PPT-The olympians Zeus: king of the gods

As we have seen Zeus was the son of Cronos and Rhea He led the uprising against Cronos He was king of the gods God of the sky He married his sister Hera Poseidon God of the Sea Poseidon was the god of the Sea and storms. Mrs. McFarland. Honors Reading. What . is . Greek . Mythology. ?. The people of ancient Greece. shared stories called myths. about the gods, goddesses,. and heroes in which they. believed.. . Each god or goddess was. Greek Gods and Goddesses. Zeus . – He was the supreme ruler. He was the king of the gods and sky. . Hera. – She was Zeus’ sister & wife. She was the goddess of marriage, married women and home. . Pandora. INTRODUCTION . In ancient Athenian society, women lived very difficult . lives. They had no economic or political independence, . and even in the home, women were treated as inferior and . often lived in a special part of the house known as the . herm. Zeus + Maia .  Hermes. invention of cithara. theft of Apollo’s cattle. first meat sacrifice. invention of Pan-pipes. Hermes . Epichthonios. rhabdos. Hermes . epeiselelythei. :. "Hermes has passed . How Did Greece Start?. Greece started when a bird laid an egg. From the egg came Eros, god of love. The top egg flew up and became Uranus, god of the sky. The bottom egg fell down and became Gaea, goddess, of the earth. Uranus and Gaea had many children. These were called Titans. The chief Titan was Cronus, his wife was Rhea. Cronus was hateful. He didn’t want any of his children to replace him as chief, so every time his wife gave birth, he swallowed the baby. But when Zeus was born, Rhea hid him from Cronus. When Zeus grew up and challenged his father, Cronus threw up all his children that he swallowed. They were all adults. They were all gods. They ruled the universe. The . Take the next 10 minutes and finish answering the questions from yesterday’s reading.. (this is an individual assignment). You need to be sitting in your assigned seats (where you are now) so that the sub can take attendance.. By . AH. Intro. There are many Greek Gods what Greeks believed in almost too many in my own opinion. This PowerPoint is about the main twelve Gods who are believed to live at the top of Mount Olympus. These gods made one ruler Zeus, the king of all Greek Gods.. By: Gino Dembowske. description. Muscular. . Gray hair. Tall/Big. Throws thunderbolts. Ladies lover. Weirs a robe . Domain. Zeus was goddess of the great heavens . He ruled the sky and thunder . ©2015HappyEdugator. What is a myth?. Myths are traditional stories about gods, goddesses and mortals with special powers. Myths were passed down by oral tradition to explain the natural world, and became an important part of the religious beliefs of ancient peoples. . Greek. Zeus / Jupiter . Roman. . King of the gods and ruler of mankind. Known for having many affairs with women and the tricks he plays to hide his infidelity from his wife. Never helps liars or those who break their oaths. Cronus/Saturn ruled the Titans, the second generation of gods.. He had overthrown his father . Ouranos. /Uranus. He and his . sister/wife. , Rhea, were the parents of the Olympians.. Cronus’s Plot & Fall. The Olympians Cronus and Rhea Cronus/Saturn ruled the Titans, the second generation of gods. He had overthrown his father Ouranos /Uranus He and his sister/wife , Rhea, were the parents of the Olympians. Despite being married to Hera Zeus had many lovers and fathered many children.. Many of the children from these affairs became heroes and rulers.. Hera sometimes tried to punish the women or their children.. Recall the definition of myth: “a story from the past involving gods or heroes. Myths often explain beliefs, customs, or mysterious natural phenomena or identify acceptable or unacceptable behavior.”.