Entertainment, values of society, and explanation of nature
Uranos•King of Heaven
•Children were the Titans
•Wife of Gaia (old Mother Earth)
•Scared of children
•Overthrown by Titans
•Blood dripped into the sea and made Aphrodite
Gaia (Mother Earth)•Married to Uranos
•Mother of the Titans
•Convinced Titans to overthrow Uranos
Cyclops•Three cyclopes named: Thunderer, Lightener, and Shiner
•Some of the first Titans
•Parents were Uranos and Gaia
Cronos and Rheia•Children were Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades
•Cronos feared children and swallowed them whole
•This relief depicts Rheia giving Cronos the rock wrapped in a blanket
•Brother and sister
•Both were Titans
Prometheus•Son of a Titan
•Brother to Epimetheus
•Name means Forethought
•Clever
•Made man out of clay
•Stole fire from heaven and gave to man
•Punished-chained to rock and an eagle ate his liver
Epimetheus and Pandora•Married to each other
•Pandora opened jar of evil given to Epimetheus from Prometheus
•Epimetheus means afterthought
•Pandora gift from Zeus
Zeus•Overthrew Cronos•Took Prometheus’ advice•Given lightning, thunderbolt, and thunder by cyclopes•Father/King of Heaven•Most powerful and strongest•Twelve wives•Feared Metis•Annoyed by Metis and Hera•Hung Hera from Heaven•Threw Hephaistos down•Head of the Olympian Household
Poseidon•God of Sea
•Trident
•Brother to Zeus
Hades•God of the underworld
•Stole Persephone with Zeus’ help
•Tricked her into returning
•Guard dog Cerberos
•Given cap to make him invisible
Hera•Wife/sister to Zeus
•Mother to Ares-god of war, Hebe-goddess of youth, and Eileithyia-goddess of birth
•Mother of Hephaistos
•Goddess of marriage
•Annoyed Zeus so he hung her from Heaven
Hestia•Goddess of the hearth (hospitality, domesticity, family)
•Sister to Zeus
•Maiden
•Given high place in Olympian household by Zeus
Demeter•Mother to Persephone
•Goddess of agriculture
•When Persephone is in Hades, Demeter kills all vegetation
•Explains the seasons
•Known as “New Mother Earth”
Athena•Born from Zeus headache
•Daughter of Zeus and Metis
•Goddess of war or battles, skill, justice, crafts
•Born with full armor
•Became dressmaker
•Taught man to do many things
•Manly goddess
Hephaistos•Son of Hera and Zeus
•Craftsman
•Ugly
•Thrown from Heaven
•Married to Aphrodite
•Split open Zeus’ head
Aphrodite•Goddess of love and beauty
•Married to Hephaistos
•Born from the sea
•Name means ocean foam
Apollo•God of music and the bow•Twin brother of Artemis•Changed into a dolphin to guide a ship•Son of Leto and Zeus•Killed the dragon to save mankind•Built temple in Crissa•Born on Delos•Took over the sun•More feminine than Artemis
Artemis•Twin sister of Apollo
•Goddess of hunting and archery
•Maiden
•Animals both protected and hunted by Artemis
•Took over the moon
•More manly than Apollo
Pan•Half man and half goat
•Played the pan flute
•Fell in love with Echo
•Called to her and she returned it
•Herdsmen loved and feared him
Hermes•Messenger of Zeus
•Stole Apollo’s cattle
•Made tortoise harp
•Leads ghosts of men down to Hades
•Overseer of contests at Olympos
•Crafty
•Did all of these things as a baby
•Son of Zeus and Maia
Horai (seasons)•Law, Justice, Peace
•Controlled orderly life
•Represented values of society
Nine muses (with Apollo)•More children of Zeus
•Muses inspired artists of all kinds
Spinner, Portioner, Never-turn-back•Controllers of thread of life
•Daughters of Zeus
•Known as three fates
•Referred to destiny
Bloom, Brightness, Merryheart (three graces)•Three other children of Zeus
•Look at photo
•What do you see?