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By: Gail Howard and Shelby Berg
Venus/ Aphrodite
What does she control?
• She is the goddess of love and seduction.
• Stories say that she
was born when she
rose from the sea
foam of Cyprus. But
others also say that
she was the daughter
of Zeus and Dione.
Her History
• Her main story is that
she rose from the
foam of the waves of
the sea, enchanting
anyone who sees her
and inciting feelings of
love and lust wherever
she goes.
Her History
• She was one
contender in the story
of the Golden Apples,
when Paris chooses
her as the fairest of
the three goddesses
Aphrodite decided to
"reward" him for
giving her the Golden
Apple by giving him
the love of Helen from
Troy, something that
was a mixed blessing
that led to the Trojan
War.
Her History
Symbols
• Dolphin, rose, scallop shell, dove, sparrow,
girdle, myrtle, swan, and mirror.
Aphrodite’s Girdle
Family and Relations
• Aphrodite’s parents are Zeus and
Dione.
• Her siblings are the tree nymphs,
furies, and the giantes.
• Her husband is Hephaestus, the lame
smith-gold. She also fooled around with
Ares the god of war.
Hephaestus
• Her children include Eros, Phobos,
Deminos, Harmonia, Pathos, Anters, Himeros,
Emaphroditos, Rhode, Eryx, Peitho, Tyche, Eunomia, the
Graces(3 girls), Priapus, and Aeneas.
Parents
Zeus
Dione
Eros
Children
Priapus
the Graces
Phobos
Tyche
Deminos,
Himeros
Eryx
Harmonia
Peitho
Aeneas
Anters
Rhode
Emaphroditos
Aphrodite’s City
• Her city is Cyprus which is also the location of
her designated rocks. This is also the area that
she was supposedly made from foam. Her
rocks lay in the sea that is near to the area.
Demeter
By,
Rebecca
&
Ashley
Goddess of the Bountiful Harvest
and the Nurturing Spirit
• Demeter is the
goddess of fertility
grain and agriculture.
Although she is the
goddess who taught
mankind about
agriculture, she is also
the goddess for
responsible for
creating winter and a
mystery religious cult.
Sacred Items
• Snakes were symbols of
this Goddess as her
chariot was pulled by
two winged serpents.
• Lions, snakes, cranes,
and lizards were also her
sacred animals.
Sacred Items
• Pearls, star sapphire,
silver, ivory, emerald,
sardonyx, carnelian,
amber, mercury, and
copper were her sacred
rocks.
Roman Name
• The Roman name for Demeter is
Ceres.
Demeter’s Family
• Demeter as the sister of Zeus and the mother
of Persephone.
Demeter’s Story
• In Greek mythology the goddess Demeter was
the most generous of the great Olympian
goddesses. The Greek goddess Demeter was
beloved for her service to mankind in giving
them the gift of the harvest, the reward for
cultivation of the soil.
Demeter’s Story
• Also known as the Roman goddess Ceres,
Demeter was the goddess of the harvest and
was credited with teaching humans how to
grow, preserve, and prepare grain.
Demeter was thought to be responsible for
the fertility of the land.
Sacred Plants
• Wheat, Barley,
Mint and the
Poppy were sacred
to Demeter.
Sacred Cities
• She Rules Attika in
Greece; Messenia
in Greece; Enna in
Sicily
Sacred Objects
• Wheat-ears;
Winged-serpent;
Cornucopia (hornof-plenty)
• She carries her
horn and her
wheat around.
Dionysus
Abby Dufloth and Leo Holman
Who is Dionysus
Dionysus is the god of:
• Wine
• Agriculture
• Fertility of Nature
• Patron of Theater
Back Story
• Dionysus didn’t start out as a Greek god at all,
he started out as a cult in northern Greece.
When he came to surface most city-states
rejected him because of the drunken rituals,
but eventually he gained so many followers
that he had to been accepted into the Greek
culture.
Story
• Dionysus’ story tell that Zeus impregnated a
mortal woman named Semele, Hera, who was
Zues’ wife, heard rumors of this and posed as
Semele’s nurse. Hera asked Semele who the
father of her child was, Semele told her the father
was Zeus. Hera did not believe her, and told her
to prove it true by summoning Zeus in all his
glory, so Semele called for him. Zeus arrived, and
he being the lightning god, and Semle being a
mortal, Semele was turned to ash.
Story
• Zeus managed to save the fetus, and (without
telling Hera) cut open his thigh, placed the fetus
inside. He then, several months later he opened
his thigh and pulled from it a newborn baby. He
disguised Dionysus as a girl and sent him to live
with his sister, the daughter of Semele, Hera
found out several years later and drove Dionysus,
Ino, Ino’s husband and a few others insane.
Dionysus journeyed around starting parties and
such, until coming back from one of his trips, he
met his grandmother, who cured of him of his
madness.
Relationships
• He is the son of Semele, a mortal women, and
Zeus.
• His wife was Ariadne, a Cretan princess who
assisted Theseus defeat the Minotaur only to
be abandoned by on the shores of Naxos, an
island favored by Dionysus.
• His children where Oenopion and Staphylos,
who where also associated with grapes and
wine making.
Facts
• Dionysus’ Roman name is Bacchus.
• Dionysus has many different names, some are
The Wild Man and The Wanderer.
• His weapon is a staff.
• The snake is an animal in relation to Dionysus.
• Some plants in relation to Dionysus is ivy vines
and grapes.
Hermes
By Jacob Servaty and Justice Hansen
Godly Relationships
• Hermes is the son of Zeus and the daughter of Maia who was
one of the daughters of Atlas.
Hermes is the messenger of the gods.
He was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia.
Hermes children are Autolycus, Pan, Myrtilus, Priapus and
Hermaphroditus.
Hermes Symbols
• He’s the god of shepherds, travels, merchants, and even
thieves.
• He didn’t have a temple , he just had random statues
everywhere.
• He is also known because of wings on his heels.
• He created the Lyre and uses in music to enchant other gods
and monsters.
Hermes Staff
• His staff was called kerykerion in Greek, and caduceus in Latin.
Godly Names
• Hermes is his Greek name.
Mercury is his Roman name.
A Myth of Hermes
• Hermes is the herald of the gods and also leads human souls
into and occasionally out of the underworld. Zeus had used
him as a troubleshooter and secret-agent type, dispatching
him to take care of assorted problems.
A Myth of Hermes Continued
• Hermes also arranged for Odysseus to slip away from Callisto,
among many other tasks.
The God Poseidon
By Kiefer Goldberg & Jordon Penn
Poseidon
• The universe was
split into deferent
parts, The Sky, The
Underworld, and
The Sea and
Poseidon was the
ruler of The Sea.
Poseidon is associated with…
• Poseidon is one of the three supreme Gods of Mount Olympus.
• He stomps his foot, or he hits the earth with his trident, to
make an earthquake.
• His trident a three-pronged spear that is his main weapon.
• Poseidon often the shape of a horse.
Symbols That Represent Poseidon
• The Trident- This is his
most famous symbol
because he always
carries it around with
him.
• Dolphins- Some times
when he travels, he
would be fallowed by a
group of dolphins.
Relationships & Name
• Poseidon was similar to his brother Zeus in
exerting his power on women and in objectifying
masculinity.
• He had many love affairs and fathered many
children, some include: Triton, Eumolpus, The
Giant Sinis, Polyphemus, Orion, Theseus, King
Amycus, Proteus, Agenor and Belus from Europa,
Pelias, and Busiris, the King of Egypt. He also had
a winged horse baby with Medusa, Pegasus. He
was a very busy man
• His Roman name is Neptune
The Myth of Poseidon
• It is said that when ever there is a sea storm,
and ship wreck, it is Poseidon expressing his
rage.
Fun Facts
• Poseidon is
The Little
Mermaid’s
grandpa! He
is her
grandfather
because he
fathered
Triton, who is
Ariel’s father,
who became
king of the
mer-people.
Diana
Dana&Drevon
• Diana was the Daughter
of Jupiter and Latona
• Twin sister of Apollo,
God of the sun.
• She was born on the
island of Delos
• Equivalent of Greek god
Artemis.
She was originally a goddess of nature. She was later identified
with the Greek goddess Artemis, under the influence of the Greek
colonies established in Southern Italy, that’s how she also became
the goddess of hunt. She was considered a protector of the weak
and the slaves turned to her for help.
• One of the stories says that Artemis (or the
Roman goddess Diana) took Hippolytus, son
of Theseus, after he was brought to life
again by Asclepios, and brought it to Italy, at
her temple in Aricia, where he became her
priest, under the name Virbius (he who
lived twice).
• in the Romanian language, the Latin name of the
Roman goddess Diana became the word “zana”,
which means “fairy”.
Dianic Wicca, a
largely feminist
form of the
practice, is named
for her. Diana was
known to be the
virgin goddess and
looked after virgins
and women. She
was one of the
three maiden
goddesses, Diana,
Minerva and Vesta,
who swore never to
marry.
• Along with her main attributes, Diana was an emblem
of chastity. Oak groves were especially sacred to her.
• The Romans later associated Diana with
Selene, the Greek goddess of the Moon. (From
Selene we get the metal Selenium, the
electrical conductivity of which varies with the
intensity of the light, like the changing Moon.)
Selene was the daughter of Hyperion and
Theia, sister of Helios the Sun and Eos the
Dawn. Unlike Diana, Selene was not known for
her chastity.
Hera
Goddess of Marriage
Kellie Morford
Kennedy VanOurkerk
Who is She
• Hera is the goddess of
marriage and childbirth.
• Said to be the most beautiful
of all goddesses, even more
beautiful than Aphrodite.
• She protected married
women and was the queen
of all gods.
Hera’s animals are the
cow and the peacock. She
had a pet peacock, who
traveled with her a lot.
Relationships
• Zeus and Hera meet under
interesting circumstances one
night. Hera was not responding to
Zeus’s attempts to seduce her so he
resorted to trickery that appealed to
Hera's nurturing side. It was winter and
Zeus turned himself into a cuckoo that
appeared to be frozen from the cold.
Hera, feeling sorry for the bird turned
to her motherly instincts as she held
the bird tightly to her chest to warm it.
Relationships
• Zeus then turned himself back
into his normal shape and took
advantage of the surprised state
Hera was in. Unable to fight him off,
Hera was raped and then persuaded
to marry him to cover her shame.
This is only one of the many tales
regarding how Hera and Zeus got
married.
Relationships
• Zeus was not only Hera's
husband, but also her sibling,
along with Hestia, Demeter ,
Hades, and Poseidon. Hera was
Zeus’s main wife.
• They had a honeymoon for 300
years.
Relationships
• She became very jealous of Zeus
being with other women and ruined
all their lives.
• To make Zeus jealous she conceived
and delivering a child by herself to
prove to Zeus she really didn’t need
him. But the child was so ugly that
she sent him to live with mortals.
Argos and Salmos are
were Hera’s main
and largest temples
are.
By: Rabecca L.
and
Natalie R.
When Hera discovered that Leto (Apollo’s mother) was
pregnant by Zeus, she was furious. Hera forbid Leto from
giving birth on any land or island which forced Leto to
wander the earth for many months searching for a place to
give birth. She finally found the floating island of Delos
where she gave birth to first, Artemis, the twin of Apollo,
and with the help of Artemis as a mid-wife gave birth to
Apollo soon after.
Apollo’s symbols include
-The sun itself
-The Lyre- A stringed instrument
similar to a harp.
-The Bow
-The Chariot-He drives across the sky daily,
during the sunrise. He got his chariot
from an earlier pre-Greek Sun god, Helios
• Apollo had many lovers.
– Cassandra- She refused to love him so he cursed
her.
– Calliope- Gave birth to Apollo’s son Orpheus.
– Coronis- Gave birth to Apollo’s son asklepios.
– Daphne- A Nymph who ran from Apollo.
– And many others not to be mentioned
Jacob Capp
Jessica Peterson
Vulcan
He was named Hephaestus in Roman.
In Greece he was known as Vulcan.
• His parents
were Hera
and Zeus.
Although it is
said that
Hera had
Vulcan on
her own as
payback to
Zeus for
having
Athena.
• Its said in
some
versions that
Aphrodite
was his wife.
• When Vulcan was born, he
was born lame, crippled and
weak. Hera thought he was
ugly and threw him off the
top of Mount Olympus. Its
said he fell for 1 full day and
landed in the sea on the
island of Lemnos.
• His favorite place is
on the island of
Lemnos. His temples
are usually outside of
the cities. His
workshop is under
the volcano of
mountain of Etna.
• It is also said that in
his workshop he
had maidens that
he made himself
out of gold that
helped him out in
his work.
• He is the God of
volcanoes,
manufacturing,
blacksmithing,
fire, and he was
also the ugliest
and nicest of
the gods.
Zeus The Greek God
& Jupiter the roman god
By: Vint Furnis
And
Joshua S.
The Father of gods and men
• Zeus was the father of gods and men
according to ancient Greek writings.
• It is said he ruled the Olympians of Mount
Olympus as a father ruled the household.
• Zeus assigned the gods their roles.
The God of sky and thunder
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Zeus was the son of Cronus and Rhea.
He had five siblings.
All five were devoured by his father.
Zeus was hidden by his mother and raised by a
goat and Gaia, several soldiers clashed shields
and spears so that the baby’s cries would not
be heard.
Becoming King of Gods
• Once reaching manhood zeus cut open his
fathers stomach. Thus saving his siblings. Then
he released his uncles from their prison.
• In return they gave him thunder, and lightning.
• Then together with his siblings he over
through the titans.
Division of earth
• After the fight against the titans he and his
brothers split the rule over the earth. Zeus got
the sky and air, poseiden got the seas, and
Hades got the underworld.
• The land was devided among the three.
Symbols
• Greek Symbols of Zeus include: the
thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and the oak tree.
Relationships
• He had Relationships with: Hera, Aega,
Ananke, Demeter, Dione, Thalassa, Eos, Eris,
Leto, Maia, Metis, Mnemosyne, Persephone,
Selene, Themis, Aegina, Alcmene, Antiope,
Callisto, Carme, Danae, Elara, Electra, Europa,
Eurynome, Himalia, Iodame, Io, Lamia,
Laodamia, Leda, Maera, Niobe, Olympias,
Othreis, Plouto, Podarge, Pyrrha,Semele,
Tagete, Thalia.
Athena
By:
Kiarah and
June
Family things
• Athena’s dad is the God Zeus, and her mother
was the Goddess Metis, who is the Goddess of
Wisdom.
• Athena’s dad had swallowed Metis’ body when
she was pregnant with Athena as to stop their
threatening son from being conceived.
• Athena’s dad believed that if they were to have a
son, he would become a threat and try to overthrow him as king of the 12 Gods.
How She Was Born
• It is told that he swallowed his pregnant first wife, Metis, meaning
wisdom, so that she would not bear a child stronger than he. In some
versions of the story, Athena's birth was assisted by Hephaestus, who
opened Zeus's head with a stroke of his axe. This suggests two possible
interpretations and make people ask two questions. Was Zeus
demonstrating his power by giving birth without a woman's help, or was
he sharing his power with his daughter?
• It is said that Hephaestus had split his father’s head open because Zeus
had cried out in agony as Metis pounded the helmet that Athena would
exit her father’s head in. After the strike of the axe among Zeus’ head,
Athena exited his head fully grown, and wearing the helmet and robes
that her mother had made her.
Symbols
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Owl
Olive tree
Snake
Aegis
Armor
Helmet
Spear
Athena’s Colors:
• The colors associated with Athena, were
purple and white.
Athena’s Names:
• She was known as Athena Pallas.
• Her Roman name was Minerva.
The Aegis
• The aegis is a bib-like protective garment made of hide that
was associated with Zeus and then Athena. Descriptions vary.
For Athena, it is said to have been made of the skin of a
monster Athena slew. The aegis is also said to be made of the
skin of the goat Amalthea (of cornucopia fame) who suckled
Zeus. In the Iliad, a Gorgoneion (Medusa's head) is on the
aegis. The aegis may have snakes coming from it. Later, the
Gorgoneion was placed on Athena's shield.
• The aegis may be worn on the diagonal, covering one breast,
it can cover both breast and an arm, and it can be a band.
Relationships
• Hephaistos, God of fire and smithies, tried to make love to
Athena, but she repelled and his semen fell on the ground,
causing it to become fertilized. Erichthonios was born and
Athena claimed him as her own by adopting him after he was
born from the ground. Athena raised him, and later he
became king of Athens.
Competitions:
• Arachne, who lived in Maeonia, a region in Lydia about Mount
Tmolus in Asia Minor, had gained a high reputation in all Lydian
cities for being the best in the art of spinning and weaving wool.
She was so famous and good at her work that many came to see,
not just her finished works, but also the deft ways by which she
accomplished them, for it is very rewarding to watch professionally
trained men or women acting upon their material, and it is
admirable the dexterity and grace that they may display while
creating their works. And since sometimes it seems more profitable
to let others believe that there are neither precedents for the
wonders they are witnessing, nor other origin than the amazing
talent of the author's brain, Arachne felt offended when someone
suggested that she was the disciple of Athena, known for having
introduced all crafts. And in order to prove her self-sufficiency and
independence, she declared that she could compete with the
goddess herself and defeat her.
The City:
• The city is that is associated with Athena is
Athens.
• Athens is a capital in Greece.
The Greek God Ares
By Sadie Nelson
Greek and Roman Names.
• His Greek name was Ares and he was very disliked by many
Greeks.
• He was Known as the son who was born as a result of
immaculate conception, because Zeus(his father) believed that
Hera used a magical herb to get herself pregnant.
• His Roman name is Mars, and he was worshipped by Romans
because they believe that he is the Father of Romulus and
Remus, who were the mythological founders of Rome.
• Not only was he believed to be their father but was also
worshiped because of the Romans love for war.
• Some other names that people called him were:
– Father of victory, Leader of men, Lord of the dance and Ares
of the mighty heart.
Greek God of War
• Ares was know as the god of
war because he represented
frenzy of battle and bloodlust.
• Many hated him because he
was so filled with bloodlust
that could not be appeased,
and also because he would
fight just to fight.
• He like to fight up close and
personal and everyone else
preferred to fight from a
distance which gave them
another reason to dislike him.
• Even though he was the God
of War he wasn’t a great
fighter and often lost to his
half sister Athena.
Myths
• There are many
Myths but the most
famous is about the
Affair Ares had with
Aphrodite, who is
the goddess of love.
Aphrodite was
married to
Hephaistos. Ares
and Aphrodite were
caught during one
of their rendezvous.
This myth is the
most famous one
about Ares.
Objects Ares is associated with
• The object that Ares is associated with is the
Spear.
• He is also is associated with the Vulture and
Dog.
Children
• Ares had a daughter
named Alcippe who was
raped Poseidon’s sons,
Ares then Killed him.
• Cycnus, his son, was
thief and would murder
people for bones so he
could build a temple for
his father.
• Cycnus was killed by
Hercules.