ancient greek gods

Ancient Greek Gods

By

Ailish Bloomer &

Phillip O’Neill

Did you

That Athena

Was the

Worshiped goddess?

Also that

Zeus is the god of

Thunder and lightning?

Or that Aphrodite

Is the goddess of love?

Or Ares is the god

Of war?

Or Hades god of the underworld?

Did you know

That one famous story

Was about Hercules

And his 12 labors?

All 12 of the labors are…

• Labor 1 Nemean lion

• Labor 2 the Hydra

• Labor 3 Cerynitian Hind

• Labor 4 Erymanthian boar

• Labor 5 stables of Augeas

• Labor 6 Stymphalian birds

• Labor 7 Cretan Bulls

• Labor 8 mares of Diomedes

• Labor 9 belt of hippolyte

• Labor 10 cattle of Geryon

• Labor 11 apples of Hesperides

• Labor 12 hound of Hades

The Greek gods and goddesses got their names

Combining their mythological

tradition with moral concept!

The Greeks believed that

The gods would offer

Protection and guide their city-states.

They also believed

That there were

12 main gods and goddesses,

Also there was approximately

370 gods and goddesses from ancient Greece!

Hermes- The speedy messenger of the gods.

Hera - Wife of Zeus, protector of marriage, familiar with magic.Hephaestus - Lame god of fire and the forge. Demeter - Goddess of agriculture and mother of Persephone

Athene - Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts.

Artemis - Independent goddess of the hunt, the forest, wildlife,  and the moon. Sister to Apollo

Ares - Dark god of war.Apollo - Beautiful god of the sun, light, medicine, and music

Aphrodite - Goddess of love, romance, and beauty. Her son was Eros, god of Love

are a few Greek gods

and their roles

Three Greek

Heroes are

Theseus- was the hero of Athens who saved the people from having to send off their sons and

daughters as human sacrifices to the monstrous Cretan minotaur

Hercules- was outwitted by his nemesis Hera from before the time he was born. After his birth she tried to destroy

him by putting snakes in his crib, but he was too powerful even then. He grew up to become the hero who beat the odds time and again, performed amazing, often helpful tasks, and yet was full of human foibles, even to the point of having to expiate the horrible crime of murdering his own children.

often helpful tasks, and yet was full of human foibles, even to the point of having to expiate the horrible crime of murdering his own children.

Achilles- was the Greek's best warrior in the Trojan War. His nymph mother, Thetis, held him by his heel when she dipped him in the River Styx.

This left him vulnerable in one spot on his body. When he fought in the Trojan War he was unbeatable, until the gods guided the hand of Paris to shoot an arrow into Achilles' heel.

• Hercules

• Achilles

are two Greek heroes

We still here about today.

• 1180 BC: the Trojan War

• 490 BC: The Battle of Marathon

• 776 BC: first recorded Olympic Games.

are three Greek events.

The connections between

The myths that Greece mostly had to do with the Gods and goddesses.

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