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Information: Basic Notes • Ancient Greeks created myths to explain the mysteries and complexities of the world (seasons, stars, planets, war, peace, good and bad luck) • Gods/goddesses controlled and protected humans with their special powers. The Characters of Greek Mythology Uranus (Father Sky) & Gaea (Mother Earth) Titans (Kept imprisoned in Earth – Uranus disgusted by them) Kronus (Youngest Son of Gaea) & Rhea (Earth goddess) Kronus battles Uranus and wins, overtakes throne. Kronus and Rhea give birth to gods and goddesses… Kronus fearful of kids, so he swallows them. Children of Kronus and Rhea • • • • • • Hestia – Goddess of Hearth and Home Zeus – King of Gods (Sky) Poseidon (Sea) Demeter (Grain, Agriculture and Harvest) Hades – (Underworld) Hera – (Marriage and Heaven) • Zeus and Siblings battle Kronus and Win! Hera and Zeus • Ares (Handsome, bloodthirsty God of War) • Hephaestus (God of fire, armor, chariots) • Hermes (Born on Earth, fast and cunning) ________________________________________________________________________________ • Athena – (Born from a headache, Goddess of wisdom and war) ________________________________________________________________________________ • Apollo (God of poetry and music) and Artemis (Goddess of hunting and wild things) They are twins. Their mother is Leto – a Titan. ________________________________________________________________________________ • Aphrodite (Born of the sea foam, Goddess of Love and Beauty), the wife of Hephaestus. Relationships • The relationships of the Greek Gods of Mt. Olympus were often filled with drama – anger, betrayal, love, loss, humiliation, pride. • Create a family tree to show how the characters are connected. • How are the relationships complicated or complex?
