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Mythology
Greek gods and goddesses
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7th Grade
10/13/2008

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What is Mythology?
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comes from the Greek work "mythos"
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What is Mythology?
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a collection of stories about the creation of the world, the origins of humankind, and the meaning of life
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Greek Mythology
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tells us what ancient Greeks thought about their world
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Ancient Greeks believed
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that all nature was gods and goddesses
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Ancient Greeks believed
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that the natural world was alive and needed to be treated with respect
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Ancient Greeks believed
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that gods and goddesses had the same characteristics as humans
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Greek myths
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were shaped by history and society: their understanding of nature, their personal relationships, and their wars
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Mount Olympus
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Highest mountain in Greece
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Mount Olympus
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12 Greek gods and goddess lived at the summit in a palace that never had rain or snow
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Greek Gods
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were immortal, meaning they couldn't ever die
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Humans or mortals weren't allowed on___
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Mt. Olympus
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Zeus
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most powerful of all gods
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Zeus
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carries a thunderbolt and is the god of thunder and lightning
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Zeus
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his wife is Hera
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Hera
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wife and sister of Zeus
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Hera
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protector of marriage and goddess of women
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Hera
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very jealous of other women
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Poseidon
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brother of Zeus
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Poseidon
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god of the sea
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Poseidon
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carries a trident, a fisherman's spear
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Poseidon
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gave man his first horse
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Hades
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brother of zeus
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Hades
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god of the underworld and the dead
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Hades
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did not live on Olympus
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Hades
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made Persephone his wife and rules with her
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Demeter
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Zeus's sister
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Demeter
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goddess of the harvest
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Demeter
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made Earth's grains and fruits grow
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Hestia
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Zeus's sister
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Hestia
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goddess of the hearth and home
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Hestia
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her job was to keep the fireplace lit at the palace on Mt. Olympus
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Apollo
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Zeus's son
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Apollo
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twin sister is Artemis
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Apollo
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god of light, music, and poetry
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Apollo
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god of medicine, taught people about healing
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Apollo
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most handsome god
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Apollo
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shot silver arrows from his silver bow
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Artemis
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Zeus's daughter
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Artemis
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twin brother is Apollo
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Artemis
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goddess of hunting and unmarried girls
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Artemis
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carried a silver bow
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Athena
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Zeus's daughter
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Athena
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goddess of wisdoma and arts and crafts
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Athena
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is the protector of men at war
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Hephaestus
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Zeus's son
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Hephaestus
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ugly, but fun loving and popular
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Hephaestus
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cast out of Olympus by Zeus
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Hephaestus
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god of the forge, makes the best weapons in the world
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Aphrodite
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wife of Hephaestus
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Aphrodite
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some say she was Zeus's dauhter, some say she wasn't
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Aphrodite
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goddess of love and beauty
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Aphrodite
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her beauty is often destructive or wicked
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Hermes
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Zeus's son
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Hermes
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god of shepherds, merchants, travelers, and thieves
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Hermes
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wears winged sandals and carries a staff of winding snakes
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Hermes
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guides the dead to the underworld
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Ares
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Zeus's son
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Ares
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god of war
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Ares
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boastful, cruel, and had no manners
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Ares
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hated by humans
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