By Ashley Allred
Gods
Goddesses
Mythical
Creatures
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Step 1: Pick an Ancient Greek god, goddess,
or creature you want to research.
Step 2: Create a Glog about your research.
Your Glog should have at least three pictures
and two paragraphs of text.
Step 3: Present Glog to the class.
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Zeus Glog
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Standard 1
Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed
and how they contributed to the current state of the world.
Objective 2
Evaluate how religion has played a central role in human
history from ancient times to today.
Explore the importance of religion in the cultural expression
of ancient civilizations (e.g. customs, artistic expression,
creation stories, architecture of sacred spaces).
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http://www.buzzle.com/articles/apollo-thesungod.html
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/r
eligion/apollo.htm
http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.
html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/satyrs.ht
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Hades
Zeus
Ares
Hermes
Apollo
Poseidon
Aphrodite
Athena
Hera
Pegasus
Satyr
Cerberus
Zeus had more powers than anyone.
Zeus could throw his voice, and sound
like anybody. He could shape shift, and
look like anybody. In fact, he was so
good at shape shifting that he could
shape shift into the form of an
animal. He could throw lightning bolts.
His horse, Pegasus, carried his
lightning bolts for him.
Zeus had a quick temper, a big sense of
humor, and lots of girlfriends. He was not
afraid of anything except Hera, his wife.
Hades was NOT the lord of death. His job was to
run the Underworld. He was a good ruler. Parts of
the Underworld were very nice, like the Elysian
Fields, where heroes dwelled after they died. Parts
were not so nice. Those were for people who were
not so nice during their lifetime.
Hades had everything he needed. He
had an invisible helmet, which he
liked very much. He had a golden
chariot, which was his pride and joy.
He had his faithful and deeply loved
companion, his three-headed dog,
Cerberus. He was perfectly content.
At least he was content, until he fell
in love with the beautiful
Persephone.
Poseidon was very powerful. He could raise his hand
and a new island would appear! The Greeks were
terrified of Poseidon.
All the Greeks, but especially
those who lived in coastal
towns, built a temple to honor
Poseidon. They brought
special gifts to the temple
every day, hoping to keep him
happy. Sometimes it worked.
Sometimes it didn't. Poseidon
was very moody.
Poseidon had many wives. But his main wife
was not jealous, so Poseidon did not have
the problems at home that Zeus did.
Apollo is associated with beauty and he is portrayed as a young man with
curly hair in color of gold. He symbolizes the Sun and light. It is believed he
crosses the sky in his chariot everyday and he carries his lyre.
Apollo does not marry or have
many children, though
sometimes he falls in love.
Apollo is a wise god who can
tell the future, and his temple
at Delphi was a famous
oracle, a place where people
went to find out what was
going to happen. Apollo is
also a musician who plays the
lyre.
Hermes was Zeus' youngest son. Hermes was born
mischievous. Even as a baby, Zeus could tell that Hermes
was going to be a whole lot of fun to have around.
Things were always going on in the
mythical world. The job of messenger to
the gods allowed Hermes to have the
inside scoop on just about everything. It
is no wonder that there are probably
more myths that include Hermes than
any other god. The other gods trusted
Hermes. Hermes had a true warmth. He
was playful enough to be interesting. He
was very bright and very loyal. He was
the best negotiator in the world. He was
always cracking deals to get himself and
others out of trouble
Ares was tall, handsome, mean, and
self-centered. His sidekick, Eris, the
spirit of disagreement, traveled
everywhere with him. They carried
four spirits along as well - the
spirits of Pain, Panic, Famine, and
Oblivion.
In Greek mythology, Ares did not
care who won or lost a battle. He
just liked to see bloodshed. Most of
the other gods stayed as far away
from Ares as possible. He only
caused trouble
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Hera was married to Zeus. She
was the queen of all the gods,
and also the goddess of
marriage.
Hera was very jealous of her
famous and powerful
husband, Zeus. Hera was
rarely nice to the many
children Zeus had by other
mothers.
There are many myths about
Hera's jealously, anger, and
revenge.
Aphrodite was the exception to the
Greek God family tree. Some say her
parents were unknown, and that she
was born of sea foam. Others, like the
poet Homer, said she was a daughter
of the mighty Zeus, king of all the
gods.
However she was born, Aphrodite was
the goddess of love and beauty. She
was an essential element of many
Greek myths.
Legend says that Aphrodite could be
kind or merciless. But the truth is that
most of the myths about Aphrodite
are, well, rather focused on Aphrodite.
Not that she was vain. Aphrodite knew
that she was the fairest in the land.
Athena was born without a
mother. Her father was the mighty
Zeus, king of all the gods. Athena was
born directly out of Zeus' brain.
Zeus loved all his children, but if he
had to pick a favorite, it would
probably have been Athena, the
goddess of wisdom.
Athena was a powerful force, and one
of the 12 deities who held a seat on
Mount Olympus.
Pegasus, the flying horse, was the son
of Poseidon, king of the ocean, and
Medusa, a horrible monster with
snakes for hair.
Yet the stories of Pegasus are
wonderful and warm. Some tell how
Pegasus carried wounded Greek
soldier from battle.
Many people tried to kidnap this
famous horse. Some succeeded. But
the gods always intervened, always
on the side of Pegasus, and always to
the disadvantage of whomever had
kidnapped him.
Ultimately, after many adventures,
Pegasus found a home on Mount
Olympus. He became the thundering
horse Zeus rode in the stars.
In Greek mythology the satyrs are
deities of the woods and mountains.
They are half human and half beast;
they usually have a goat's tail, flanks
and hooves. While the upper part of
the body is that of a human, they also
have the horns of a goat. They are the
companions of Dionysus, the god of
wine, and they spent their time
drinking, dancing, and chasing
nymphs.
In Greek mythology, the three-headed
watchdog who guards the entrance to
the underworld. It is a child of the
giant Typhon a monstrous creature
herself, being half woman and half
snake.
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