Dioses de la mitología griega
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Introduction to Greek Mythology
Sixth Grade Language Arts Mrs. Huffine
What is Greek Mythology?
• The people of ancient Greece
shared stories called myths about the gods, goddesses, and heroesin which they believed. Each god or goddess was worshipped as a deity and ruled over certain areas of the Greeks’ lives. These exciting stories explained natural phenomena that could not be explainedby science in the ancient world.
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Why Should We Study Greek Mythology?
• The Ancient Greek culture
has been kept alive by the oral and later written stories handed down throughthousands of years. • Modern plays, novels, television programs, movies and even advertisements refer to Greek gods, goddesses, heroes and their stories. • Adventurous and exciting stories delight andentertain us.
Who Were the Gods and Goddesses of the Pantheon on Mount Olympus?
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Zeus – Leader of the Olympian Gods
• He ruled the Olympians. • He was the god of the
sky, lightning and thundercarrying a thunderbolt as his symbol. He married Hera, his sister, which was a family habit. He fathered many children with various goddesses and mortals.
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Hera – Wife of Zeus
• She was theprotector of • • •
marriage and the home. She was associated with the peacock, because of her great beauty. She and Zeus were always quarreling. She was called the queen of intriguers, a vindictiveand jealous wife, who frequently outwitted her husband, Zeus.
Poseidon – God of the Sea
• He built an underwater •
palace with a great pearl and coral throne. Although he chose Thetis, abeautiful water nymph, as his queen, he, like his brother Zeus, was a great wanderer fathering hundreds of children. He was a difficult god, changeful and quarrelsome, but created many curious forms for hissea creatures. He invented the horse for his sister Demeter, whom he loved.
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Hades – God of the Underworld
• He was the jealous •
brother to Zeus and Poseidon. He made Persephone his...
Sixth Grade Language Arts Mrs. Huffine
What is Greek Mythology?
• The people of ancient Greece
shared stories called myths about the gods, goddesses, and heroesin which they believed. Each god or goddess was worshipped as a deity and ruled over certain areas of the Greeks’ lives. These exciting stories explained natural phenomena that could not be explainedby science in the ancient world.
•
•
Why Should We Study Greek Mythology?
• The Ancient Greek culture
has been kept alive by the oral and later written stories handed down throughthousands of years. • Modern plays, novels, television programs, movies and even advertisements refer to Greek gods, goddesses, heroes and their stories. • Adventurous and exciting stories delight andentertain us.
Who Were the Gods and Goddesses of the Pantheon on Mount Olympus?
•.
Zeus – Leader of the Olympian Gods
• He ruled the Olympians. • He was the god of the
sky, lightning and thundercarrying a thunderbolt as his symbol. He married Hera, his sister, which was a family habit. He fathered many children with various goddesses and mortals.
• •
Hera – Wife of Zeus
• She was theprotector of • • •
marriage and the home. She was associated with the peacock, because of her great beauty. She and Zeus were always quarreling. She was called the queen of intriguers, a vindictiveand jealous wife, who frequently outwitted her husband, Zeus.
Poseidon – God of the Sea
• He built an underwater •
palace with a great pearl and coral throne. Although he chose Thetis, abeautiful water nymph, as his queen, he, like his brother Zeus, was a great wanderer fathering hundreds of children. He was a difficult god, changeful and quarrelsome, but created many curious forms for hissea creatures. He invented the horse for his sister Demeter, whom he loved.
•
•
Hades – God of the Underworld
• He was the jealous •
brother to Zeus and Poseidon. He made Persephone his...
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