Latin Project

By Justin Lynch

Definitions• Deity• a : the rank or essential nature of a god : DIVINITY b capitalized : GOD 1, SUPREME BEING • 2• : a god or goddess <the deities of ancient Greece> • 3• : one exalted or revered as supremely good or POWERFUL • • Olympian• –adjective • 1. • pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece. • 2. • pertaining to Olympia in Elis. • 3. • of, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof: an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain. • –noun • 4. • an Olympian deity. • 5. • a contender in the Olympic games. • 6. • a native or inhabitant of Olympia.

Definitions cont• Attribute• –noun • 5. • something attributed as belonging to a person, thing, group, etc.; a quality, character, characteristic, or property: Sensitivity is one of his

attributes. • 6. • something used as a symbol of a particular person, office, or status: A scepter is one of the attributes of a king. • 7. • Grammar . a word or phrase that is syntactically subordinate to another and serves to limit, identify, particularize, describe, or

supplement the meaning of the form with which it is in construction. In the red house, red is an attribute of house. • 8. • Fine Arts . an object associated with or symbolic of a character, office, or quality, as the keys of St. Peter or the lion skin of Hercules. • 9. • Philosophy . (in the philosophy of Spinoza) any of the essential qualifications of god, thought and extension being the only ones known.

Compare mode1 ( def. 4b ) . • 10. • Logic . (in a proposition) that which is affirmed or denied concerning the subject. • 11. • Obsolete . distinguished character; reputation. • sphere of influence•   • –noun any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others. • Provenance• –noun place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.

Parents Of the Olympians

• Cronus and Rhea were the parents of the Olympians

• Zeus and his brothers overthrew their dad(Cronus) to become the rulers of the gods

Zeus

• Zeus (Greek) Jupiter (roman)• Lord of the sky and supreme ruler of the gods.

Known for throwing lightening bolts. • Son of Cronus and Rhea• His sphere of influence is earth and sky• His attribute is the thunder bolt• Zeus is most commonly believed to be born in

a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete