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- 2. •The Greeks didnot believe that the gods created the universe. •The universe created the gods. •Before there were gods, Heaven and Earth had been formed.They were the first parents: • TheTitans were their children. • The gods were their grandchildren.
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- 5. Cronus (Saturn) •Ruled overthe other Titans until his son, Zeus (Jupiter) dethroned him.
- 6. Ocean •The river thatwas supposed to encircle the earth.
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- 8. Hyperion •Father of thesun, the moon and the dawn
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- 11. Iapetus •Father of Atlasand Prometheus
- 12. Atlas •Bore the worldon his shoulders
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- 15. •They were calledthe Olympians because Olympus was their home.
- 16. Mount Olympus • Thegods lived and slept. • They feasted on ambrosia and nectar. • They listened to Apollo’s lyre.
- 17. Mount Olympus • Anabode of perfect blessedness • No wind ever shakes its untroubled peace. • No rain or snow ever falls there. • Just the pure white glory of sunshine diffused upon its walls
- 18. •The present day’sMount Olympus inThessaly, northeast of Greece
- 19. Greek Name RomanName Zeus Jupiter Poseidon Neptune Hades Pluto Hestia Vesta Hera Juno Ares Mars Greek Name Roman Name Athena Minerva Apollo Apollo Aphrodite Venus Hermes Mercury Artemis Diana Hephaestus Vulcan
- 20. Zeus (Jupiter) • Thesupreme ruler • Lord of the Sky • Rain-god • Cloud gatherer • Fell in love with one woman after another • Descended to all manner of tricks to hide his infidelity from his wife • His breastplate was the aegis. • His bird was the eagle. • His tree, the oak. • His oracle was Dodona, in the land of oak trees.
- 21. Hera (Juno) •Zeus’ wifeand sister •Protector of marriage •Was engaged in punishing Zeus’ women •The cow and the peacock were sacred to her. •Argos, her favorite city
- 22. Poseidon (Neptune) • Rulerof the sea • Zeus’ brother • His wife was Amphitrite, a granddaughter of theTitan, Ocean • Was oftener to be found in Olympus • He gave the first horse to man • Earth-shaker, always carrying his trident • He had some connection with bulls and horses
- 23. Hades (Pluto) •Ruler ofthe underworld and the dead •God of wealth •Helmet of invisibility •Unpitying, but just •Terrible, but not evil •His wife was Persephone whom he carried away from the earth.
- 24. Pallas Athena (Minerva) •Daughterof Zeus alone •Zeus’ favorite child •Goddess of the City •Protector of civilized life, of handicrafts and agriculture •Inventor of the bridle •First tamed horses for men to use •Her city was Athens, her tree, Olive, her bird, Owl.
- 25. Phoebus Apollo • Sonof Zeus and Leto • “the most Greek of all the gods” • Master musician • Lord of the silver bow • Archer-god • The Healer • God of Light andTruth • Was called Delian (Delos) and Phythian (Python) • The laurel was his tree, his animals were the dolphin and the crow
- 26. Artemis (Diana) •Apollo’s twinsister •Lady ofWildThings •Huntsman-in-chief •Phoebe or Selene (Luna in Latin) •Moon-goddess •The cypress was sacred to her and all wild animals especially the deer.
- 27. Aphrodite (Venus) •Goddess oflove and beauty •Laughter-loving goddess •Daughter of Zeus and Dione in the Iliad •She is said to have sprung from the foam (Aphros) of the sea, near Cythera •The myrtle was her tree, the dove her bird, sometimes the sparrow and the swan.
- 28. Hermes (Mercury) • Sonof Zeus and Maia • Graceful and swift • Zeus’ messenger • With winged sandals, wings on his low-crowned hat, and on his magic wand, the Caduceus. • The MasterThief • God of Commerce and the Market • Protector of traders • The Divine Herald
- 29. Ares (Mars) •Son ofZeus and Hera •God of war •His bird was the vulture.
- 30. Hephaestus (Vulcan andMulciber) •God of fire •Sometimes said to be the son of Zeus and Hera, sometimes of Hera alone •An ugly and lame god
- 31. Hestia (Vesta) •Zeus’ sister •Goddessof the Hearth