Greek Gods

HOW THEY WERE HONORED

• Theatre Plays
• The Olympics
• Offerings or Sacrifices

Kronos and RHea

• Had a prophecy
• Ate his children (Greek Gods)
• Rhea tricked Kronos

The Story Behind

• Kronos ate his own children
• Rhea sent Zeus to Crete
• Was raised secretly
• Old enough to attack Kronos
• Olympians emerged from his stomach

The Olympians

• Were believed to live on Mount Olympus
• There were 6 Olympians
• Were the rulers of the universe

Zeus

• Leader/ruler of the Olympians
• God of the sky and rain
• Symbol is a thunderbolt

POSEIDEN

• Protector of the seas
• God of the sea
• Symbol is a trident

Hades

• Ruler of the Underworld
• God of the dead and of wealth
• Has a helmet that makes him invisible

Hera

• Goddes of marriage and childbirth
• Wife of Zeus
• Peacocks and cows are her sacred animals

Hestia

• Goddess of hearth (home)
• Most calm out of all gods
• Fires in hearths were dedicated to her

DEMETER

• Goddess of harvest
• Associated with the four seasons

Aphrodite

• Goddess of love, desire and beauty
• The swan and dove represent her
• Born from Kronos

THE OTHER SEVEN

• Daughters or sons of Zeus And Hera
• Also major gods and goddesses

Artemis

• Goddess of the hunt
• Goddess of the moon
• Eternal maiden
• Sacred animal is the deer

Apollo

• Twin of Artemis
• God of music, truth, medicine and light

Ares

• God of War
• Son of Zeus and Hera
• Considered a coward

Athena

• Goddess of reason, literature, and art
• Daughter of Zeus
• Has no mother
• Fierce in battle
• The owl is her sacred animal

Hermes

• Messenger of the Gods
• God of thieves
• Son of Zeus

HEPHAesTUS

• God of fire and forge
• He's ugly
• At least everyone thinks he is...

HALF-GODS

• Part human and part god
• had a type of power that was related to the god
• Many gods had demi-god sons and daughters

Examples

• Hercules
• Phaeton
• Kastor and Polydeukes

Video

• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gy3o0ItHBk