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Greek Culture Quest
Lainy Malarney
Ancient Greek art, architecture, and writing
• The Greeks developed three architecture systems the Doric, Ionic, & Corinthian, each had their own distinctive style
• Greek art was based heavily on their religious views and on humans, because a huge amount their art was sculptures of the gods and of people.
• The Ancient Greek alphabet has been continuous for the past 2,750 years.
Map of Ancient Greece
Major Greek Gods
• Zeus: god of Heaven, the sky, & thunder. He is the ruler of Mount Olympus.
• Poseidon: god of the Sea, he was also known as the “Earth-Shaker”, he also created the first horse.
• Hades: god of the underworld, brother to Zeus & Poseidon.
• Athena: goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice & skill. She is the daughter of Zeus and she also created the bridle so that man could tame the horse
Trojan War
• The Trojan war was believed to had been started after Paris of troy Stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, King of Sparta.
• Menelaus and his brother led a ten year expedition to troy to try and take back Helen from Paris, During their expedition they mercilessly slaughtered the Trojans and destroyed their city.
• The war was supposedly had the help from some of the gods and goddess to help start the war.
• The Trojan war was one of the most important events in Greek Mythology.
Famous Hero
• Hercules: He grew up to perform amazingly, beat the odds time & time again, and often performing helpful tasks.
• Achilles: He was the Greek most supreme warrior during the time of the Trojan war
• Theseus: the hero of Athens who saved people from having to sacrifice their sons and daughter to the Cretan Minotuar. Thesues slayed the minotuar.
Famous Monster
• Medusa: Her head was covered in snakes where her hair should have been, and if man took one horrible glance at her they would turn to stone.
• Minotaur: He was half-man and half-bull, and he was also a fearful man-eating beast.
• Hydra: a half-woman half-serpent many headed beast whose breath or venom was very deadly. Hydra lived in the swamp but went along the countryside devouring animals and people.
Work Cited
• Ancient Greece. Univertsity Press Inc., 2008. Website. 27 December, 2011.
• N.S Gill, About.com. The New York Times Company, 2011, Website. 27 December, 2011.