid or Arachnid means spider

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Credit

• Special thanks to Rory Sideman, English teacher
  extraordinaire at Franklin H.S. for providing
  this Power Point.