Greek Culture Quest

By: India Murray

Ancient Greek art, architecture, and writing

• Greek art gave birth to western classical art.

• If you think archives are cute just like the newer homes in America thank the Greek. They produced these to

support the roof.

Map of Ancient Greece

Top 5 Major Greek Gods

• Zeus-King of gods, head honcho, or the god of all gods

• Poseidon-Zeus’s brother, god of oceans and earthquakes

• Hera-Zeus's wife, queen of the gods, and the guardian of marriage

• Anthena-Daughter of Zeus, goddess of wisdom and war, patriotism, and good citizenship

• Apollo-Son of Zeus, god of poetry, music, medicine and light. He is also associated with the sun.

Trojan war• Have you ever had a party (a get together) where you

didn’t invite that certain evil person or that one popular kid and you got the heat from it? Well basically that is the cause for the Trojan War. At the “marriage” of the changing sea animal Hera and the human king Peleus. They slipped to invite the goddess of discord, Eris. So she was named the first official Goddess Gate-Crasher. As a result Eris busted up in there and throws a little golden apple into the middle of the gathering. With the message 'To the fairest' written on it. Well of course the note was written to the prettiest goddesses. After everyone thought this through Zeus appointed the most handsome god Paris to be the judge on who is the most attractive goddess. So then Paris desides he is going to pick the one that’s all ready married. What would you do if your wife ran off with some prince? START A WAR!

Top 5 Famous Greek Heroes

• Achilles- Main hero of he Trojan War

• Atalanta- Swift-footed huntress

• Heracles- strongest hero of ancient Greece

• Odysseus- Greek hero of the Trojan War

• Sisyphus- cunning cheater of death

Top 3 Famous Greek Monsters

• The Minotaur-cross between a bull and a man

• The Hydra- summoned by Hera to slay Heracles, lizard with many heads, if beheaded two more heads will grow in its place

• Medusa- hideous woman with snakes as hair

“Works Cited” aka Sources

• “Art of Ancient Greece.” HuntFor.com. 1999. Website. 15 December

• Evangelia Hatzitsinidou, http://www.greek-gods.info/about.php, 2004-2012, website, 4 January

• Loup Dargent, LoupDargent.com, 2011, website, 4 January

• Scranton, Robert L., "Greek Architecture" George Braziller Publishing, 4 January