A Review of The Principal Gods and Goddesses What is a myth A traditional story rooted in primitive folk beliefs of cultures Uses the supernatural to interpret natural events Explains the cultures view of the universe and the nature of humanity ID: 686097
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Greek and Roman Mythology
A Review
of
The Principal Gods and GoddessesSlide2
What is a myth?
A traditional story rooted in primitive folk beliefs of culturesUses the supernatural to interpret natural eventsExplains the culture’s view of the universe and the nature of humanitySlide3
In the beginning...
…was Chaos (shapeless nothingness)Chaos had two children:Night (darkness)Erebus (death)“All was black, empty, silent, endless.”Mysteriously, Love was born of darkness and death.Slide4
And then...
When Love was born, order and beauty began to flourish.Love created Light and Day.Earth was created.She was the solid ground, but also a personality.The Earth bore Heaven to cover her and be a home for the gods.Slide5
The First Parents
Mother Earth = Gaea (Gaia)Father Heaven = Ouranos (Uranus)They had three kinds of children:Three monsters with 100 hands and 50 headsThree cyclopesThe titansThese were the first characters that had the appearance of life, although it was unlike any life known to man.Slide6
The Titans (The Elder Gods)
There were many of them.Enormous size, incredible strengthCronos (Saturn): Ruler of the titansRhea: Wife of CronosOcean: River that encircled the worldIapetus: Father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas (also titans)Slide7
The Principal Gods
Cronos and Rhea were parents ofZeus (Jupiter, Jove)Poseidon (Neptune)Hades (Pluto)Hera (Juno)Hestia (Vesta)Demeter (Ceres)Other Olympians includeAthena (Minerva)Ares (Mars)
Hebe (Juventas)
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
Apollo (Apollo)
Artemis (Diana)
Hermes (Mercury)
Aphrodite (Venus)
Dionysus (Bacchus)
PersephoneSlide8
The OlympiansSlide9
Zeus
Roman Name: Jupiter (also Jove)Supreme god of the Olympians.Fathered many characters in mythologySlide10
ZeusSlide11
Hera
Roman Name: JunoZeus’s sister and wifeJealous protector of marriagePunished the women Zeus fell in love withSlide12
Poseidon
Roman Name: NeptuneGod of the Seas and Waters“The Earthshaker”Slide13
Hades
Roman Name: PlutoGod of the Underworld/ DeadKidnapped PersephoneSlide14
Hestia
Roman Name: VestaGoddess of HomePowerful ProtectorSlide15
Demeter
Roman Name: CeresGoddess of the HarvestA Goddess of the EarthSlide16
Athena
Roman Name: MinervaGoddess of Wisdom and WarSprang from Zeus’s headSlide17
Ares
Roman Name: MarsGod of WarSon of Zeus and HeraBloodthirsty and mercilessSlide18
Hephaestus
Roman Name: Vulcan (Mulciber)God of Fire/ForgeSon of Zeus and HeraKind, unlike his brotherSlide19
Apollo
Roman Name: ApolloGod of Light/Sun and MusicBrother of ArtemisSlide20
Artemis
Roman Name: DianaGoddess of the Moon/ HuntSister to ApolloSlide21
Hermes
Roman Name: MercuryMessenger of the GodsAppears in more myths than any other characterSlide22
Aphrodite
Roman Name: VenusGoddess of Love and BeautySprang from the ocean foamSlide23
Dionysus
Roman Name: BacchusGod of WinePatron god of the Greek stageA God of the EarthSlide24
Persephone
Roman Name: ProserpinaGoddess of the UnderworldDaughter of Zeus and DemeterAbducted by HadesSlide25
Hebe
Roman Name: JuventasGoddess of YouthCupbearer to the GodsRestored youth to the agedSlide26
Eros
Roman Name: CupidYoung God of LoveSon of Aphrodite and HephaestusSlide27
Iris
Goddess of the RainbowMessenger for Zeus and HeraDaughter of the titan Thaumus and the nymph ElectraSlide28
The Muses
Nine daughters of Zeus and MnemosyneInspired artists of all kindsGoddesses who presided over the arts and sciences“He is happy whom the muses love.”
Clio, Urania, Thalia, Melpomene, Erato, Calliope, Euterpe, Terpsichore, PolyhymniaSlide29
The Graces
Three Goddesses of Grace and Beauty“They give life its bloom.”Aglaia (Splendor)Euphrosyne (Mirth)Thalia (Good Cheer)Slide30
The Erinnyes (The Furies)
Roman Name: Furiae or Dirae (The Furies)Three Goddesses of VengeanceTisiphoneAlectoMegaeraThey punish evildoers.Slide31
The Fates
Roman Name: Parcae, MoiraeThree sistersClotho (“The Spinner”)Lachesis (“The disposer of lots”)Atropos (“The cutter”)They weave, measure, and cut the thread of life for humans.Slide32
The Satyrs
Gods of the woods and mountains“Shepherd gods”Goat men (like Pan)Companions of DionysusThey like to drink, dance, and chase nymphs.Slide33
The Gorgons
Three snake-haired monstersMedusa is most well-knownTheir look turns men to stone.Slide34
The Centaurs
Half man, half horseSavage creatures (except Chiron)Followers of DionysusSlide35
Sources
Graphics in this presentation were taken from the following web sites:http://www.bulfinch.org/fables/search.htmlhttp://www.pantheon.org/http://www.messagenet.com/myths/http://mythman.com/http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/index.htmlhttp://www.paleothea.com/http://www.entrenet.com/%7Egroedmed/greekm/myth.htmlThis presentation is for educational purposes only; it has not been and should not be sold or used as a vehicle to make money.