Zeus

pg.3

Ruler of: Lord of the Universe/ all other Gods

Key Events:

*Defeated Cronos

* saved his siblings

*Freed Cyclopses & Hundred-handed Ones

Purpose of Myth: (explains)

*thunder, earthquakes, volcanoes

Hera

pg. 6

Ruler of: Queen of Gods/ Goddess of Marriage

Key Events: She was jealous of Zeus' affiar and tried to get revenge for women

Athene (Athena)

pg. 8

Ruler of: Goddess of Wisdom

Key Events: Athene sprang from Zeus' head after Hepheaestus cracked open his skull. 

Arachne insulted Athene and the two had a weaving competition. (Athene wins) and Arachne hangs herself and Athene turns her into a SPIDER

Purpose: how we get the reference for spiders

Poseidon

pg. 15

Ruler of: God of Sea

Events: Creates horse to impress Demeter (also creates: giraffe, hippo, zebra, donkey)

Fights with Athene (Athena) b/c he was threatening the people of Athens. Athena protects the people and the people of Greece name the city after her.

Hades

pg. 19

Ruler of: God of the Underworld

3 Categories to Underworld:

1. Field of Asphodel: no mans land (people awaiting judgement

2. Elysian Fields: perople who were great and never angered the Gods

3. Tartarus: people who angered the Gods. Furies live in this part (the deepest part of the Underworld)

Demeter

pg. 22

Ruler of: Goddess of Agriculture/ Seasons

Key Events: Hades kidnaps Persephone and takes her to the Underworld. Demeter goes to Zeus for help but Zeus doesn't want to. Demeter causes a drought.

*Persephone eats a pomegranate and can't leave the underworld

Explains: where the seasons came from: 6 months in underworld represent (fall/ winter) 6 months on Earth (spring/ summer)

Artemis

pg. 32

Ruler of: Goddess of the hunt/ moon

Twin to Apollo

Zeus gives her a silver bow & arrow. She wants to remain pure of men and decides she is going to hunt unjust men. She makes Nymphs promise to remain "pure". Callisto breaks the promise and Artemis turns her into a bear.

Zeus comes to Callisto rescue and turns her into a constellation (stars) in the sky

Apollo

pg. 36

Ruler of: God of the Sun/ Music

Events:  Apollo challenges the Marysyas to a competition of Music. He competes with Marysas and Marysas loses because he is unable to sing and play the flute at the same time. Marysas is killed and becomes a river

Explains: How rivers came to be

Hermes

pg. 43

Ruler: Messenger God

Events: Stole cows from Apollo and sacrificed one for the gods. Zeus was interest in Apollo and made him the messenger of the Gods. One of his jobs was to take the dead to the Underworld.

Hephaestus

pg. 48

Ruler: Smith god/ Lord of Mechanics

Events: He was born ugly and Hera threw him off of Mount Olympus. He broke his legs and sank to the bottom of the ocean. Thetis raised him in her cave and he made beautiful jewels. Hera loved the jewels and brough him back to Mt. Olympus. He worked with the Cyclopses to make fashion tools for the Gods.

Ruler of: Goddess of Love & Beauty

Events: She rose from the sea foam and was a beautiful threat. Hera wanted her to marry quickly and everyone wanted to marry her. She married Hephaestus but made it clear she would still visit other men.