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Greek Pantheon
Social Studies
Aim & Do Now
 Aim: Who were the Gods and Goddesses of ancient Greece?
 Do Now: Copy chart into binders.
Children of Cronus and Rea
Cronus
(Time)
Rea
(Mother
Earth)
Zeus
Hera
Hestia
Poseidon
Pluto
Demeter
Children of Zeus and Hera
Apollo
Zeus &
Hera
Dionysus
Hercules
Artemis
Athena
Hermes
Questions:
Who were the Olympian gods?
How many were there? What
was their roles? Match gods
that may seem similar.
Identify patterns of the gods
and infer what might have been
important to the ancient
Greeks?
Investigate who the offspring of
Hera and Zeus were. Cite
Evidence from the document.
Apply concepts from the Gods
you’ve read about and infer why
they were given human
characteristics.
Zeus
Notes
 King of the Olympians and
all gods.
 Symbols include a
lightening bolt, an eagle,
and an oak tree.
Zeus
Hera
Notes
 Queen of the Olympians
and Gods
 Sister of Zeus
 Symbols are the peacock
and the pomegranate
Hera
Poseidon
Notes
 God of the seas
 Earthquakes were also
attributed to him
 Carries a trident
 Brother of Zeus and Hera
Poseidon
Artemis
 Artemis was the goddess of
the moon
 She was associated with
nature.
 She could cause plagues
Pluto
Notes
 God of the underworld
 Also known as “Hades”
 Brother of Zeus and Hera
 Has a 3 headed dog named
“Cerberus”
Pluto
Demeter
Notes
 Goddess of plants and
nature
 Sister of Zeus and Hera
 Winter is attributed to her.
Demeter
Hephaestus
Notes
 God of the forge
 Crafted many of the tools
the gods used
Hephaestus
Ares
Notes
 God of war
 Short tempered
 In love with Aphrodite
Ares
Athena
Notes
 Goddess of wisdom
 Born out of the skull of
Zeus
 Patroness of Athens
Athena
Aphrodite
Notes
 Goddess of love
 Aphrodite was born out of
water
 Married to Hephaestus but
in love with Ares
Aphrodite
Apollo
Notes
 God of the Sun
 Oracle at Delphi was
dedicated to him
Apollo
Hermes
Notes
 Messenger of the gods
 Depicted with winged shoes
Hermes
Dionysus
Notes
 God of wine and festivities
 Wandered the world
teaching people how to
make wine
Dionysus