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Religion
Greeks had similar
beliefs; no “Greek”
religion
Each city-state had its
own gods
Athens
Goddess – Athena
Temple – Parthenon
Sparta
Goddess –
Artemis (god
– Ares)
Temple of
Artemis
Delphi
God – Apollo
Oracle of Delphi
Oracles
•Greek priests and priestesses
•Believed to speak to the gods
•Went to oracles for advice
•Prophecy - A statement of
what might happen in the
future
Gods and
Goddesses of
Mount
Olympus
Mount Olympus
Home of the
gods
Located in Greece
Zeus
•King of the
Gods
•Thunderbolt,
eagle, oak
Hera
•Queen of the
gods; goddess of
marriage
•Sceptre, diadem,
peacock
Aphrodite
•Goddess of
love and
beauty
•Sceptre,
myrtle, dove
Apollo
•God of light,
medicine, and
music
•Twin to Artemis
•Bow, lyre, laurel
Ares
•God of war
•Vulture, dog ,
spear
Artemis
•Moon goddess;
goddess of the
hunt
•Twin to Apollo
•Cypress tree, deer,
bow
Athena
•Goddess of
wisdom and
war
•Olive tree,
owl
Athena
Demeter
•Goddess of
grain and
agriculture
•Sceptre,
corn, torch
Dionysus
•God of wine,
revelry, and
wild things
•Grape vine,
ivy
Hephaestus
•Lame
blacksmith god
•Axe, fire
Hermes
•Winged messenger
god; god of
thieves and
mischief makers
•Winged-sandals
Poseidon
•God of the
sea
•Fisherman’s
trident, horse,
bull
Hestia
•Goddess of
hearth and
home
Hades
•Lord of the
underworld
•Helmet of
invisability
Persephone
•Daughter of Demeter
•Wife of Hades
•Her presence in the
underworld for 1/3 of the
year causes the cold season
Honor of Gods & Goddesses
1. Temples
•Each god had specific duties
•Temples with statues and altars were
built for gods
•People did not enter temples
2. Festivals (Olympics)