monothiesm or polytheism
zeus- king of the gods and ruler of the sky, ruler of sky, thunder, and lightning. he ate his pregnant wife that was going to have anthena because he didnt want to get over ruled by his offspring. anthena broke out of his skull
hera- queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and family. goddess of gods. zeus's wife. her mother rhea and her father cronos
hades- god of the underworld and the dead, brother of zeus and poseidon. he was greedy and was always trying to increase his numbers
athena- god of wisdom,handicrafts, defense, and strategic warfare, most important goddess in athens, daughter of zeus and hara
poseidon- god of the sea, weapon was a trident and it could shake the earth and shatter any object, brothers were zeus and hades, second in power
hermes- main role was to be a messanger for the gods. he had winged shoes and winged hat
ares- god of war, very aggressive and very unpopular with the gods and humans, personified the brutalness of war. was immortal
hephaetus- was the god of metalwork and fire. born lame and weak and was an outcast of olympus he made weapons and artifacts.
apollo- god of prophecy, patron of healing, very popular with the mortals, master archer and fleetfooter
aphrodite- god of love and beauty, she was loved by all gods and humans, married haphaetus and had many children
dionysus- god of wine, wine making, and ecstasy and celebration
demeter- goddess of fertility of the earth, crops, nature and seasons, many humans praised her so that they could have a good harvest
artemis- virgin goddess of the hunt, moon, animals, archery and childbirth.master archer and practiced. she is well known for the 6 golden horned deer to pull her chariot
greeks believed that they had to worship and please the gods in order to have a good fortune
temples, shrines, and statues were erected as a designated place to offer sacrifices to the gods
greek religion was a predominant form of paganism.
religion reflected many central ideas and concept of earlier forms of paganism, such as druidism, both ancient and Modern and Witchcraft and Wicca.
at 18 years od age, men had two years of military training.
in athems, wealthy nobles and poor people clashed
people of athens avioded major political problems by making reforms
pericles- leader of athens around 450 b.c.
socrates- teacher of phylosophy in the middle 400's b.c. angered some by questioning laws, customs, and religion
plato- in his book the republic, plato discussed his ideal forrm of goverment
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