Odyssey/Greek Mythology
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PRESENTATION
GREEk Mythology
01
XXX a.c.
Introduction to Greek Mythology
Myths:
- A traditional story that explains the world and human experiences often involving superhuman beings or dieties, not real
- These Are some of the oldest stories in the world.
- For over 2,000 years, these myths have been handed down to generations.
- Gods and goddesses have magical powers, heroes are strong and brave, and nature is explained.
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The Greeks believed in these gods and monsters just like a religion. This was their way of explaining nature, the world, feelings, etc. They had no Christ to believe in because he was not born yet.Much of our everyday world has Greek Mythology in it.
The belief in more than one god
Polytheism
Chaos
1st came the rains, then the flowers, then the animals
GAEA (The Earth) + URANUS (The Sky)
Then the 12 immortal TITANSCronus, Rhea, Uranus, Gaea, Prometheus
According to the Greeks
In the beginning...
Silver Age: man had to work, grow crops, build homes -- but never performed sacrifices to the gods so Zeus destroyed them
Golden Age: All males, had a perfect life
Iron Age (our race): greedy, went to war against each other, woman was finally created by Hephaestus
Bronze Age: Very aggressive men who were always fighting and ended up killing each other
The Stages of Mankind
The Creation
Disney's Version of the beginning
- King of all Gods
- Roman name: Jupiter
- Wife is hera
- Easily angered and Throws thunderbolts
- Symbol: Eagle
Zeus
- Roman name: Juno
- Zeus tricked by turning into a cuckoo- she was ashamed that he violated her, so she married him.
- Protector of marriage and women Jealous of Zeus’ other women; spent time trying to punish them
- Symbol: peacock
Hera
- Ruler of the sea
- Zeus’ brother
- Cyclops’ DAD
- Object: Trident
Poseidon
- Messenger God
- Gives Odysseus a HERB so he can leave Circe’s island
- Object: Caduceus
Hermes
Athena
- Goddess of wisdom and war
- Zeus’ favorite child
- Helps Odysseus at the end
- Symbol: owl & armor
- God of the Underworld
- Symbol: Helmet of Invisibility
- Has a 3 headed dog: Cerberus
- Married to Persephone
Hades
Helios: -Sun god
Aeolus: -GOd of winds
Just a couple Minor Greek Gods
- Charybdis: Whirlpool in the sea
- Scylla: Female monster with 6 heads who
- Cyclops: a race of one-eyed giants
- Laestrygonians: race of man
Monsters
- Circe: Beautiful witch goddess who
- Calypso: Sea goddess who lives on the island of ogygia
- Sirens: nymphs who lure sailors to their death with their songs
Others
The Odyssey
XXX a.c.
Then he wrote "The Odyssey" about Odysseus' journey home from the war
He wrote "The Iliad" about the Trojan War
Homer was a blind poet from Greece. He lived around the 8th century b.c.
A long narrative poem that tells a story about a hero AND a culture
Epic poem
-ex: Odysseus
A person who is brave, courageous, a good role model, and one who does good deeds.
What is a hero?
Odysseus leaves his home on Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War in Troy.
He becomes known as a hero during this war.
He fights for 10 years at Troy to free the kidnapped Helen. The Greeks win thanks to the Trojan Horse.
Odysseus then leaves Troy to go home with 12 ships. He encounters many monsters, like the Cyclops, Polyphemus.
When he finally does make it home 10 years later, no one else from Odysseus’s crew, except ODYSSEUS, has survived the journey.
The Lotus Eaters
The Cyclops