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Greek Mythology

Gods and Goddess on Mount Olympus

First Things First


Parents

Uranus (Heaven)
Gaea (Mother Earth)

Children

Cronus (Saturn) & Rhea (


The Elder Gods (The Titans)

First Things First


Grandchildren (12
Olympians)
Zeus (Jupiter) Athena (Minerva)
Poseidon
(Neptune)
Hades (Pluto)
Hestia (Vesta)
Hera (Juno)
Ares (Mars)

Apollo (Apollo)
Aphrodite
(Venus)
Hermes
(Mercury)
Artemis (Diana)

Whos Who on
Mount Olympus?

Zeus (Jupiter)

Facts

King of the
gods
Ruler of
mankind
Symb
Heras
Lightning Bolt
ol
husband

Poseidon (Neptune)

Facts

God of sea, horses


and earthquakes

Symbol

Trident -3pronged
spear

Hades (Pluto)

Facts

God of underworld
Never lived on Mt.
Olympus
Stole Persephone to
be his wife

Symbol

Helmet (makes him


invisible)

Hestia (Vesta)

Facts

Goddess of heart
& home

Symbol
Fireplace
(hearth)

Hera (Juno)

Facts

Queen of Gods
Zeus wife
Jealous & Protectiv
In Nature

Symbol

Cow/Peacock

Facts

Ares (Mars)

God of war

Symbol
Vulture/dog

Athena (Minerva)

Facts

Goddess of
Wisdom,
war, and weaving

Born from Zeus


Symbol
head
Olive tree

Apollo (Apollo)

Facts

God of sun, music


poetry, & medicin

Symbol

Golden lyre/chario

Aphrodite (Venus)

Facts

Goddess of Love &


Beauty
Mother to Cupid
Born from sea foam

Symbol

Dove/swan

Hermes (Mercury)

Facts

Messenger god
God of commerce
travelers, & thiev

Symbol

Winged feet &


helmet

Artemis (Diana)

Facts

Goddess of the moon


the hunt

Symbol

The moon &


the deer

Hephaestus (Vulcan)

Facts

God of fire
Forger of armor

Symbol

Blacksmith
Maker of weapons &
armor

Why is
Mythology
Important
to
study???

Many Famous
Sites,
Paintings,
and
Sculptures
Across the
World

Famous Sites and


Paintings

Poseidon
Various Temples to Poseidon

Dethroning of Saturn

Zeus & Hera Enthroned

Psyche & Cupid

Eros (Cupid)

Statue of Ares (Mars)

The Centaur
Half-man/Halfhorse

Achilles and the Centaur

Minerva and The Centaur

Hercules and Telephus

(Famous Greek Hero


Half-mortal/Half-God
Telephus (His son)

Wounded by Achilles
but healed by the ru
on spear

Arrival of Io in Egypt

Aphrodite Crouching

The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus

Venus de Milo

Cerebus at Notre Dame


Cathedral

Charon, Ferryman of Hell

Crossing the River Styx

Hercules Dragging
Cerberus from Hell

Last Judgment
(Hades)

Echo and Narcissus

Death of Adonis

Pandora

Releasing plagues, sorrow, misch


and Hope into the world!

Presentation of Pandora by
Vulcan

Prometheus bound

Prometheus bound to rock by


Force & Violence (Zeus servants)
for loving man more than gods

A Satyr & Nymph

Satyrs

Discovery of honey by Bacchus

Sculpture of Satyr hea

The Sirens

The Moirai
(The Three Fates)

Three Fates with the thread of human life

The Fates

The Death of Medusa

Perseus and Medusa

Temples to the gods


Temple of
Olympian Zeus

Temple to Vesta in Rome, Italy

Temple of Apollo
in Delphi, Greece

Allusions to
Mythology in
Literature
Movies, Advertising,
and Pop-Culture
today!

Hercules

Remember Fluffy?

J.K. Rowlings inspiration was Cerberus, the


three headed dog who guards the gates of
the underworld.

Centaurs from Harry


Potter

Sinbad

Sirens attack
Sinbads Ship

Movies about The Iliad

Movies about The Odyssey

Television

Homers Odyssey
and other

Modern Day Mythology

Companies
Nike- Shoes, The Goddess of Victory
Saturn Automobiles, Zeus's Father
Olympus Photography Technology, Mount

Olympus
Mars- Candy Bars, God of War
FTD Hermes Logo, Messenger God
Amazon.com Books, Race of Warrior
Women
Midas Golden touch and Mufflers!

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