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. Zeus. – Ruler of all gods and man. . Defeated his father . Cronus. & drew lots with his 3 brothers for their shares of the universe.. Chosen as supreme ruler. . Controls the lightning bolt. Stronger than all other gods combined.. W. D. GRIFFIN, JR. APRIL 23, 2015. Overview. The first six Olympians were Hestia (first-born), Demeter, Hera,. Hades, Poseidon and Zeus (last-born). The remaining Olympians were Hephaestus (son of Zeus and Hera, or Hera alone in response to Athena), Ares (son of Zeus and Hera), Apollo and Artemis (twins of Zeus and Leto), Aphrodite (daughter of Zeus and Dione or “foam born” from the blood of Uranus’ castration), Athena (daughter of Zeus and Metis), Hermes (son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia) and Dionysus (son of Zeus and Semele). By Bronte, Karim, Maximillion, Foss, Sonya, Lukas, Amir, Camille, Ariell, Sam and Catherine. Persephone. -Queen of the underworld.. -Daughter of Zeus and Demeter and mother to Dionysus, iacchus, and Zagreus. . . In Greek mythology, this family of gods and goddesses lived high atop Mount Olympus. . From there they watched (and often meddled in) the affairs of humans below. . . The . Olympians. had come to power after their leader, Zeus, overthrew his father, . 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 . I. What are Myths?. Myths. : stories that use fantasy to express ideas about life that cannot easily be expressed in realistic terms.. They are, at heart, religious stories. They deal with and explore the relationship between human beings and the unknown/spiritual world.. 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. 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.”. Who thought it up?. What did they believe?. How . many Gods & Goddesses? . Sources. Information on the Greek belief system comes from many sources. Unlike followers of religions such as Christianity, Judaism, & Islam, the Greeks did not have a single sacred text, such as the Bible or Koran from which their beliefs and religious practices derived. Instead, they generally used oral traditions, passed on by word of mouth, to relate sacred stories. Priest and priestesses to various gods would also guide people in worship in various temples across Greece. We know something about these beliefs because Greek poets such as Homer, Hesiod and Pindar, and Greek dramatists such as Euripides, Aristophanes & Sophocles mention the myths in their various works. .