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Exploring cultural contributions of Classical Greece
•Mythology•Poetry and Fables
•Drama•Art and Architecture
Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroesPolytheistic is the belief in many gods and
goddessesGods & Goddesses controlled or affected
people’s lives and shaped events
Greek Mythology
ZeusChief godgod of the sky, rain,
and lightningThe Olympic Games
If you weren’t Greek you could not compete
Athletes would come from hundred of miles
Athletes were from different polises.
Hades god of the underworld brother of Zeus and Poseidon Ruled with his wife Persephone Power to be invisible
Hera Poseidon
Queen of the OlympiansWife and sister of Zeusgoddess of marriageShe is usually seen with
a scepter, a cow, or peacock.
god of the seaBrother of ZeusSailors relied upon him for
favorable winds and safe voyages, but he was moody.
Apollo Artemis
god of light.Patron of many things,
including archery, music, prophecy and medicine
goddess of the hunt and wild animals.
She helped women in childbirth but also brought sudden death with her arrows
Aphrodite Hephaestus
goddess of beauty and love
Protectress of sailorsDaughter of Zeus and
Dione
god of fire and of the artisansHusband of AphroditeHe was the only ugly god
Athena
goddess of wisdom, protector of cities
Protectress of those who worship her in times of war, also patron of household crafts
Patron goddess of Athens
god of the MarketOrators, writers, and
commerce; protector of thieves and of mischief-makers.
Messenger to mortals
Hermes
Ares Dionysusgod of WarHe is often depicted
carrying a bloodstained spear. His throne on Mount Olympus was said to be covered in human skin.
god of wine and fertilityShowed mortals how to
cultivate grapes.
Demeter
Goddess of crops, giver of grains and fruit
When depicted in art, Demeter is often shown carrying a sheaf of grain.
Mount OlympusThe highest mountain
in GreeceHome to the 12 most
important gods and goddesses
Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, and Poseidon.
Gods & Goddesses
Human CharacteristicsThey married, had
children, quarreled, played tricks on each other, and fought wars.
Rituals - set of actions carried our in a fixed way. Help keep the gods happy.Festivals
Greek beliefsEach person had a fate or
destinyProphecy
Prediction about the futureOracle
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess - predict the future
Temple of Apollo -were the Oracle at Delphi lived Answers could be interpreted
to always be the right answer
Greek Poetry and FablesOldest in the Western worldShakespeare borrowed many Greek ideas to write he’s
famous playsEpics
Long poems that tell about heroic deedsHomer - writer and poet
His epics based on stories of war between Greece and the city of Troy
Iliad - prince of Troy kidnapping the King of Sparta’s wife Odyssey- Greek hero Odysseus (fought in the Trojan War) trying to
make it back home to his wife
Greek stories taught courage and honor and the value of friendship and love
The Iliad
The Odyssey
Aesop’s fablesAesop told his stories to many people throughout his
life. Each of these fables have a lesson to be told.These stories were retold and passed down from
generation to generation by word of mouth. The fables were not written down for over 200 years.The stories end with a moral to assure the reader
understands the message. Over 600 fables are have been collected and written
down.Aesop’s fables
Greek DramaA story told by actors who pretend to be characters.
Tragedy
•Struggles to overcome difficulties but fails
•Early Greek vs. Later Greek tragedies
Comedy
•Happy ending
•Big questions
•Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes
• Sophocles – playwright who used 3 actors and painted scenes (Oedipus Rex and Antigone)
Euripides – playwright characters were everyday people who questioned real world problems, especially war
Oresteia play written by Aeschylus about evil causing more evil
Aristophanes’ style (Saturday Night Live?) plays made fun of politicians
Greek ArtIdea:
ReasonModerationBalanceharmony
ArchitectureThe art of designing
and building structures
Most important architecture
The ParthenonThe orders
DoricIonicCorinthian
Used to express ideas
Favorite subject
Sculpture