Death When a Greek died, soul left body Hermes meets each soul

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Lesser Gods. Two Arrows: Attract and Repel Sometimes said to be son of Aphrodite English words from Eros: erotic.

Advertisements

Vocabulary from Greek and Roman Mythology. Adonis was a beautiful young man that Aphrodite fell in love with. He was killed while hunting a boar and died.

Death and the Last Day How are death and the last day different for the believer and the unbeliever?

1.Hades 2.The Resurrection 3.The Judgment 4.Hell 5.Heaven 6.Questions and Answers.

Old Testament Israelite Teaching On the Afterlife.

1 TANTALUS The story of Tantalus and the Roman beliefs about life after death Copyright 2004 © Sam Haydon.

 Zeus’s brother, Hades, ruled the underworld, or Hades.  To enter the underworld it was required to cross the river Styx.  A ferryman named Charon.

Orpheus & Eurydice. Orpheus Hypothetical PIE verb *orbhao- “to be deprived” From PIE *orbh- “to put asunder, separate” Greek orphe- “darkness” Greek orphanos-

A Tour of Hades. Entrance Locating the entrance was difficult. The dead had to discover the cave and follow the path inside. Originally, the Greeks believed.

Greek Mythology Part 1: Places and How the Earth Began.

Greek Religious Beliefs  Polytheistic – believed in many gods  Believed they could communicate directly with the deities  Gods were anthropomorphic.

Sydni Vencill Pd. 5.  Acheron is a river located in the Espirus region of northwest Greece.  It is approximately 58 km long.  Its source is near the.

A Class Discussion on hell

Acheron is a 60 km long river located in Epirus, a region in the northwest of Greece. The river springs from the mountains at 1.986m and 1.600m, passes.

Greek Mythology Warm Up Questions  What is a myth? (I know you’ve answered this, but do it again please so we can discuss the answer)  Why did the.

Beliefs and Customs. Geography Unlike the early river civilizations, the rise of what we understand as Greek culture is largely dependent on the sea.

GREECE GREECE Mythology is a collection off myths, or anonymous, traditional stories that explain our beliefs and customs, the wonders of nature, and.

Monday, August 18, 2014 Write down FIVE things that you can remember about MYTHOLOGY: -

HELL IN THE ANCIENT GREECE SOME BASICAL NOTIONS. In many religious traditions, Hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife often in the.

Lesser Gods of Olympus Minor Deities. Eros/Cupid Later accounts of Eros say that he is the son of Aphrodite He is the God of Love.

Greek Mythology JEOPARDY

By: Dylan Garcia Ethan Oineon. Cerberus  Cerberus is a three- headed, dragon tailed dog that guards the Underworld. He allows all spirits to enter, but.

 God of the underworld  Child of Cronus and Rhea  Wife: Persephone.

nature …where did the earth come from? man …where did man come from? gods …where did the gods come from?

By: Luke Boha and Ellie Strube

Greek Gods Religion.

The Underworld An Exploration of Archetypes in The Odyssey.

Myths: stories that use fantasy to express ideas about life that cannot easily be expressed in realistic terms.  They are, at heart, religious stories.

Hater, or Hated?. Who is Hades?  Hades is the son of titans Cronos and Rhea.  He rules over the underworld (also called Hades) while his brothers, Zeus,

Background Like most ancient cultures, the ancient Greeks believed in an afterlife They believed that their dead lived on in the Underworld The Underworld.

The Journey into the Underworld What mortals journey into the Underworld and survive?

SOUL PowerPoint By Matthew Hughes The soul Christians believe that everyone has a soul, it is inside you but you cannot see it. They believe that the.

By: Ryan Hoyt, Job Stepanski, & Jared Novitski.  Peaceful & joyous afterlife  Able to do everything they did in normal lifetime.  Reside in eternal.

The Greek Underworld.

Greek Mythology Part 1: Places and How the Earth Began.

Hades By: Chris Williams.

Greek Culture. Ancient Burial Rites  Believed that the psyche, or soul, left the body after death and journeyed to the Underworld (Hades)  Needed certain.

Monsters of The Odyssey. Calypso A nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for 8 years, Calypso is very fond of Odysseus and even offers to make him immortal.

The River Styx is one of five rivers that is the separation between the living and the dead. Origin of name: Styx is derived from the Greek word stugein.

Symbols Represent other things Heart symbolizes love Serpent symbolizes evil.

THE GREEK UNDERWORLD Rulers and Rules Creatures Judges Regions Rivers.

HADES Eldest child of Kronos and Rhea During the war between the Olympians and the Titans, the Cyclops gave Hades the Helm of Darkness, which turned the.

Heroes and Hades and Creatures… Oh, My!. Underworld Three parts: Fields of Punishment, Isle of the Blest, and Elysium Tartarus Lowest region; wicked sent.

Lesson 20. How are death and the Last Day different for a believer and an unbeliever?

Introduction to Greek Mythology. The Creation The Ancient Greek religion tried to explain how the world began like this…

Greek Mythology To support understanding of The Odyssey as told by Homer.

GREEK RELIGION. Ancient Greek Gods Zeus- Ruler of the Mount Olympus and the God of the sky, thunder and lightening. Poseidon- God of the sea and horses.

Greek Religion & Mythology  Greek mythology was “anthropomorphic” (Their gods had human characteristics)  It was believed that the gods controlled everything.

Caitlyn Haynes May 4, 2009 Canto III.

GREECE GREECE Mythology is a collection off myths, or anonymous, traditional stories that explain our beliefs and customs, the wonders of nature, and.

What is Elysium? Thinking about spirituality.  If you look in a dictionary…  The place at the ends of the earth to which certain favoured heroes were.

“We Shop For Water Beds” “Annabeth Does Obedience School” Presentation by Kilee, Chandler, Victoria Block: B3.

A Walk Through Hades.

Greek Mythology Gods for all seasons.

Greek Mythology Places.

A Tour of Hades.

The goddess styx By Adriana Daniel.

Ancient Greece mylearning.org Journey to the Underworld

CHARON BY TREVOR PERRING

Places of Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology: THE UNDERWORLD! Middle School

The Underworld.

Greek Mythology: THE UNDERWORLD! Middle School

Greek Mythology: THE UNDERWORLD! Middle School

Greek Underworld.

Creatures and Gods of Ancient Greece

Greek Mythology: THE UNDERWORLD! Middle School

What is a myth? What is a legend?

Presentation transcript:

Death When a Greek died, soul left body Hermes meets each soul Takes the soul to the banks of the River Styx

River Styx Boundary between worlds. Living and dead Charon waited there. Ferried people across the river. Greeks buried the dead with coins over their eyes. Coins used to pay Charon

Often referred to as Hades Hades its God Guarded by Cerberus. The Underworld Often referred to as Hades Hades its God Guarded by Cerberus. Kept dead in & living out Soul judged by 3 kings Had 3 parts Elysium Fields Asphodel Fields Tartarus

Full of Laughter and Warmth Elysium Fields Happy Place Like Heaven Full of Laughter and Warmth Greeks who led a good life came here.

For those not good enough for Elysium, but not bad enough for Tartarus Asphodel Fields Sad place Souls drift aimlessly Eternal boredom For those not good enough for Elysium, but not bad enough for Tartarus

All bad Greeks came here Where the Titans are imprisoned Tartarus Eternal punishment Eternal pain & misery All bad Greeks came here Where the Titans are imprisoned Punishment based on your misdeeds

Chained death so man could be immortal. Sisyphus Betrayed Gods Chained death so man could be immortal. Gods freed death Made Sisyphus push rock up hill. Will be released if he gets to the top Can never reach the top

Stole Ambrosia & Nectar from Gods Tantalus Stole Ambrosia & Nectar from Gods Cursed to be forever thirsty & hungry Food & Water eternally kept just out of reach Can see but never touch.