Post on 30-Jun-2015
Ancient Greece
By- Mia and Lexi
Greek Gods and
Goddesses!
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty
Apollo
God of music and light
Artemis
Goddess of hunt, wildlife and child birth
Poseiden
God of water and the sea
DemeterGoddess of grain,crops and agriculture
Eros
God of love
Hephaestus
God of fire
How do we see the Greek heroes names today?
In Museums
Greek Mythology
What are the major events that the What are the major events that the gods and goddesses were involved gods and goddesses were involved
in?in?
They were involved in war.
What are some heroes and what did they do ?
Theseus
Killed Minotaur
Hercules
Involved in lots of adventures and combat due to such great strength
Narcissus
Beautiful human who fell in love with his image
Jason
Led Argonauts to search for golden fleece
Pandora
First women who opened a box of evil
AtlasGiant who supported earth on his
shoulders
Who was said to be the leader of the Gods ?
Zeus
What stories and myths did they tell?
Stories about the past, other gods and goddesses, what they accomplished, wars, creatures, etc…
How did each God or Goddesses get their name ?
Aphrodite
When Kronos killed his fathers members and threw them in the ocean, the foam created a child (Aphrodite) Aphrodite actually means foam born.
Apollo
He is also called Phoebes Apollo. Phoebes means ray of sun (light). He also would ride his chariot through the sky each day, setting and rising the sun.
Artemis
It is unknown but some believe her name is based on the greek word safe and sound.
Poseidon
His name is connected to potos, pontos, and potamos, according to which he is the god of the fluid element. He was born in the water and they thought he seemed like the natural god of water.
Demeter
Her name originally meant earth-mother, therefore the goddess of grain- which in ancient Greece was the staff of life.
Eros
His name means ‘life’s instinct’ which is love
Why where there so many gods and goddesses?
All the Greek gods are related in some way.
They needed a god or goddess for just about everything.
How did the Greeks find out that they had Gods and Goddesses?
They thought everything must have been created by a person before them.
Where do we see their names now?
In Greek Mythology, Books and in Museums.
THE END!!!