PPT-Introduction to The Olympian Gods

The Olympian Gods The twelve most important gods Named after Mount Olympus where they reside They were all related They are all either the children or grandchildren of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Zeus, king of all gods. .. Zeus was the king of the gods. He usually appears in art as a strong, middle aged bearded man, of great power and dignity. Sometimes he carry's his symbol, a thunder bolt. By: Kiley Hunziker. Zeus. Roman name : Jupiter. Wife : Hera. Symbols : Thunderbolt & Eagle & Bull & Oak. Ruler Of : God of all Gods Ruler of the sky and . one . of The Big Three. Hera. . Mythology. The Greeks and . Their Beliefs. • The Greeks were “a . tough, restless, ambitious. , hard-living, . imaginative race. .”. • The Greeks loved life.. • They believed in living life to the . . Mythology. Hermes and . Immigration. Hermes: . facts. Hermes . was one of the 12 . Olympian gods. He was . god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and border crossings, guide to the Underworld. . Try:. Theogony. Explains origins of the gods. Try to understand the complex world in which we live. Captures human question . Written by Hesiod. Divided into 4 parts:. Existence of Chaos. Uranus. Zeus’ Escape. Norse Mythology. What do you mean by Norse?. “Norse”=Scandinavian region of Europe. This includes:. Iceland. Norway. Sweden. Denmark. It’s not a very happy place in 700 A.D.. Norse myth is not uplifting or joyful. Animism – Animism . is the belief in the existence of spirits, demons, or gods that inhabit animals and other natural phenomena. Animists believe that even geographic features like a mountain, a tree, a river, or an idol made of wood or stone might be inhabited by a god. Mythology. Let’s put our etymology skills to use:. Myth. . a story, believed by many, that was told in an ancient culture to explain a belief but . is not true. -ology . the study of (in this case—myths). “There is only one God, but endless are his aspects and endless are his names. ”. http://. religions.pppst.com/hinduism.html. . modified by N. Power. Introduction to Hinduism. The vast majority of Hindus live in India and Nepal. Background info. The . Greeks believed completely in the existence of . gods and goddesses. ; . polytheism. Believed that gods took an . active interest in human life. Gods behaved in . human . ways. 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 . By: Rachel Masch, Marjorie Carlson, and . Sobhi. . Kazmouz. . Who is Hera? . Queen of the Olympian gods. The goddess of marriage, fertility, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires  . She was the daughter of Cronus. The Indian subcontinent includes areas that are now politically separate from India. The Indus Valley, for instance, lies in what is now the Muslim state of Pakistan. Another Muslim state was carved out of the eastern portion of India in 1947, becoming the independent state of Bangladesh in 1972.. 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.”.