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Greek Mythology. g ods and g oddesses of Mt. Olympus 900-800 B.C. onward. Mt. Olympus. An actual mountain in Greece. Home of the gods/goddesses of Greece. It formed itself for them. Tallest mountain in Greece. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Greek Mythology
gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus900-800 B.C. onward
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Mt. Olympus• An actual mountain in Greece.• Home of the gods/goddesses of
Greece.• It formed itself for them.• Tallest mountain in Greece.
Olympus was regarded as the home of the Twelve Olympian Gods. It is the setting of many Greek mythical stories. Mt. Olympus is located far above the heavens. “Olympus was not shaken by winds nor ever wet with rain, nor did snow fall upon it, but the air is outspread clear and cloudless, and over it hovered a radiant whiteness.”
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Main gods & goddessesgods
• Zeus• Poseidon• Hades• Dionysus• Apollo• Hermes• Ares• Hephaestus
goddesses• Hera • Artemis• Athena• Aphrodite• Demeter• Hestia
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Zeus – King of the gods and ruler of Mt. Olympus; god of the sky and thunder.
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Poseidon – God of the seas, earth quakes and horses.
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Hades - King of the underworld, the god of death and the dead.
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god/goddess of the UnderworldHades• Wasn’t necessarily
associated with evil.• The gods ruled the land,
air, sea, and underworld.
• Brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
Persephone• Hades tricked her and
then forced her to live in the underworld.
• Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
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Persephone – Greek goddess of innocence and queen of the underworld
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Hera – Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and family
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Dionysus – god of celebrations and the grape harvest
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Apollo – god of the sun (light), knowledge, music, archery, and poetry.
Twin brother of Artemis.
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Artemis – Goddess of the hunt, childbirth, archery, and all animals. Twin
sister of Apollo.
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Hermes – Messenger of the gods; able to travel between worlds; god of
commerce and thieves.
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Athena – Goddess of wisdom and war
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Ares – God of war, violence, and bloodshed
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Aphrodite – Goddess of love and beauty
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Hephaestus – Master blacksmith to the gods; god of fire
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Demeter – Goddess of nature and the seasons.
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Hestia• goddess of the hearth
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Cyclops - The Cyclopes were gigantic one eyed monsters. Arges (thunderbolt), Steropes (lightning),
and Brontes (thunder) are 3 of them.
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Other important figures• Persephone: goddess of the
underworld.• Perseus: Greek hero who killed Medusa. • Medusa: Gorgon that could turn people
into stone by looking at them. • Pegasus: winged horse.• Hercules: demigod; son of Zeus and a
mortal mother.• Nike: goddess of victory.
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Oracle -The answer given by a god to a question asked by a human. This is how gods communicated to humans and gave them advice.