1. Greek Gods and Goddesses
The Olympians

2. Religion
Most religions today are Monotheistic, meaning they have only one God.
The Greeks were Polytheistic meaning…?

3. Zeus
King of the Gods.
God of storms and sky.
Wields the thunderbolt.

4. Poseidon Brother of Zeus. God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
Often seen carrying a trident.

5. Hades
Brother of Zeus.
God of the Underworld.

6. Aphrodite Wife of Hephaestus. Daughter of Zeus.
Goddess of love and beauty.

7. Apollo
Son of Zeus.
God of the sun, medicine
and music.

8. Artemis Twin sister of Apollo. Daughter of Zeus.
Goddess of the hunt and the moon.

9. Athena Daughter of Zeus alone. Goddess of wisdom and reason.
Often shown with an owl.

10. Hermes Son of Zeus. Messenger of the Gods. God of thieves and
mischief making.

11. Your Assignment Use these to study for the assessment
For the rest of class you have a choice of activities. You can:
Make ‘trading cards’ for each of these 8 gods.
The front needs to have a picture or symbols that represents those gods or goddesses. And the back needs to have the information about the god
Make a Facebook page for a god or goddess
The ‘friends’ and other items on the page would need to relate to that god or the others on the PowerPoint
Make a Family tree
This would include all the gods and goddess in the PowerPoint
Use these to study for the assessment