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Title: Myths


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Myths
  • Olympians
  • Greek Gods

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What is a Myth ?
  • People had questions
  • No answers since there was no science
  • Created stories to explain the phenomena
    rising setting sun, stars, crops growing

3
Myths are . . .
  • Handed down from generations
  • 2,000 years old
  • The religion, science and literature of
    primitive people
  • What Myths do you know?
  • Most famous myths are
    Greek Roman

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The Titanstitenes ("straining ones")
  • Cronus
  • Father of Olympians
  • Cursed by his father
  • Ate his children

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Titans
  • Rhea wife of Cronus
  • Mother of Olympians
  • Saved children with Zeus

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Cronus and Rhea give birth to the Olympian Gods

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The Gods live on Mount Olympus
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The Olympian Gods in Greek and Latin

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Zeus / Jupiter
  • Ruler of Mt. Olympus
  • God of the Sky
  • Lighting rod
  • Husband to Hera
  • Player

10
Hera / Juno
  • Queen of Heavens Stars
  • Goddess of marriage fidelity June
  • Wife to Zeus
  • Jealous

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Poseidon / Neptune
  • God of the Sea, rivers, springs, floods, and
    earthquakes
  • Carries Tridents
  • Created the Horse

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Hades / Pluto
  • God of the Underworld, Home of the Dead
  • Jealous of brothers
  • Wealthy
  • Rides Chariot with Black Horses

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Demeter / Ceres
  • Goddess of Fertile earth and agriculture
  • Her crops feed mankind
  • Cereal comes from Ceres

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Hestia / Vesta
  • Goddess of Hearth, Home Family
  • Didnt want to be a Goddess
  • Watches the fire on Mt. Olympus

15
Dionysus / Bacchus
  • God of Wine, Vegetation, Fertility and Theater
  • Freeing one from one's normal self, by madness,
    ecstasy, or wine
  • Balance between madness and normal

16
Hephaestus / Vulcanus
  • Son of Zeus Hera
  • God of Fire Craftsmanship
  • Married Aphrodite
  • Lame kicked off Mt. Olympus
  • Volcano

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Ares / Mars
  • Son of Zeus Hera
  • God of War Slaughter
  • Coward/ Jealous/ Creates trouble
  • Aphrodites lover

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Persephone / Prosepina
  • Daughter of Zeus Demeter
  • Goddess of Underworld Spring Renewal
  • Married to Hades
  • She is the reason we have 6 months of winter 6
    of summer

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Aphrodite / Venus
  • Goddess of Beauty, Love, Sexuality
  • Born of the Sea or from Zeus
  • Married Hephaestus
  • She started the Trojan War

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Apollo / Phoebus
  • Son of Zeus Leto
  • God Music, Medicine, Archery, Healing
  • Twin of Artemis
  • Took care of man
  • Vain

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Artemis / Diana
  • Daughter of Zeus Leto
  • Goddess of Hunt, animals , forest, and young
    girls
  • Twin to Apollo

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Hermes / Mercury
  • Messenger of Gods
  • God of Travelers, Shepherds, Thieves
  • Brother to Apollo
  • Stole his cattle

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Athena / Minerva
  • Goddess of War, Education, Wisdom, crafts weaving
  • Born from Zeus head
  • Araneid or Arachnid means spider

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Credit
  • Special thanks to Rory Sideman, English teacher
    extraordinaire at Franklin H.S. for providing
    this Power Point.
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