1. WHI.5

2.  Greek mythology was based on a polytheistic religion that was integral to culture, politics, and art in ancient Greece.  Many of Western civilization’s symbols, metaphors, words, and idealized images come from ancient Greek mythology.

3.  Based on polytheistic religion  Offered explanations of natural phenomena, human qualities, and life events

4.  Zeus  Hera  Apollo  Artemis  Aphrodite

5.  King of the Gods  Ruler of Mount Olympus

6.  Zeus’ Significant other  Goddess of Marriage and Motherhood

7.  God of the Sun

8.  Goddess of the Hunt

9.  Goddess of Beauty

10. Goddess of Wisdom Patron god of Athens

11.  Symbols and images in Western literature, art, and architecture