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Homer’s Epics
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Major Olympians
Who are these gods and goddesses
and why are they so important
to the story???
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Where did it all start?
Mt. Olympus, Greece.
Ancient
Greeks/Romans
believed this to be
the home of the
Olympians
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Zeus/Jupiter
King of the gods, ruler
of the sky.
His symbols are:
Thunderbolt
Oak tree
Eagle
Aegis (in some
stories)
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Poseidon/Neptune
Brother of Zeus.
God of the sea.
His symbols are:
Trident
Sea horse
dolphin
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Hades/Pluto
Brother of Zeus. God of
the Underworld &
wealth.
His symbols are:
Bident
Pomegranate
Invisibility cap
Cerberus
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Hera / Juno
Queen of the gods,
goddess of marriage
Her symbols are:
Peacock
Cow
Cuckoo
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Demeter/Ceres
Sister to Zeus.
Goddess of the
harvest & grain.
Her symbols are:
Cornucopia
Sheaf of wheat
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Hesta/Vesta
Sister to Zeus.
Goddess of the
hearth/home.
Her symbols are:
Fireplace
Sacred fire
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Athena/Minerva
Goddess of Wisdom,
strategic battle.
Born from Zeus’
head.
Her symbols are:
Owl
Aegis
Olive tree
Loom
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Ares/Mars
God of war.
Son of Zeus & Hera.
His symbols are:
Vulture
Dogs
Wild boar
Sword
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Apollo
Son of Zeus & Leto.
God of the sun,
music.
Oracle at Delphi
His symbols are:
Golden
bow/arrows
Lyre
Laurel tree
Sun
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Artemis/Diana
Daughter of Zeus & Leto.
Goddess of the moon &
wild animals.
Her symbols are:
Silver bow/arrows
Stag
Deer
Moon
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Aphrodite/Venus
Goddess of love
& beauty.
Her symbols are:
Dove
Swan
Roses
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Hephaestus/Vulcan
God of the forge. Son
of Zeus & Hera.
Lame.
His symbols are:
Anvil
Fire
Hammer
Quail
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Alternates to the main
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Hermes/Mercury
Son of Zeus & Semele.
God of thieves, divine
herald, messenger
god.
His symbols are:
Winged hat/sandals
Caduceus
Crane
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Dionysus/Bacchus
God of wine, revelry
His symbols are:
Ivy
Grapes
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Olympian Family Tree
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Homer
Legendary early Greek poet (850
BC. to 750 BC.) traditionally credited
with The Iliad and The Odyssey.
For the Greeks of the 7th century
BC. these books were their history.
Their past had been obliterated by the
destruction of Mycenaean
Civilization.
Traditionally depicted as a blind
minstrel, not a storyteller.
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The Iliad
What started the whole thing?
Who is fighting over what?
Or…..whom?????
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In the beginning…
Wedding of Peleus
& Thetis
“For the Fairest”
Judgment of Paris
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Trojans
Priam - King of Troy
Hecuba - Queen of Troy
Hector - Eldest Son, leader of the
Trojan Army
Paris - Son, cause of war
Cassandra - daughter, prophetess
Polyxena - daughter
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Greeks
Agamemnon - King of Mycenae, Leader of Greek
Army
Meneleus - King of Lakonia, Brother of Agamemnon
& husband to Helen
Odysseus - King of Ithaca, our hero
Ajax - second greatest hero, big baby
Nestor - only one to have a happy life
And the greatest of all……..
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Achilles
Death of Penthesilea
Son of Peleus
& Thetis
Styx immunity
greatest warrior
Dragging body of Hector
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Greek Text
“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that
man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer,
harried for years on end, after he plundered the
stronghold on the proud height of Troy.”
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Our Hero, Odysseus
Home: Ithaka
Wife: Penelope
Son: Telemachus
Occupation:
Farmer/Warrior
Problem: Lost
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Elements of a Greek Hero
Intelligence
Wit
Cunning
Bravery
Help of the gods
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Adventures of Odysseus
Sirens
scylla
Polyphemus
Circe
Charybdis
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Sun-god
Cattle
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Odyssey Map
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Back on the island…
Penelope is besieged
with suitors who have
moved into Odysseus’
home
She is just as cunning
as Odysseus
They are scheming to
kill Telemachus and
become king
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Heinrich Schliemann
Born:
January 6, 1822
in Neu-Buckow /
Mecklenburg
Germany
Died:
December 26, 1890
in Naples / Italy
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Where is this Troy??
Troy (Hisarlik)
lies on the
western edge of
Modern Turkey
Bronze Age
Greece
Excavated ~1850
IX layers of
different Troys
Troy VIIa: ca.
1300–1190 BC
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Father of Modern Archaeology
Walled city of
Troy then
After partial
excavation
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Priam’s Treasure
His wife Sophia
wearing part of
the treasure.
Disputes about
authenticity.
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Links with the past
“I have gazed on
the face of
Agamemnon.”
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Now
What does all this mean for us?
What can we learn from the past?
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