Religion
Athenians
- Polytheistic- believe in more than one god
Gods
Zeus-
- King of the Gods and ruler of the sky
- Ruler of the sky, thunder and lighting
- He ate his preegnant wife that was going to have Athena because he didnt want to overrule his offspring
- Athena broke out of his skull
- Zeus had two brothers named Poseidon and Hades
Athena-
- She was the most important goddesses in Athens
- She was the god of wisdom, defense and warefare
- Daughter of Zeus and Hera
- She was fierce and brave in battle but only fought to protect her homeland
Hera-
- Godd of the gods
- God of women and marriage
- She was Zeus's wife
- Her mother Rhea and father was Cronos
Hades-
- God of the underworld and the dead
- Brother of Zeus and Poseidon
- Very greedy and was always trying to increase his numbers
Poseidon-
- God of the Sea
- Weapon was the trident and it could shake the earth and shatter any object
- His brothers were Zeus and Hades
- He was second in power for the gods only behind Zeus
Hermes-
- Main role was messenger
- He had winged hat and winged shoes
Ares-
- God of war
- Was very aggressive and unpopular with the gods and humans
- Personified the brutalness of war
- Ares was immortal but when he was ever hurt he would go to his dad to get healed again
Hephaestus-
- God of metalwork and fire
- Born lame and weak and was an outcast of olympus
- Made the gods weapons and artifacts
Apollo-
- God of prophecy
- Patron of healing
- Popluar with immortals
- Master archer and fleetfooter ( one first olympic games)
Aphrodite-
- God of love and beauty
- Loved by alll the gods and humans
- Married Hephaestus and had many kids
Dionysus-
- He was the god of wine, wine making and ecstacty and celebration
- Zeus was his father
Demeter-
- Goddess of fertility of the earth crops, nature and seasons
- Humans praised her so they could have a good harvest
- She was sister of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades
Artemis-
- Virgin goddess of hut, moon, animals, and childbirth
- Master archer and practiced
- Well known for the 6 golden horned deer to pull her chariot
- Daughter of Zeus and sister of Apollo
Why did they pray?
- Believed that they had to worship and please the Gods in order to have good fortune
- Greeks particed in a number of rituals, rites, ceremonies and sacrified to impress
- Greek religion was ritual based
Where did it take place?
- Temples, shrines and statues
- The altar was most important part of the santuary
Compare to other religion
- Based on Paganism
- Reflected many central ideas
- The origins of Greek history has been lost in prehistory
Myths
- Daughter of Zeus
- Zeus put his daughter in his stomach first so that she would have good and evil
Minotaur
- Part man part bull
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