1. Intro to Greek
Mythology
By,
Caitlin Johnson
A lesson for Sixth Grade Language Arts
2. ZUES
he was the king of the
gods.
was the most powerful of
the gods.
whenever he needed to
scare other gods into
obeying him, he would
hurl his thunderbolts.
Zeus was not afraid of
anybody or anything -
except for Hera, his wife.
3. HERA
the wife of Zeus and Queen
the Goddess of marriage,
children and the home
she made life miserable
for any goddess or
mortal women who flirted with Zeus
4. POSEIDON
was the brother of Zeus
God of the sea
his tool is the trident
was very moody
when he was angry he
caused earthquakes, ship
wrecks, and drowning's
when he was in a good
mood he created new
land and calm waters
5. HADES
was the other brother
of Zeus.
god of the underworld
has a helmet that can
make him invisible
is nicknamed “The Rich
One”
6. ARES
he was one of Zeus' sons
was the god of war
he was tall and handsome
but cruel and vain
Ares could not bear to
suffer pain
7. ATHENA
daughter of Zeus
was the goddess of wisdom,
war, the arts, industry, justice,
and skill
she was the patron goddess
of the city of Athens. Athens is
named after her
8. APOLLO AND ARTEMIS
Apollo
another of Zeus'
sons
Apollo was god of
the sun, light and
music
Artemis
Apollo's twin sister
was the goddess of
the hunt
10. References
(image of Zeus) October 2, 2012. Retrieved from Google images www.playdota.com
(image of Hera) October 2, 2012. Retrieved from Google images www.paleothea.com
(image of Poseidon) October 2, 2012. Retreived from Google images www.mlahanas.ed
(image of Hades) October 2, 2012. Retrieved from Google images www.enwikedia.org
(images of Ares) October 2, 2012. Retrieved from Google images
www.cresemtmoon2007.hubpages.com
(images if Athena) October 2, 2012. Retrieved from Google images www.witchful-thinking.com
(images of Apollo and Artemis) October 2, 2012. Retrieved from Google images
www.semiabstractfigurativepainting.blogspot.com
(image of Aphrodite) October 2, 2012. Retrieved from Google images www.sistersof earthsong.com
Aphrodite. (n.d.) Encyclopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/aphrodite.html
Apollo. (n.d.) Encyclopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/apollo.html
Ares. (n.d.) Encycolopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ares.html
Artemis. (n.d.) Encycolopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/artemis.html
Athena. (n.d.) Encycolopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/athena.html
Hades. (n.d.) Encycolopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hades.html
Poseidon. (n.d.) Encycolopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/poseidon.html
Zeus. (n.d.) Encycolopedia Mythica online. Retrieved from
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zeus.html