Greek Mythology: Olympian God and Goddesses

1. The
Greek
mythology

2. GREEK MYTHOLGY
• body of stories concerning the gods, heroes,
and rituals of the ancient Greeks. That
the myths contained a considerable element
of fiction was recognized by the more
critical Greeks, such as the
philosopher Plato in the 5th–4th
century BCE.
• is the body of myths and teachings that
belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning
their gods and heroes, the nature of the
world, and the origins and significance of
their own cult and ritual practices.

3. OLYMPIAN
GOD & GODDESSES

4. Zeus
• the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek
religion
• rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus
• the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest
of his siblings to be born, though sometimes
reckoned the eldest as the others required
disgorging from Cronus's stomach.

5. POSEIDON
• God of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and
horses and is considered one of the most
bad-tempered, moody and greedy
Olympian gods.
• Zeus and Hades were his brothers.
• He wielded the trident or three-pronged
spear, and this image of him is reflected in
art.

6. HADES
• God of the underworld and the name
eventually came to also describe the home
of the dead as well.
• Called the God of Wealth or “the rich one”
because he possessed the precious metals of
the earth.
• Poseidon and Zeus were his brothers.

7. HERA
• Queen of the GODS and is the wife and
sister of ZEUS in the Olympian pantheon.
• She was the protector of women, presiding
over marriages and births.
• The peacock was sacred to her.

8. ATHENA
• Goddess of War, the female counterpart
of ARES.
• She was the daughter of Zeus; no mother
bore her. She sprang from Zeus’s head, full-
grown and clothed in armor.
• Known for protecting civilized life, she was
the Goddess of the City.

9. APHRODITE
• Goddess of fertility, love, and beauty.
• Married to Hephaestus, but Aphrodite did
not enter into this union of her own volition.
• She supposedly arose from the foam when
the Titan Cronus slew his father Uranus and
threw his genitals into the sea.

10. HEPHAESTUS
• Known as the God of Fire.
• Was born deformed and was
cast out of heaven by one or
both of his parents when they
noticed that he was imperfect.
• The workman of the immortals:
he made their dwellings,
furnishings, and weapons.

11. ARTEMIS
• Daughter of Zeus and Leto
and twin sister of Apollo.
• Primarily a virgin huntress,
goddess of wildlife and
patroness of hunters.
• She was sometimes
associated with the goddess
of the moon.

12. APOLLO
• A masterful magician, was
known for delighting Olympus
with tunes played on his golden
lyre. His lyre, a stringed
instrument that resembles a
small harp, was made by
Hermes.
• Taught men the art of medicine,
so he is often referred to as “The
Healer.”
• Alternately referred to as the
God of Light and the God of
Truth.

13. ARES
• Referred to as the God of War; he
represented the unpleasant aspects of
battle.
• Was described as Aphrodite’s lover and
was held in contempt by her husband,
Hephaestus. The affair between them was
not a secret among the Olympians.
• Was most often characterized as a
coward in spite of his connection to war;
he responded to even the slightest injury
with outrage.

14. HESTIA
• The goddess of the hearth, home,
architecture, domesticity, family, and
the state.
• Was one of only three virgin
goddesses, next
to ATHENA and ARTEMIS.
• A goddess of the Olympian
generation, daughter of Cronus and
Rhea and sister to Zeus,
Poseidon, HADES, DEMETER and HERA

15. DEMETER
• The goddess of harvest and
fertility.
• The fields of grain and the
threshing-floor were under her
protection. They were temples at
which she could occupy at any
moment.
• The daughter of Cronos and Rhea.

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Presentedby:
CHELZEA HILARY SUAN