GREEK MYTHOLOGY 🎀

• Mythology


  The study of "myths" and myths
• Myth


  Stories about supernatural beings
• Legend


  Stories about combat or brave deeds
• Poseidon


  God of the sea
• Cyclopes


  One large eye in the middle of the forehead under an arch of one eyebrow
• Rhea and Cronus


  Had 6 children (3 daughters and 3 sons)
• Gaia


  Mother Earth
• Zeus

  God in charge of gods and man
• Titans

  • Uranus and Cronus
• Rhea

  Hid one of her children (Zeus) on the island of Crete
• Cronus

  Swallowed all his children except zeus
• Cronus' drink

  Nectar mixed with mustard and salt
• Cronus

  Ruled for about 10 years
• Zeus

  Released the giants and cyclopes
• Theseus

  Hero of the Athenians
• Hercules

  Considered to be the hero of Greece
• Perseid


  Son of Zeus and Danae
• Polydectes


  Ruler of the island of Seriphos
• Hermes and Athena


  Gave Perseus the a magic sword and a highly polished shield
• Medusa


  Daughter of the sea-god. got turned into a hideous monster by Athena
• Aphrodite

  Goddess of love and beauty
• Persephone

  Daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest
• Pluto


  King of the underworld
• Prometheus


  Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans
• Apollo and Artemis


  Children of Zeus, god of the sun and goddess of the moon
• Niobe


  Had her children killed by Apollo and Artemis as punishment
• Python


  Hera‘s giant snake killed by Apollo
• Daphne


  Transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's advances
• Asclepius


  Apollo's son, who inherited his healing powers
• Callisto


  Nymph who fell in love with Zeus
• Selene


  Titaness of the moon
• Metis


  Titaness of wisdom, whom Zeus swallowed to prevent her from having a child greater than him
• Athena


  Goddess of wisdom and war
• Hephaestus

  Made Athena's shield and other gear
• Olive tree


  Gift from Athena to Greece, providing food, oil and wealth through trade
• Poseidon


  Gave the sea to Greece, allowing them access to trade
• Parthenon


  Temple built on the Acropolis in Athens
• Eros

  Aphrodite's son, god of love
• Aphrodite

  Goddess of love and beauty, born from the blood of Uranus
• Hephaestus


  Made weapons and jewellery for Aphrodite