The Titans and the Gods of Olympus
... We know the Greek origin story from some of the earliest Greek literary sources that have survived, "The Theogony" and "Works and Days" by Hesiod. This oral poet is thought to have been active sometime between 750 and 650 BCE, within decades of when the Homeric epics "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" to ...
... We know the Greek origin story from some of the earliest Greek literary sources that have survived, "The Theogony" and "Works and Days" by Hesiod. This oral poet is thought to have been active sometime between 750 and 650 BCE, within decades of when the Homeric epics "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" to ...
Euboea and Athens - University Blog Service
... hypothesis that Thebes controlled the island of Euboea as well as having a harbour at Aulis, and also had a larger sphere of influence that extended through Attica down to the Saronic Gulf and all the way to Lakonia. They propose that Thebes was the center of power on the Mycenaean mainland in the L ...
... hypothesis that Thebes controlled the island of Euboea as well as having a harbour at Aulis, and also had a larger sphere of influence that extended through Attica down to the Saronic Gulf and all the way to Lakonia. They propose that Thebes was the center of power on the Mycenaean mainland in the L ...
Lecture 1
... • Migration of a people, whom we call the IndoEuropeans – around 2100 BC. • Were no doubt speaking an early form of Greek. – Indo-European is the basis for many world languages today ...
... • Migration of a people, whom we call the IndoEuropeans – around 2100 BC. • Were no doubt speaking an early form of Greek. – Indo-European is the basis for many world languages today ...
The Trojan War
... • Chryseis, daughter of Apollo’s priest, had been carried off and given to Agamemnon. Apollo heard the priest’s prayer and made many men in Greek Army sickened and died. Achilles asked Agamemnon to return the daughter. Agamemnon was furious and took Achilles’ prize of honor, maiden Briseis, as reven ...
... • Chryseis, daughter of Apollo’s priest, had been carried off and given to Agamemnon. Apollo heard the priest’s prayer and made many men in Greek Army sickened and died. Achilles asked Agamemnon to return the daughter. Agamemnon was furious and took Achilles’ prize of honor, maiden Briseis, as reven ...
characters in the Iliad
... Hector - A son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, Hector is the mightiest warrior in the Trojan army. He mirrors Achilles in some of his flaws, but his bloodlust is not so great as that of Achilles. He is devoted to his wife, Andromache, and son, Astyanax, but resents his brother Paris for bringing war ...
... Hector - A son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, Hector is the mightiest warrior in the Trojan army. He mirrors Achilles in some of his flaws, but his bloodlust is not so great as that of Achilles. He is devoted to his wife, Andromache, and son, Astyanax, but resents his brother Paris for bringing war ...
Zeus
... around which a newborn child is carried before it is born into a family. Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out. Hera is Zeus's wife and sister. The Titans Ocean and Tethys raised her. She is the protector of marriage and takes special care of mar ...
... around which a newborn child is carried before it is born into a family. Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out. Hera is Zeus's wife and sister. The Titans Ocean and Tethys raised her. She is the protector of marriage and takes special care of mar ...
Trojan War…In a Nutshell
... the wall of Troy and watched the events unfold. Then Helen arrived. As Helen preached about the gods, Priam saw both the Greeks and Trojans back away from each other on the battlefield. Then came Paris and Menelaus to battle each other. Paris struck first and Menelaus blocked it with his shield. Men ...
... the wall of Troy and watched the events unfold. Then Helen arrived. As Helen preached about the gods, Priam saw both the Greeks and Trojans back away from each other on the battlefield. Then came Paris and Menelaus to battle each other. Paris struck first and Menelaus blocked it with his shield. Men ...
name | Artemis role | goddess of the hunt and protector of children
... and not constrained by husband or hearth. Her independent nature is further reinforced in a very important way, for in mythology and religion, the goddess remained eternally a virgin. Indeed, those who in some way compromised her strict requirements for chastity were severely punished by the maiden ...
... and not constrained by husband or hearth. Her independent nature is further reinforced in a very important way, for in mythology and religion, the goddess remained eternally a virgin. Indeed, those who in some way compromised her strict requirements for chastity were severely punished by the maiden ...
Theseus and the Minotaur Once upon a time, a long time ago, there
... belonged to a Cyclops. A Cyclops is a one-eyed giant! When the Cyclops returned to his cave, he was furious. He locked Odysseus and his men up so they could not get away. Using trickery, Odysseus managed to get the Cyclops drunk. Odysseus sharpened a stick and blinded the Cyclops. The Cyclops tried ...
... belonged to a Cyclops. A Cyclops is a one-eyed giant! When the Cyclops returned to his cave, he was furious. He locked Odysseus and his men up so they could not get away. Using trickery, Odysseus managed to get the Cyclops drunk. Odysseus sharpened a stick and blinded the Cyclops. The Cyclops tried ...
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something
... empty-handed, for he was not only very strong and brave but very poor. "What, no wedding present?" yelled Polydectes. "I don't have any money," exclaimed Perseus. "That's what you get for being a lazy good-for-nothing," said Polydectes. Perseus was furious. "I can bring you any present in the world. ...
... empty-handed, for he was not only very strong and brave but very poor. "What, no wedding present?" yelled Polydectes. "I don't have any money," exclaimed Perseus. "That's what you get for being a lazy good-for-nothing," said Polydectes. Perseus was furious. "I can bring you any present in the world. ...
Greek gods and Goddesses
... Again we are getting to that sister married brother thing. When I figured this out I almost puked. It is disgusting. They kept on having kids with their siblings when I was reading a Greek Gods and Goddess. Zeus let Hera have her lifetime mariage dream for 400 years, but then missed the single days ...
... Again we are getting to that sister married brother thing. When I figured this out I almost puked. It is disgusting. They kept on having kids with their siblings when I was reading a Greek Gods and Goddess. Zeus let Hera have her lifetime mariage dream for 400 years, but then missed the single days ...
MAPS AND GEOGRAPHY and GREEK MYTHOLOGY Classroom
... 9. The world’s largest living structure is 1200 miles long and is visible from space. 10. The Pacific Ocean rests on the world’s largest tectonic plate, surrounded by the Ring of Fire. 11. Point Nemo, in the South Pacific, is where the movie Finding Nemo was filmed. 12. The Dead Sea is the saltiest ...
... 9. The world’s largest living structure is 1200 miles long and is visible from space. 10. The Pacific Ocean rests on the world’s largest tectonic plate, surrounded by the Ring of Fire. 11. Point Nemo, in the South Pacific, is where the movie Finding Nemo was filmed. 12. The Dead Sea is the saltiest ...
10th Honors World Literature Mythology Background
... 7. What bird came to symbolize Athena? 8. How is the Oracle at Delphi linked to Apollo? 9. By what other names or epithets is Apollo known? 10. What is the name of Apollo’s twin sister? 11. Who is the goddess of love and beauty who is said in later poems to have sprung from the sea foam? 12. In some ...
... 7. What bird came to symbolize Athena? 8. How is the Oracle at Delphi linked to Apollo? 9. By what other names or epithets is Apollo known? 10. What is the name of Apollo’s twin sister? 11. Who is the goddess of love and beauty who is said in later poems to have sprung from the sea foam? 12. In some ...
The Eleusinian Mysteries and the Bee
... named Melissa, or Bee, who was initiated into the mysteries by the goddess herself. Other women pressed her for secrets, but she steadfastly refused. These women became so infuriated by her secrecy that they murdered her. This enraged Demeter, who punished the women with plagues and caused bees to f ...
... named Melissa, or Bee, who was initiated into the mysteries by the goddess herself. Other women pressed her for secrets, but she steadfastly refused. These women became so infuriated by her secrecy that they murdered her. This enraged Demeter, who punished the women with plagues and caused bees to f ...
Epic
... the River Styx to make him immortal. Thus, the only vulnerable (weak) spot on Achilles’ body was his tendon where his mother held him as she dipped him into the waters of death. ...
... the River Styx to make him immortal. Thus, the only vulnerable (weak) spot on Achilles’ body was his tendon where his mother held him as she dipped him into the waters of death. ...
Myth Michael J. Anderson
... And while not all of them merited emulation, many were judged worthy of veneration through sacrifice and other ritual observances. Herodotus records that the Spartans, acting on advice from the Delphic oracle, retrieved the bones of Orestes from Tegean territory as a prerequisite to their conquest o ...
... And while not all of them merited emulation, many were judged worthy of veneration through sacrifice and other ritual observances. Herodotus records that the Spartans, acting on advice from the Delphic oracle, retrieved the bones of Orestes from Tegean territory as a prerequisite to their conquest o ...
BOOK 11: THE LAND OF THE DEAD
... Agamemnon, Achilles, Telemonian Ajax, Tantalus and Sisyphus. Pay attention to: The importance of treating the dead with respect (Elpenor) The ritual Odysseus performs in order to meet those in the Underworld The prophesy of Tiresias and the importance of prophesy (this seems to underscore the ...
... Agamemnon, Achilles, Telemonian Ajax, Tantalus and Sisyphus. Pay attention to: The importance of treating the dead with respect (Elpenor) The ritual Odysseus performs in order to meet those in the Underworld The prophesy of Tiresias and the importance of prophesy (this seems to underscore the ...
Session 2 More words
... gave birth to the Titans, the Cyclopes and Centmani, all powerful giants. Afraid that his own gigantic children might dethrone him, Uranus drove them all back to the earth. Under the help of his mother, one of the Children, Cronus, attacked Uranus and took over as supreme ruler of the universe. He m ...
... gave birth to the Titans, the Cyclopes and Centmani, all powerful giants. Afraid that his own gigantic children might dethrone him, Uranus drove them all back to the earth. Under the help of his mother, one of the Children, Cronus, attacked Uranus and took over as supreme ruler of the universe. He m ...
CHAPTER 13 THE THEATER OF DIONYSUS AND THE TRAGIC
... emotions as well as their reason; the debate still exists today in the current discussion of whether certain art forms are harmful to the spectator, or whether they have a calming, cleansing effect. The debate about violence in films and on television has clear Aristotelian and Platonic overtones; h ...
... emotions as well as their reason; the debate still exists today in the current discussion of whether certain art forms are harmful to the spectator, or whether they have a calming, cleansing effect. The debate about violence in films and on television has clear Aristotelian and Platonic overtones; h ...
Genealogy of the Gods Primal Forces, Titans
... indicates descent. indicates coupling. Red indicates Olympian god. Where more than one name is given, the first one or two are Greek; the last, Latin. The Moerae are said to be the offspring of Nyx (211-225), but also of Zeus and Themis (901-906). ...
... indicates descent. indicates coupling. Red indicates Olympian god. Where more than one name is given, the first one or two are Greek; the last, Latin. The Moerae are said to be the offspring of Nyx (211-225), but also of Zeus and Themis (901-906). ...
Map of Greece and Troy
... • The Iliad is like a tall tale with some parts that are based on facts • For example, there really was a Trojan War • Characters in The Iliad may have lived during the Trojan War, but certain details about the characters were created by Homer. • The character Achilles, may have been developed from ...
... • The Iliad is like a tall tale with some parts that are based on facts • For example, there really was a Trojan War • Characters in The Iliad may have lived during the Trojan War, but certain details about the characters were created by Homer. • The character Achilles, may have been developed from ...
Ray Harryhausen and the other Gods
... ambrosia was not always to the taste of those who bought the tickets and consequently the movie moguls decided to be money-makers, not myth-makers. Nevertheless, ever since cinema’s infancy, myth – and Greek mythology in particular – has been a mainstay of cinematic output, in that films either inco ...
... ambrosia was not always to the taste of those who bought the tickets and consequently the movie moguls decided to be money-makers, not myth-makers. Nevertheless, ever since cinema’s infancy, myth – and Greek mythology in particular – has been a mainstay of cinematic output, in that films either inco ...
Background to Greek Drama Tragedy
... • King Laios and Queen Jocasta of Thebes learn from an oracle that their baby son would eventually kill his father and marry his mother. • Give their baby to a shepherd with orders to leave the infant to die. • Shepherd pities the child. • Instead of abandoning the child, he gives him to the childle ...
... • King Laios and Queen Jocasta of Thebes learn from an oracle that their baby son would eventually kill his father and marry his mother. • Give their baby to a shepherd with orders to leave the infant to die. • Shepherd pities the child. • Instead of abandoning the child, he gives him to the childle ...
October 2016 - Classical Wisdom Weekly
... Hercules and the Nemean Lion (it is for this reason that Hercules is usually depicted draped in a lion-skin). While we’re on the topic, Hercules is worth a special mention as the archetypal battler of beasts and monsters. Not only was he the conqueror of the aforementioned lion, but also faced a par ...
... Hercules and the Nemean Lion (it is for this reason that Hercules is usually depicted draped in a lion-skin). While we’re on the topic, Hercules is worth a special mention as the archetypal battler of beasts and monsters. Not only was he the conqueror of the aforementioned lion, but also faced a par ...
Mycenae
Mycenae (/maɪˈsiːni/; Greek: Μυκῆναι Mykēnai or Μυκήνη Mykēnē) is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. Argos is 11 kilometres (7 miles) to the south; Corinth, 48 kilometres (30 miles) to the north. From the hill on which the palace was located, one can see across the Argolid to the Saronic Gulf.In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece. The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in reference to Mycenae. At its peak in 1350 BC, the citadel and lower town had a population of 30,000 and an area of 32 hectares.