Review: Greek Gods/ Goddesses
Who’s this? God of the sea Always has trident in his hand
Poseidon
Who’s this? God of the forge Always has hammer
Hephaestus
Who’s this? God of thunder and lightning King of gods Carries lightning bolts
Zeus
Who’s this? God of underworld Has three headed dog, staff and crown. Has a helmet that makes him invisible
Hades
Who’s this? Goddess of beauty and love Seen with a seashell, and a dove
Aphrodite
Who’s this? goddess of grain and wheat Zeus’s sister
Demeter
Who’s this? Queen of gods Zeus’s sister and wife
Hera
Who’s this? Messenger of the gods God of thieves and trickery Zeus’s favourite son
Hermes
Who’ this? God of war Always carries spear
Ares
Who’s this? God of grapes, and theatre. Always seen with a grape vine.
Dionysus
Who’s this? Goddess of war intelligence and wisdom Always carries a shield and spear
Athena
Who is Athena holding in her hand? HINT: Athena never looses a battle.
Nike (neekay) The goddess of Victory!
Who’s this? God of prophecy, music and light. Always carries a lyre
Apollo
Who’s this? Goddess of fertility and wild things. Sister to Apollo
Artemis
Where do the Gods live??
Mt. Olympus
Who is the creator of Mankind? HINT: He stole fire from Zeus.
Prometheus
Who were the 2 Titans that populated the Earth?
Gaia and Uranus
What is a Myth? Explain in your own words.
Myths are….. Stories used to explain HOW or WHY something happens. EXAMPLE: Thunder and lightning tell us at Zeus is angry. EXAMPLE: ????
In the beginning, there was nothing but ……, according to the Greek creation myth…
CHAOS
Who was Aphrodite married to?
Hephaestus
The Greek myth of the first humans describes a flood, this is similar to the Christian belief on….
Creation
Who opened the box and unleashed all the evil on the world?
Pandora
The only good thing in the box was….
Any Questions???