2. Introduction
Mount
Videos
Olympus
Questions Gods
Conclusion Goddesses
3. The Greeks believed in many different
gods
Gods represented different forms of
nature.
Greek gods were known as the
Olympians.
Olympians lived on Mount Olympus.
4. "home" of the Twelve
Olympian gods.
formed after the
Titan War.
setting of many
Greek mythical
stories.
5.
6. War god, god of
violence.
Son of Zeus and
Hera
strong, harnessed
in bronze, and
golden helmeted.
He rides a war
chariot. The
serpent, owls, vult
ures, and
woodpecker are
7. god of
volcanoes, a
craftsman and
blacksmith.
He was thrown
from Mt. Olympus.
son of only Hera
lame god because
of a fall from
Olympus.
8. god of wine and
drunken revelry.
patron of the
theater and an
agricultural god.
son of the king of
Zeus, and Semele, a
mortal woman
Hera, jealous, punish
ed Semele.
Zeus took the unborn
from her womb and
sewed it inside his
thigh.
9. god of
prophecy, music, in
tellectual
pursuits, healing.
Leto and Zeus are
the parents.
healing god.
Daphne, the object
of his
love, metamorphos
ed into a laurel
tree to avoid him.
10. one of the 3 top
gods brothers who
divided the world
among themselves.
sea god. usually
seen with a trident.
The Titans Cronus
and Rhea are the
parents Poseidon is
one of their 3 sons;
equal claim to the
title of king of the
gods, but Zeus is the
one who took it.
11. father of gods and
men.
A sky god, he
controls
lightning, and
thunder. He is king
on Mount Olympus.
father of Greek
heroes.
Zeus mated with
many mortals and
goddesses but is
12. the messenger god.
he brought the dead
to the Underworld.
the son of Zeus and
Maia. He wears a
hat, winged
sandals, and short
cloak.
Hermes is the
"herdsman" of the
dead.
Hermes is referred
to as luck-
bringing, giver of
13.
14. Artemis is the twin
sister of Apollo.
goddess of
transitions, a
hunter, a virgin.
goddess of the hunt
and wild animals.
helps women in
childbirth. Artemis
watches over
streets and
harbors.
15. goddess of
beauty, love, and
sexuality.
mother of the god of
love, Eros. wife of
the ugliest of the
gods.
She is associated
with a magic
belt, the
dove, myrrh, the
dolphin…
In the famous
16. goddess of
fertility, grain, and
agriculture. She is
pictured as a
mature motherly
figure.
also the goddess
responsible for
creating winter and
a mystery religious
cult.
daughter of the
Titans Cronus and
17. Hera was queen of
the Greek gods and
the wife of Zeus, the
king.
Hera was goddess of
marriage and
childbirth.
described as
jealous and
quarrelsome.
Hera persecuted
many of the other
women Zeus
seduced, in one way
18. important goddess
for the Greeks. She
is the patron
goddess of Athens
war goddess with a
focus on strategy
more than
bloodshed
Athena emerged
from her father's
head fully armed.
19. • Greek gods were known as the Olympians.
• Mount Olympus: home of the 12 gods
o Gods
• Ares: War; Hephaestus: volcanoes; Dionysus:
wine; Apollo: prophecy; Poseidon: water;
Zeus: sky; Hermes: messenger.
o Goddesses
• Artemis: transitions; Aphrodite: beauty;
Demeter: fertility; Hera: marriage and
childbirth; Athena: war.
20. Who is Zeus wife?
a) Athena
b) Aphrodite
c) Hera
Which are war gods?
a) Poseidon and Demeter
b) Ares and Hera
c) Athena and Ares
21. What is Mount Olympus?
a) A normal mountain
b) Where greek citizens lived
c) Where gods lived
Who is the god of music?
a) Dionysus
b) Apollo
c) Hephaestus
