Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Mythology Gods and Monsters
Document related concepts
Transcript
Mythological Gods and Monsters Zeus • • • • Hera • • • King of the gods Symbol = thunderbolt Many love affairs Demanded sacrifice and right action Queen of gods, wife/sister of Zeus Symbol = golden crown Protected married women and punished those with Zeus • Held a grudge if wronged Poseidon • God of the seas • Symbol = trident • Gave first horse to man • Shakes and shatters the earth Hades • God of the underworld • Symbol = invisible helmet • Associated with riches of the earth’s crust • Unpitying and terrible, but not evil Athena • Goddess of wisdom • Symbol = armor and owl • Favorite daughter of Zeus, no mother • Fierce protector of civilization Apollo • God of truth and light • Symbol = golden chariot and harp • Also known as an archer and healer • His oracle provided link between gods and men Artemis • Goddess of the hunt • Symbol = silver bow and arrow • Protector of youth • Also a moon goddess Aphrodite • Goddess of love and beauty • Symbol = roses and doves • Irresistible to gods and men • No joy without her Hermes • Messenger god • Symbol = winged sandals • Master thief, shrewd and cunning • Protector of traders Ares • God of war • Symbol = sword and spear • Murderous and hated by his parents • Runs away when wounded Hephaestus • God of fire • Symbol = anvil and hammer • The only ugly immortal • Peace-loving, but his work causes volcanic eruptions Hestia • Goddess of the home • Symbol = hearth fire • Meals included offerings to her • No distinct personality, no major role in myths Charybdis • Female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool Circe • Witch-goddess who turns men into swine Cyclopes • Race of brutish, one-eyed giants who lead solitary lives as shepherds and will feed on man Scylla • Female monster with six serpent heads, each having a triple row of fangs Calypso • Goddess-nymph • Beautiful, powerful over man Sirens • Sea nymphs • Beautiful and mysterious music • Lure sailors to their death crashing on the rocks
