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Greek Mythology. What was it?. Earliest Soap Operas Full of sex, violence, and politics. Gods helped make sense of a cruel and difficult world. What was it?. The gods were just as petty, greedy, and self-centered as humans. Families worshiped them daily before a shrine of statues. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Greek Mythology
What was it?Earliest Soap Operas
Full of sex, violence, and politics.
Gods helped make sense of a cruel and difficult world.
The gods were just as petty, greedy, and self-centered as humans.
Families worshiped them daily before a shrine of statues.
People believed that if you didn’t worship, you got yourself in trouble!
What was it?
The Origins…Chaos gave birth to Uranus and Gaea (Sky
and Earth) who gave birth to…
Titans, Hecatoncharies, and 3 Cyclopes
Let’s Focus on the Titan Kronos….
KronosWife was RheaFeared his children
would kill himSo he ate them all
except Zeus. His mom hid him in cave.
When he was a teenager, Zeus came back and cut open his dad’s stomach, freeing his brothers.
ZeusPoseidonHades
The Drew Straws to figure out who ruled what.
The Big 3
Zeus became ruler of all Gods. Lived in the sky and had thunderbolts for weapons.
Poseidon became ruler of the sea.
Hades became ruler of the underworld.
The Big 3
ZeusHad lots of affairsWife was HeraKept gods peaceful
PoseidonCruised the ocean in
a chariot pulled by horses with bronze hooves and golden hair.
Carried a Trident
Tormented Odysseus
Hades—God of the UnderworldHad 3 headed dog
named Cerebuslevels of Hades1. Tantalus2. Tartarus
Other Gods:HephaestusHeraHermesApolloAresAphroditeDemeterArtemisHeraclesAthenaAchilles
Don’t FREAK OUT!
You’ll get to know them all really well.
Ares—God of WarThe god no one
worshipped.
Even his parents, Zeus and Hera hated him.
Blood-thirsty and feared by the Greeks.
Hermes—Messenger of the godsWorshipped for good
luckLast drink of the
night was toasted to Hermes.
Carried a Caduceus
Athena—Goddess of WisdomBorn when Zeus had
a headache. He had Hephaestus crack open his skull and out came Athena in full armor.
Helped humans like Hercules and Odysseus
Aphrodite—Goddess of LoveThe most smoking
hot babe ever.
But very insecure
Hephaestus—Blacksmith of the GodsUglySkilled at metal
workingCreated PandoraHis forges were
volcanoes!Considered kind and
peace-loving
Artemis—Maiden GoddessLover of the woods.
Archer
Demeter—Goddess of the HarvestHer daughter
Persephone was kidnapped by Hades.
Persephone was kidnapped during winter. Her mom gets depressed and kills all the plants.
