Greek mythology
Transcript of Greek mythology
And The Adventures of Odysseus
Mythology
PolyphemusThe Cyclops who imprisoned
Odysseus
CronusTitan ruler of the Universe; father of
Zeus
Charybdis
• Enormous and dangerous whirlpool
ScyllaSea monster of gray rock
SirensCreatures whose songs lure sailors to
their deaths
Calypso
• Sea goddess who loved Odysseus
Circe
• Enchantress who helped Odysseus
Zeus
• King of the gods
• God of air, thunder and lightning
• Brother of Poseidon and Hades
Poseidon
• God of the sea
• Brother of Hades and Zeus
• Father of Polyphemus
Hera
• Goddess of marriage and the family
• Goddess of motherhood and childbirth
• Wife to Zeus
Hades
• God of the dead
• Lord of the Underworld
• Brother of Poseidon and Zeus
Athena
• Goddess of wisdom, strategy and war
• Daughter of Zeus
• She was Zeus’ favorite child and was allowed to use his thunderbolt
• Born from Zeus’ forehead, therefore had no mother
Apollo
• God of the light, music, healing, prophecy, the sun and poetry
• Plays a golden lyre
• The god of truth—he cannot speak a lie
• One very important task is to harness his chariot with four horses and drive the sun across the sky
Hermes
• Messenger of the gods• The god of commerce• Noted for his trickery• Invented the lyre, the
pipes, the musical scale, astronomy, etc.
Odysseus’ journey from Troy to Ithaca