introduction: greek mythology
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Traditional storiesof gods, kings, andheroes
Show the relationsbetween gods and
people Mythology was a
form of earlyscience to Greeks
because it helpedexplain theunexplainable.
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Myths seek to explain all those
unexplainable or unknowable aspects oflife.
Where do we go after we die?
ow was the world created?Why can we see our re!ection in water?
Why are there four separateseasons?Why do we fall in lo"e?
ow is lightning created?Why do our "oices sometime echo?
ow was #re created, and why do we ha"e it?
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$ully de"eloped byabout %&& '.(.
omer and esiod
are generallyconsidered the
earliest Greekpoets whose workhas sur"i"ed
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)eath is ine"itable and #nal, so the goalwas to become a legend through greatdeeds.
The Greeks were tough, restless, ambitious,hard*li"ing, and imaginati"e.
onor was extremely important, and theGreeks were "ery "engeful if wronged.
The gods mirrored human feelings andphysical form.
Their !aws were pride, cruelty,stubbornness, impulsi"eness, lust for power,and a desire to be like the gods.
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$irst there was
(haos +"ast andunorganied spacefrom which allother thingsoriginated-.
(haos ga"e birth toGaea, the earth,and ight, whichga"e birth to day.
Gaea and /ranus+the sky- ga"e birthto (ronus and theother Titans, the(yclopes, one*eyedgiants, and theecatonchiereswith 0& heads and1&& arms apiece.
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2n general, Greekgods were di"idedinto threecategories3 ea"en
4arth Sea
The Titans ruledbefore the Gods of5lympus.
The Titans were the
children of /ranus+ea"en- and Gaea+4arth- and theparents of the Godsof 5lympus.
The Titans were
o"erthrown by5lympians.
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(ronus mutilated his father and o"erthrew him. (ronus and 6hea married and produced the
5lympians3 estia, )emeter, era, ades, and7oseidon. (ronus swallowed them to keep from being o"erthrown.
When 8eus was born, 6hea ga"e her husband a rock toswallow. 8eus o"erthrew his father (ronus and forcedhim to disgorge the other 5lympians.
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How did humans get fre?
7rometheus was the wisest Titan of
all. 7rometheus is credited withbringing enlightenment to humans.7rometheus stole #re from the godsand ga"e it to humankind, bringing
the power of warmth and light to thedark and miserable earth.7rometheus acted against theexpress wishes of the 5lympianGods, who wanted to keep the powerof #re * enlightenment * for theirexclusi"e use. $or this 8eus punished7rometheus by ha"ing him chainedto a rock with an eagle tearing at his
li"er.
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9 group of 1: godswho ruled after theo"erthrow of the
Titans 9ll the 5lympians
related in some way amed after their
dwelling place,Mount 5lympus
The 5lympian Gods38eus, 7oseidon,ades, estia,era, 9res, 9thena,9pollo, 9phrodite,ermes, 9rtemis,and ephaestus
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6oman name3 ;upiter 6ealm3 airs andmany children, someof whom were godsand goddessesbecause as theGreeks conueredterritories, they tookon the new goddessesand @marriedA themto 8eus
The spiritual father ofgods and men
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6oman name3 ;uno 6ealm3 goddess of
marriage Symbols3 peacock,
cow Married to 8eus ;ealous of 8eusBs
a>airs 'ecause of this, asked
a 1&&*eyed giant towatch him. Whenermes put the giant tosleep, she turned himinto a peacock, ananimal with eyes on its
tail feathers.
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6oman name3 Cesta 6ealm3 goddess of hearth
and home= protector of thesacred #re
Symbol3 torch, a dista>+hand*held loom- 8eusBs sister Six priestesses called Cestal
"irgins attended her temple
and protected the #re=shrines were built to her bythe #replace in homes
Today the word vestalmeans @pureA or @"irginalA
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6oman name3eptune 6ealm3 god of the
sea and
earthuakes Symbol3 trident 8eusBs brother (ontrolled
earthuakes,hurricanes, roughseas, tidal wa"es
Ga"e the horse to
mankind
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6oman name3
7luto 9lso called )is,the rich one+because heowned all theminerals in the
earth- 6ealm3 god of
the /nderworld Symbol3
(erberus,
cypress, bident
6arely "isited4arth
ot friendly, butnot e"il either
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(haron, who rowed people across theri"er Styx
(erberus, the D*headed dog who guarded
the underworld
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6oman name3 Mars
6ealm3 god of war
Symbols3 dogs of
war= "ulture,weapons
Son of 8eus andera
Cery unpopular
o myths writtenabout 9res
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6oman name3 )iana 6ealm3 goddess of
the moon, the hunt,and +sometimes-witchcraft
Symbols3 crescentmoon, bow andarrow, short huntingrobes
9polloBs twin sister
9"oided men She turned 9cteon, a
hunter, into a stag+deer- and set his owndogs on him becausehe watched herbathe.
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6oman name3Cenus
6ealm3 goddessof lo"e, beauty,sexuality
Symbols3 shell,mirror, do"e,swan
'orn of the foamwhen (ronusB
genitals hit theocean Married to
ephaestus Son was 4ros
+(upid-
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6oman name3 Culcan 6ealm3 god of the
forge= made 8eusBslightning bolts and the
armor for war Symbols= the forge Son of 8eus and era 8eus threw him out of
hea"en for siding withhis mother +era-
usband of 9phrodite,who was constantly
unfaithful to him
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6oman name3 (eres 6ealm3 goddess of
agriculture Symbols3 shea"es of
wheat 8eusBs sister, motherof 7ersephone 7ersephone was
kidnapped by ades.)emeter created
eternal winter on earthuntil 8eus agreed tobring her back. She hadeaten E pomegranateseeds and so had toremain in theunderworld for E
months of the year.
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6oman name3Miner"a
9lso called 7allas9thena
6ealm3 goddess ofdefensi"e warfare,wisdom, handicrafts
Symbols3 armor, owl,oli"e tree
4merged from 8eusBs
head fully grown (ity of 9thens named
for her after she ga"ethem the oli"e tree
9lso created the
spider
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6oman name3 9pollo 6ealm3 god of light +the
sun-, music, shepherds
Symbols3 bow andarrow, the sun chariot,the lyre +small harp-
Some myths say hedro"e the sun chariot,others gi"e this Fob to
elios is son 7haeton tried to
dri"e it and burned partof the earth
9lways shown inpictures as beingyoung, beardless, and
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6oman name3 Mercury 6ealm3 messenger of
gods= god ofcommerce, thie"es,science +sometimes
medicine- Symbols3 winged
helmet or sandals,caduceus +medical
sta> with : snakes- (reated the lyre, which
he ga"e to 9pollo when9pollo caught him
stealing his cows
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6oman name3 'acchus 6ealm3 god of wine,
re"elry, drama, Symbol3 grapes 'rought pleasure and
insanity +from wine- $ollowed by theMaenads, craed womenwho tore people apart,the satyrs, centaurs, andnymphs
$irst plays werepresented during thefesti"als of )ionysus
7opular @party animalA ot typically considered
an @5lympianA god
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the muses ine goddessesin charge ofdi>erentsciences and
arts includingmusic, poetry,history,astronomy,
dance, etc. )aughters of
8eus
They weremeant to inspire
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The fates daughters of 8eusThree blind sisters who
determined peopleBs
lifespan 5ne spun the thread of
life +(lotho-
5ne measured thethread +9tropos-
5ne cut the thread withscissors of death+achesis-
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Mythology in nature andscience
Many of our planets +and many moons- are named after6oman gods
Mercury* messenger god
Mars* god of war
Cenus* goddess of lo"e;upiter* king of the gods
Saturn* god of agriculture
eptune* god of the seas
/ranus* ancient Greek deity of the hea"ens
7luto* god of the underworld
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/sing the lingotoday
Cupid3Son of thegoddess ofo"e. Thiswinged godcan be seen to
this day,especiallyduringCalentines day.5ne shot fromhis bow is
supposed to
Nike3
The Greekgoddess of"ictory
Cyclops3amed after amythological being
with only one eye.
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