Highflyer Myths and Legends

7/23/2019 Highflyer Myths and Legends

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and mythology


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To learn about ancientcultures

As inspiration for the artsTo teach values and

moralsFor entertainment

Which cultures

have myths?Every culture has its ownmythology


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First, we have to explore exactly what wemean by lympian gods!"

#ount lympus is a real mountain in the northof $reece! $radually, it became associatedless and less with an actual mountain andmore with an imaginary place high above the

earth!According to the ancient $ree%s, the gate tolympus was made of clouds and it wasguarded by four goddesses, the &easons!

The $ree%s and 'omans shared mythology, soyou will (nd two names for most gods!


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he ruled the lympians)

*e is %nown as +upiter in

the 'oman mythology)

*e was the god of thes%y, thunder and lightning,

carrying a thunderbolt as

his symbol)

*e married *era, hissister, which was a family

habit!

Zeus leaderof the

Olympian Gods
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she was the protector

of marriage and home)

&he was associated

with the peacoc%because of her great

beauty)

&he and eus were

always -uarrelling)

&he is called +uno in

the 'oman mythology!

Hera, wife ofZeus
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brother of eus, he built

an underwater palace)

also %nown as .eptune,

ruler of the seas)

he created many curious

forms for his sea

creatures)

he is said to have

invented the horse for his

sister /emeter, whom he

loved!

Poseidon, Godof the Sea
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he was the 0ealous brother

of eus and 1oseidon)

*e was also %nown as

1luto, in the 'omanmythology)

because he was very

possessive of every new

soul, he rarely left his

underworld domain)

Hades, God oftheUnderworld
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&he was the best loved goddess oflympus)

/aughter of eus, she is %nown as

#inerva in the 'oman mythology)she hated Ares, god of war, oftenbeating him in battle)

The $ree% city of Athens is named

after her)

she was said to have created thespider!

Athena,Goddess of

Wisdom, Justiceand Peace
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he is %nown in both $ree%

and 'oman mythology

under the same name)

*e was the twin brother of

Artemis and the most

handsome of gods)

*e was also the god of the

healing arts and of the

medicine

Apollo, theGod of Sun,

usic,Poetry
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she was the twin sister of

Apollo)

2n the 'oman mythology

she is %nown as /iane)

she protected all animals)

she was a peaceful

huntress, who always

carried a silver bow and

arrows

Artemis ,Goddess of

the Woodsand theHunt
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*e was famous for his

cruelty and bad nature)


he is called #ars)

he li%ed creating panic,

terror and misery on Earth)

2ronically, he was a

coward who often ran

away from the battle(eld!

Ares, cruel Godof War
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the 'omans called her 3enus)

All the gods on #ount

lympus courted her)

&he married *ephaestus, the

ugliest of the gods)

4ecause she was seen as the

most beautiful goddess on#ount lympus, all the other

goddesses envied her!

Aphrodite,Goddess of !o"e

and #eauty
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*e was the ugliest of all

gods, re0ected even by his

mother *era)


he was called 3ulcan)

*e made beautiful 0ewelry

for all the goddesses)

*e fashioned the tools

and armors of the gods

Hephaestus,God of $ire and

%olcanoes
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After (ghtingin a war for 56years7

*e spends 56

more years

trying toreturn home


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*e is part8godand part8man

9ompletes 5:

dangerous tas%s,that re-uiregreat strengthand power, so

that he couldbecomeimmortal!
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#onsters and othercreatures


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a&&ressi"ehalf' horse

creatures

(entaurs


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half8man and

half8goat!

their leader

was a godcalled 1an!

Satyrs
http://www.greek-gods.info/monsters/satyrs/pan/http://www.greek-gods.info/monsters/satyrs/pan/


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they are one8

eyed monsters


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femalenaturespirits


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$ree%eusApollo*ades1oseidon*eraAthenaArtemis

AphroditeAres*ephaestus

'oman Area of 1ower+upiter ;ing of the gods, $od of the &%yApollo $od of the &un, #usic1luto ;ing of the underworld

.eptune 'uler of the seas+uno Wife of eus, $oddess of

#arriage#inerva$oddess of Wisdom, +ustice and

1eace

/iana $oddess of the hunt3enus $oddess of

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