GREEK GODS, HEROES, AND MYTHS
BY:Katie Wrobelclass I
● God of the sky and ruler of Earth and the gods● protector of the greeks
ZEUS
savior of his siblings: Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon
Zeus
● god of the sea, earthquakes and horses.
● vied with Athena for the patron of Athens
Poseidon
● lost against Athena and her wisdom in their battle for Athens
Poseidon
● The goddess of marriage.● Wife and sister of Zeus.
Hera
● Hera hated Heracles because he wasn't her son but that of a mortal.
● Hera sent snakes to kill him but they failed.
Hera
● Before even her husband she was worshiped as the force we call God.
Hera
● The goddess of war, wisdom, crafts and domestic arts.
● Athena came from Zeus's skull and which is why she is so wise.
Athena
● Athens was named after Athena because she gave them an olive tree!
Athena
● The goddess of love, desire and beauty. ● Prince Paris picked Aphrodite because she said she
would give him the fairest woman in the world. Helen of Troy
Aphrodite
● Aphrodite started the Trojan War.
Aphrodite
● SON OF ZEUS AND DANAE (A MORTAL) ● HE AND HIS MOTHER WERE SENT TO DIE IN THE OCEAN. BUT
SOMEHOW THEY MADE IT SAFELY TO AN ISLAND
PERSEUS
● A KING THOUGHT PERSEUS' MOTHER WAS BEAUTIFUL AND HE WANTED TO MARRY HER BUT PERSEUS WOULDN'T LET HIM.
● THE KING SENT PERSEUS TO KILL MEDUSA
PERSEUS
● HIS BROTHER AND SISTER ON THE WAY AND THEY GAVE HIM A SHIELD, A SICKLE AND HERMES (HIS BROTHER) SHOES.
● HE WON AGAINST MEDUSA.
PERSEUS
● Known for his cunning ways● Tricked his enemy into think the Trojan
Horse was a peace offering
ODYSSEUS
● Odysseus fought heroically in the Trojan War
Odysseus
● king told Heracles to go kill The Great Hydra.
● A giant snake with 3 heads and when you cut off one head two shootout the neck.
Heracles and the many headed snake.
● one of the heads couldn't die.● Heracles went to battle the great snake
Heracles and the many headed snake.
● fire will seal the wound before another head could grow back.
● He did this enough times that he cut off the last head and sealed off the wound.
Heracles and the many headed snake.
● but the severed head didn't die so he buried the head and put a rock over it.
● THE END.
Heracles and the many headed snake.
THE ENDBY KATIE WROBEL<3 ;) <3 ;) <3 ;)
FOR:MR.WHYNOTT SOCIAL STUDIES I PERIOD CLASS