Religious

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Religious Practices
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Religion

• Greeks had similar beliefs no Greek religion
• Each city-state had its own gods

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Athens

• Goddess Athena
• Temple Parthenon

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Sparta

• Goddess Artemis (god Ares)
• Temple of Artemis

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Delphi

• God Apollo
• Oracle of Delphi

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Oracles

• Greek priests and priestesses
• Believed to speak to the gods
• Went to oracles for advice
• Prophecy - A statement of what might happen in
  the future

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Gods and Goddesses of Mount Olympus
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Mount Olympus

• Home of the gods
• Located in Greece

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Zeus

• King of the Gods
• Thunderbolt, eagle, oak

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Hera

• Queen of the gods goddess of marriage
• Sceptre, diadem, peacock

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Aphrodite

• Goddess of love and beauty
• Sceptre, myrtle, dove

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Apollo

• God of light, medicine, and music
• Twin to Artemis
• Bow, lyre, laurel

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Ares

• God of war
• Vulture, dog , spear

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Artemis

• Moon goddess goddess of the hunt
• Twin to Apollo
• Cypress tree, deer, bow

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Athena

• Goddess of wisdom and war
• Olive tree, owl

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Athena
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Demeter

• Goddess of grain and agriculture
• Sceptre, corn, torch

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Dionysus

• God of wine, revelry, and wild things
• Grape vine, ivy

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Hephaestus

• Lame blacksmith god
• Axe, fire

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Hermes

• Winged messenger god god of thieves and mischief
  makers
• Winged-sandals

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Poseidon

• God of the sea
• Fishermans trident, horse, bull

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Hestia

• Goddess of hearth and home

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Hades

• Lord of the underworld
• Helmet of invisability

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Persephone

• Daughter of Demeter
• Wife of Hades
• Her presence in the underworld for 1/3 of the
  year causes the cold season

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Honor of Gods Goddesses
1. Temples

• Each god had specific duties
• Temples with statues and altars were built for
  gods
• People did not enter temples

2. Festivals (Olympics)