Greek Mythology

By: Mike Knutson

Main gods Zeus: god of lightning, thunder, and the sky Poseidon: god of the sea and earthquakes Hades: god of death and the underworld Hera: goddess of marrige and women Aphrodite: goddess of beauty Dionysus: god of wine and party Artemis: goddess of the moon, hunt and

maidenship Apollo: god of the sun, music poetry... Athena: goddess of wisdom and battle strategy

Mythical creatures

Chimera see picture in background Dragon flying fire breathing lizard Pegasus winged horse Basilisk giant petrifyfing snake Cockatrice Chicken dragon-winged snake thing Unicorn one-horned horse Hydra many headed snake breathes fire Cerberus three-Headed dog Wyrm see picture

Monsters in myths

Minotaur: half man half bull killed in labyrinth Medusa: turns people to stone Cyclops: helpers of Poseidon Giants: fought after titan war huge hard to kill Hundred handed ones: Huge, lots of hands

Mythical Places

Mt. Olympus: home of the gods The Underworld: home of Hades Tartarus: an endless hole in the underworld Posideons undersea palace: name says it all Labyrinth the prison of the minotaur River Styx: A river in the under world that can

almost immortality or kill you

Work cited Chimera[Online Image

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__i6oNWoq_I0/TC5cQ-6wngI/AAAAAAAAA6A/3PvVa0jNjT4/s1600/chimera.jpg 2/23/11

Cool blue background Zeus[Online Image] http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Zeus--greek-mythology-687267_1024_768.jpg 2/23/11

Cool fire trident poseidon[Online image]http://www.gothambynight.com/scion/Poseidon.jpg 2/23/11

Cool minotaur [online image] http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/161/1/6/Minotaur_Gladiator_by_orgo.jpg 2/23/11

Cool open mouth Cocktrice [online image] http://www.iwozhere.com/SRD/images/MM35_PG37.jpg 2/23/11

Mt. Olympus http://www.cecilkim.com/portfolio_images/olympus_hc6.jpg 2/23/11

Speared Cyclops [online image] http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/67444.gif 2/23/11

Sword wielding Hades [online image] http://moblog.whmsoft.net/shared_images/en/hades_97a9864a5f9cccc0cefa60ff9318a13f.jpg 2/23/11

Trident posideon[ online image] http://finehttp//www.lycaeum.org/graphics/art/vjl/tartarus.jpgartamerica.com/images-medium/poseidon-dr-paul-skaria.jpg 2/23/11

Cont.

Tough armored Ares [online image] http://finehttp//www.lycaeum.org/graphics/art/vjl/tartarus.jpgartamerica.com/images-medium/poseidon-dr-paul-skaria.jpg 2/23/11