1、Ancient Greek Mythology,What do I need to know?,Foundations of Western Civilization,3,What is myth? What is mythology?,Myth Stories Unrealistic Shared by groups of people Mythology A collection of myths,Greek Myth,The Age of Gods,The Age of Heroes,The early gods,The new gods （the Olympians）,Where di
2、d these gods come from?,卡俄斯(Chaos)与该亚(Gaea),乌拉诺斯(Ouranos)与该亚rGaea),克洛诺斯(Cronus)与瑞亚(Rhea),The Olympians; the chief deities of the Greek pantheon.,宙斯(Zeus)与赫拉(Hera,6,Six Children of Cronus & Rhea,Poseidon Hades Demeter Hera Hestia Zeus,7,The Age of Gods,The Early Gods The New Gods Zeus as a god as a m
3、an Apollo as a god as a man,Zeus: God of All Gods,Zeus had many powers,He was the Rain God.,He was the cloud Gatherer,He wielded thunderbolt.,What do you find about Zeus in the story?,contradictory image of the God of highest law and justice; being controlled by libido and beyond social morality,Con
4、cept of god,Originated from the vague understanding of universe.,The gods are omnipotent.,The gods humanized.,The only difference between god and human lies in eternity.,12,Apolloas a god 1,God of Sun and light,13,Apollo-as a god 2,God of intellectualism truth, ration, music, poetry, dance and heali
5、ng.,14,Apollo as a man 3,Unfortunate lover Apollo and Daphne,Demeter,One of Zeus original siblings Goddess of the harvest Symbol: a sheaf of wheat,Hades,One of Zeus original siblingsGod of the UnderworldHis symbol is the helmet that makes him invisible Kidnapped Persephone,Athena,Goddess of Wisdom a
6、nd War Sprang from Zeuss head,Ares,Roman Name: Mars God of War Son of Zeus and Hera Bloodthirsty and merciless,Hephaestus,God of Fire/Forge Son of Zeus and Hera Kind, unlike his brother,Aphrodite,Botecceli Birth of Venus,Venus de Milo,Roman Name: Venus Goddess of Love and Beauty Sprang from the ocean foam,Artemis,Roman Name: Diana Goddess of the Moon/ Hunt Sister to Apollo,Hermes,Roman Name: MercuryMessenger of the GodsAppears in more myths than any other character,
