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Group 5
GROUP 5Greek LiteratureHistoryCity of AthensAthenaAcropolisErechtheionParthenonTemple of Nike
Greek MythologyMt. Olympus was the home of the gods and goddesses
THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS
ZeusHeraPoseidonHadesAthenaApollo
ArtemisAphroditeHermesAresHephaestusHestia
Greek LiteratureAncient Greek LiteraturePre-ClassicalClassicalHellenisticRoman AgeByzantine LiteratureModern Greek Literature
Ancient Greek literature Refers to literature written in Ancient GreekA number of alphabets and syllabaries had been used to render Greek.HOMERPre-Classical
For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother
Homer (The Odyssey)
Illiad oldest work of Western literature- Battles of King Agamemnon and AchillesOdyssey second oldest- journey of Odysseus after Fall of Troy
HESOIDPre-Classical
TheogonyWorks and DaysClassicalTwo major lyrical poets were Sappho and PindarDawn of Drama
ClassicalAeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides plays, mainly about tragedyAeschylus - Father of Tragedy- Orestia
ClassicalSophocles
Euripides
ClassicalComedy arose from a ritual in honor of DionysusMenander Father of ComedyDionysus
Aristophanes
Menander
ClassicalGreatest prose achievement of the 4th century BCE was in philosophy. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle rose above the rest
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
ClassicalTwo of the most influential historians: Herodotus and Thucydides.Herodotus Father of HistoryThucydides Father of Scientific HistoryXenophon - Hellenica
Herodotus
Thucydides
Xenophon
HellenisticGreek cities had been conquered by Philip II of MacedonGreek colony of Alexandria in northern Egypt became the outstanding center of Greek culture.Greek poetry flourished in 3rd century BCTheocritus, Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes are the chief poets. Translation of the Old Testament to GreekRoman AgeGreek literature of Middle AgesWritten in Atticizing, Medieval and early Modern GreekCombination of Greek and Christian civilization under the Roman political systemRomantic fiction, in which adventure and love are the main elements.Chronicles and Encyclopedias
Byzantine LiteratureModern Greek LiteratureLiterature written in common Modern GreekEmerged from late Byzantine times in the 11th century AD. During this period, spoken Greek became more prevalent in the written tradition, as demotic Greek came to be used more and more over the Attic idiom and the katharevousa reforms.Ancient Olympic Games
The palaestra of Olympia
StadiumContributions of GreeksArchitecturePhilosophyCivilizationArtsScienceMathPoliticsTechnologyCultureMusicExplorationSportsSUMMARYAncient Greek Literature - Literature written in Ancient Greek- AlphabetPre-ClassicalIliad and OdysseyClassicalDawn of DramaComedy and TragedyPhilosophy
Hellenistic Greek poetryRoman AgeByzantine Literature- Greek literature of Middle Ages refers to literature of the Byzantine EmpireModern Literature- literature written in common Modern Greek