MythologyTomasz Crabbs

Zeus

• God of the sky• Supreme Ruler of

Mount Olympus• Cronus and Rhea

were parents of Zeus• Poseidon, Hades,

Hera were his siblings• Lightening bolt• Juipiter

Zeus

• Good leader and ruler

• Killed parents; Adultery; Wrathful

• He had many wives

• Cronus and Rhea were his parents. He overthrew Cronus

Poseidon

• God of the sea• Son of Cronus and

Rhea• Hestia, Demeter,

Hera, Hades, and Zeus were his siblings

• Trident• Neptune

Poseidon

• Guided people safely across the sea• Wrathful; drowned people• People drowned horses in his honor• One of six siblings who eventually

divided the power of the world.

Hades

• God of the underworld

• Son of Cronus and Rhea

• Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Zeus were his siblings

• Scepter; Hell• Pluto

Hades

• None

• Gloomy; Happy with our sad and tears

• Sits on a throne of ebony

• When he was born to Cronus and Rhea, he was given the underworld

Apollo

• The god of music• Son of Zeus and Leto• Twin brother of

Artemis• Lyre; Tripod• Phoebus

Apollo

• Healed; Music; Killed rats and locusts

• Plague

• He had many specialties such as archery, healing, sun god, music, etc.

• Was born from Leto who was forced by Hera to roam the Earth in search of a birthplace for Apollo

Hephaestus

• God of smiths and fire• Son of Zeus and Hera• Mount Etna• Vulcan

Hephaestus

• Patron of craftsmen

• Born weak and crippled; lame god

• He was also the god of fires

• Was thrown out by Hera for being weak; Nymphs rescued him and brought him to Lamnos

Hera

• The queen of the Olympian deities; Goddess of marriage and birth

• Daughter of Cronus and Rhea

• Zeus was her husband

• Peacock and cow• Juno

Hera

• Majestic solemn woman

• Jealous of husband; Punishing her rivals

• Her main sanctuary was at Argos in the Peloponnesus

• Was born to Cronus and Rhea and married Zeus

Aphrodite

• The goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture

• Has no family• Dolphin; dove; swan;

pomegranate; lime tree

• Venus

Aphrodite

• Loved gods and mortals

• None

• Aphrodisiac

• Born when Uranus was castrated by Cronus and the genitals thrown in the ocean grew to make Aphrodite

Persephone

• Goddess of the underworld

• Daughter of Zeus and Demeter

• Pomegranate• Proserpina

Persephone

• Beautiful; Everyone loved her

• None

• She has to live 1/3 of her life in the underworld and 2/3 in the normal world

• She was abducted by Hades

Athena

• The goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill

• Daughter of Zeus and Metis

• Aegis; Athens• Minerva

Athena

• Gave gifts

• Started wars

• Favorite daughter of Zeus

• Sprung fully grown out of Zeus’s head

Demeter

• The Earth goddess• Daughter of Cronus

and Rhea• Sister of Zeus• Snake; Pig; Torch;

Fruits• Ceres

Demeter

• Produces food and flowers• When angry, no food is produced on Earth• She taught mankind the art of sowing and

ploughing• When Persephone was captured, she

wandered the Earth in search of her

Homer

• Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

• Lived during the time when Mythology was created

• Was a poet who was one of the main creators of Mythology

Odysseus

• Was a Greek leader in the Trojan War

• Greece• He helped create the

Trojan Horse and received Achilles armor. After the war, he went home to his wife who had been fighting off suitors that were trying to marry her. He killed them all.

Hercules

• Hercules was born with super strength

• Lived in Thebes where he remarried

• Hercules was born with a supernatural strength and when he was driven insane by Juno, he killed his wife. He went to Delphi and was told to do 12 tasks in order to repay for what he had done. He did them and later remarried. When he died, he was allowed eternal life in Olympus.

Atlas

• He was a scion of the Titans

• He lived in Greece• Because of the revolt

of the titans against the gods, Atlas was punished by Zeus to forever bear the universe on his shoulders.

Prometheus

• A titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans

• Prometheus found out about the prophecy that one of Zeus’s sons was going to overthrow him. Zeus wanted information but Prometheus wouldn’t give any. He was chained to a rock for eternity with an eagle attacking him. Hercules later killed the eagle.

Helen of Troy

• She was one of the main reasons for the Trojan War

• Lived with the gods• When she was supposed

to get married, she ran off with Paris. Paris was the son of the king of Troy and the Greek suitors wanted her back. They ended up with a huge war against Troy and ended up receiving Helen.

Sisyphus

• He is forced to forever roll a boulder up a hill

• Realm of the dead• He betrayed the

secrets of the gods and chained the god of death.

The River Styx

• Separates the living from the dead

• In the area between the living and dead

• Known as the river of hate, Zeus forced some of the gods to drink from it. The taste was so bad that the gods would lose their voice for 9 years.

The Odyssey

• A book of poems written by Homer

• All over the world• This is a story of a trip

of the hero Odysseus and Mythology.

The Iliad

• Another book written by Homer

• All over the world• This book talks a lot

about the Trojan War and is another base of Mythology written by Homer.

Labyrinth

• An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.

• Minotaur

• On Hercules’s task, he had to fight the Minotaur in the Labyrinth.

Psyche

• A young woman who loved and was loved by Eros and was united with him after Aphrodite's jealousy was overcome. She subsequently became the personification of the soul.

• Aphrodite• Aphrodite was jealous

of her beauty.

Atlas

• A Titan condemned by Zeus to support the heavens upon his shoulders.

• Zeus

• Zeus punished Atlas for the revolt of titans vs. the gods and ended up making him hold the universe on his shoulders.

Volcano

• An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.

• Hephaestus• The fire within

volcanoes represents a smiths fire; Also the god of volcanoes.

Elysian

• Of or relating to Elysium. Blissful; delightful.

• The gods• The gods choose

great people to be sent to the Elysian Fields. It is like heaven.

Marathon

• A village and plain of ancient Greece northeast of Athens. It was the site of a major victory over the Persians in 490 B.C.

• Athena• Athena starts wars

and this was a big war.

Echo

• A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until nothing but her voice remained.

• Nymphs• She was a nymph and

nymphs had to do with Mythology.

Nemesis

• The goddess of retributive justice or vengeance.

• Gods• She was a god that

was made up during the time of Mythology.

Calliope

• The Muse of epic poetry.

• Muse• She was a muse and

thus she was a part of Mythology.

Panic

• Of or relating to Pan.• Pan• Pan was part of

Mythology.

Epic Poem

• A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.

• The Odyssey• The Odyssey is of

great importance to Greek Mythology. It was written by Homer and is the perfect example of an epic poem.

Archetype

• An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype.

• Religion

• Mythology is believed to be an archetype for religion. It is said that it is the beginning of religion for that region.

Myth

• A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society.

• Eros and Psyche• The myth about these two is a

good example of a mythological myth.

Folklore

• The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.

• Mythology• Mythology is made up a

lot by folklore. Many of the tales were told to other people and were slightly change to form the mythology we know of today.

Legend

• An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical.

• Mythology• Much of mythology is

legends.

Titans

• One of a family of giants, the children of Uranus and Gaea, who sought to rule heaven and were overthrown and supplanted by the family of Zeus.

• Zeus• Zeus was involved with the

battle against the titans. He also punished some of the titans such as Atlas. Atlas was forever burdened to hold the universe on his shoulders.

Olympians

• Of or relating to the greater gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon, whose abode was Mount Olympus.

• The gods

• The gods are talked about as living in Mount Olympus and so they were called Olympians. They are the gods of Greek and Roman mythology.

Muse

• Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.

• Muses• Muses were all a part

of mythology.

Oracle

• A shrine consecrated to the worship and consultation of a prophetic deity.

• Apollo• Apollo at Delphi is a

good example of the oracle.

Nymph

• Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.

• Nymphs

• The nymphs played the nature roles of mythology.

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