3 things you will need
 Pen/pencil
 Greek mythology list
 Greek god project
 NOTHING ELSE
Greek Gods
World History
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Hera
Ares
Demeter
Poseidon
Athena
6. Hades
7. Aphrodite
8. Dionysus
9. Apollo
10. Morpheus
11. Hermes
12. Artemis
13. Eros
14. Boreas
15. Zeus
Zeus
(Jupiter)
 Ruler of the Olympian gods
 Overthrew father Cronus, won a drawing between
brothers Poseidon and Hades
 Married to Hera but known for his affairs
 As rain god, would wield a thunderbolt (detested liars)
 Zeus is told that a son of his
Zeus and the
Trojan War
Zeus: jealous of his son
Thetis: Mother of Achilles
Paris: Chooses love of Helen
Cupid: Shoots Helen and falls in
love with Paris
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would be more powerful
than him
So Zeus betrothes Thetis to
Peleus
At the wedding, Eris (god of
discord) throws in a golden
apple as a wedding gift
Apple is claimed by 3 gods
(Hera, Athena, Aphrodite)
Paris chooses Aphrodite
(Helen’s love)
Poseidon
(Neptune)
 God of the sea
 Brother of Zeus, second only to Zeus in power
 Married to Amphitrite but lusted after Demeter
 Weapon is a trident
 Quarrelsome, greedy
Hades
(Pluto)
 Brother of Zeus
 God of the underworld
 Wife is Persephone, who he kidnapped
 Uses the Cerberus to guard underworld
 Greedy, always concerned with increasing
his subjects
Hera
(Juno)
 Wife and sister of Zeus
 Supreme goddess, goddess of marriage
 Was tricked into marriage
 Jealous of Zeus’ infidelity
 Cunning– often outwitted Zeus
Ares
(Mars)
 Son of Zeus and Hera
 Disliked by both parents
 God of war
 Murderous and cowardly
 Not respected
Athena
(Minerva)
 Daughter of Zeus, has no mother
 Virgin goddess of reason and the arts
 Zeus’ favorite child; he let her use the lightning bolts
Apollo
 Son of Zeus and Leto
 Twin brother of Artemis
 God of prophecy and the sun
 Never married, had relations with both men and women
 In the Iliad he sides with the Trojans
Artemis
(Diana)
 Twin sister of Apollo
 Golden archer
 Hardcore virgin
 Does not get along with Aphrodite
Aphrodite
(Venus)
 Wife of Hephaestus
 Favorite lover was Ares
 She represents sex
 Two accounts of her birth
 Daughter of Zeus and Dione
 Cronus tossed Uranus’ genitals into the sea
Hermes
(Mercury)
 Winged messenger of the gods
 God of the athletes
 Son of Zeus and Mala
 Cleverest of all the gods
 Wears winged sandals and a winged hat
 Leads the dead to the underworld
Dionysus
(Bacchus)
 God of wine and ecstasy
 Parents were Zeus and Semele
 The only god that was born to a mortal parent
 Weird birth:
 Grew in Zeus’ thigh
 Most popular god in art
 Patron of the arts
Hestia
(Vesta)
 Virgin goddess of the household
 Parents were Cronus and Rhea
 Apollo and Poseidon both wanted to marry her
 Asked Zeus to remain an eternal virgin
 Almost never left home
Demeter
(Ceres)
 Goddess of agriculture and grain
 Daughter of Cronus and Rhea
 Mother of Persephone
 Abduction of Persephone: Winter
Narcissus
 Son of river god and a nymph
 Known for his beauty
 Fell in love with his own image, he died while staring at
himself in a reflection from a well
 Flower is named after him
 Reflected ancient Greek belief that looking at your own
reflection was unlucky
Thetis
 Sea nymph (maybe goddess)
 Was prophesied to bear a son greater than his father
 Because of this, Zeus has a mortal named Peleus rape/marry
Thetis
 Has a son named Achillles
 Dips him in the river Styx in attempt to make him immortal
 Calls in favors to other gods in order to protect Achilles
during the Trojan War
Heracles
(Hercules)
 Son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene
 Hated by Hera
 Hera drove Hercules so crazy that he killed his first wife and
children: “Megara”
 Strongest of all the mortals
 Known for great strength and stupidity
 Had a big appetite for food and women
Persephone
 Daughter of Zeus and Demeter
 Wife of Hades
 Kidnapped
 Forced to spend 4 months in the underworld
 Goddess of the underworld
Nike
 Winged goddess of victory
 Name literally means “victory”
Morpheus
 God of dreams
 Son of Hypnos (sleep) and Pasithea
(relaxation and rest)
 Slept in a cave of poppy seeds
 Morphine comes from poppy seeds
Eros
(Cupid)
 God of love
 Very mischievous
 Would light the flame of love in the
gods
 Usually portrayed as a youth or plump
baby