GREEK MYTHOLOGY

WHI. 5b

The FRAME Routineis about…

So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

Essential details

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Greek Mythology

The FRAME Routineis about…

So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

Essential details

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Greek Mythology

The religious beliefs of the Greeks and how it influenced later societies

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

The religion of Greece was polytheistic (many deities)

Greeks believed the gods interacted with humans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLB5kOuktdU

GREEK MYTHOLOGY Mythology offered explanations of

natural phenomenaThat which could not be explained

Also explained human qualities and life eventsMorals or lessons

SO WHAT? We see symbols and images of Greek

mythology in Western art, literature, and architecture

The FRAME Routineis about…

So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

Essential details

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Greek Mythology

The religious beliefs of the Greeks and how it influenced later societies

The religion of Greece was polytheistic (many deities)

The Greeks believed the gods interacted with humans

Mythology offered explanations of natural phenomena- That which could not be explained

Also explained human qualities and life events- Morals or lessons

We see symbols and images of Greek mythology in Western art, literature, and architecture

GREEK CREATION MYTH:1. What are some similarities that the

Greek creation myth shares with other creation stories?

2. What is the purpose of this myth?

3. How does this story fit in with the themes of mythology discussed previously in class?

FRANCISCO GOYA- SATURNO DEVARANDO A SU HIJO

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Married

Zeus: Hera:

Aphrodite

Athena

Poseidon

ApolloArtemis

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Zeus:King of the GodsRuled from Mount

Olympus (home of the gods)

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Hera:Queen of the

GodsWife of Zeus

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Aphrodite:Goddess of

beauty and love

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Athena:Goddess of

Wisdom

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Poseidon:God of the Sea

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Apollo:God of music

and the sun

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Artemis:Virgin god of

the hunt and childbirth

GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Married

Zeus:

- King of the Gods- Ruled from Mount Olympus

Hera:

- Queen of the Gods- Wife of Zeus

Aphrodite

- Goddess of love and beauty

Athena

- Goddess of Wisdom Poseidon

- God of the sea

Apollo

- God of music and the sun

Artemis

- Virgin goddess of the hunt and childbirth