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Transcript
THE 12 OLYMPIANS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJCm8W5RZes
ZEUS
- King of the gods, god
of thunderstorms and
hospitality
- Killed own father
(Kronos) and took
power
- Married to Hera (wife
and sister)
- Loves pretty girls who
are not his wife (!)
HERA
- Queen of the
gods, goddess of
marriage
- Married to Zeus
- Peacock is her
bird
- Constantly takes
revenge on the
girls Zeus
fancies
POSEIDON
- God of the
sea,
earthquakes
and horses
- Brother of
Zeus and
Hera
- Symbol is the
trident
DEMETER
-
Goddess of the
harvest
Daughter
Persephone taken
into Underworld by
Hades for 6 months
of the year (autumn
and winter) – sad
until Persephone
returns
ATHENA
-
Born from Zeus’
head in full battle
gear
Symbol is the owl
Very clever,
especially at war
tactics
Often depicted
wearing helmet and
holding spear
APOLLO
- God of the sun, poetry, music,
civilisation, prophecy, healing,
plague…and yet more!
- Brother of Artemis (son of Zeus)
- Major show-off
- Symbol is the lyre
ARTEMIS
- Goddess of the moon,
hunting, archery,
chastity
- Sister of Apollo
- Daughter of Zeus
- Loves being outdoors
but woe betide you if
you spy on her taking
a bath!
- Symbol is the bow
- God of war
- Bloodthirsty,
enjoys killing
- Always depicted
wearing armour
- Aphrodite’s
lover
- Son of Zeus and
Hera
ARES
APHRODITE
- Goddess of love and
beauty
- According to Hesiod
(Greek poet), she was
born from the foam
created by Kronos’
testicles when they
dropped into Gaea
(Earth)’s ocean
- Mother of Eros
- Wife of Hephaestus
- Lover of many…!
HEPHAESTUS
-
God of blacksmiths,
craftsmen, fire and
volcanoes
Husband of Aphrodite
Son of Zeus and Hera
– his mum threw him
off Mount Olympus
because he was
physically disabled in
his legs
HERMES
-
-
Messenger of the
gods and transports
souls to the
underworld
God of money,
travellers and thieves
Symbols are winged
sandals, traveller’s
cap and staff
Son of Zeus
DIONYSUS
-
-
God of theatre, wine,
drunkenness and partying
Mortal followers were called
Maenads – frenzied women
clothed in animal skins, who
enjoyed drinking, dancing and
killing animals with their bare
hands
Son of Zeus
Symbols are the grapevine,
leopard skin and a thyrsus
(Bacchic wand which causes
wine to spring from earth upon
contact)