Gods and goddesses

Ancient Greece

By- Mia and Lexi

Greek Gods and

Goddesses!

Aphrodite

Goddess of love and beauty

Apollo

God of music and light

Artemis

Goddess of hunt, wildlife and child birth

Poseiden

God of water and the sea

DemeterGoddess of grain,crops and agriculture

Eros

God of love

Hephaestus

God of fire

How do we see the Greek heroes names today?

In Museums

Greek Mythology

What are the major events that the What are the major events that the gods and goddesses were involved gods and goddesses were involved

in?in?

They were involved in war.

What are some heroes and what did they do ?

Theseus

Killed Minotaur

Hercules

Involved in lots of adventures and combat due to such great strength

Narcissus

Beautiful human who fell in love with his image

Jason

Led Argonauts to search for golden fleece

Pandora

First women who opened a box of evil

AtlasGiant who supported earth on his

shoulders

Who was said to be the leader of the Gods ?

Zeus

What stories and myths did they tell?

Stories about the past, other gods and goddesses, what they accomplished, wars, creatures, etc…

How did each God or Goddesses get their name ?

Aphrodite

When Kronos killed his fathers members and threw them in the ocean, the foam created a child (Aphrodite) Aphrodite actually means foam born.

Apollo

He is also called Phoebes Apollo. Phoebes means ray of sun (light). He also would ride his chariot through the sky each day, setting and rising the sun.

Artemis

It is unknown but some believe her name is based on the greek word safe and sound.

Poseidon

His name is connected to potos, pontos, and potamos, according to which he is the god of the fluid element. He was born in the water and they thought he seemed like the natural god of water.

Demeter

Her name originally meant earth-mother, therefore the goddess of grain- which in ancient Greece was the staff of life.

Eros

His name means ‘life’s instinct’ which is love

Why where there so many gods and goddesses?

All the Greek gods are related in some way.

They needed a god or goddess for just about everything.

How did the Greeks find out that they had Gods and Goddesses?

They thought everything must have been created by a person before them.

Where do we see their names now?

In Greek Mythology, Books and in Museums.

THE END!!!