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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  •  Greek  mythology:  12  Olympian  gods  and  goddesses.  

•  Most  “lived”  on  Mount  Olympus.    

•  Roman  mythology  had  the  same  gods  and  goddesses  (different  names).  

•  The  Greeks  believed  their  gods  and  goddesses  liked  humans  AND  were  like  humans.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Zeus  –  Ruler  of  all  gods  and  man.    

•  Defeated  his  father  Cronus  &  drew  lots  with  his  3  brothers  for  their  shares  of  the  universe.  

•  Chosen  as  supreme  ruler.    

•  Controls  the  lightning  bolt  

•  Stronger  than  all  other  gods  combined.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  •  Hera  –  Zeus’  wife  and  sister  

•  Queen  of  the  gods.  

•  Special  protector  of  marriage  &  married  women.  

•     •  Zeus  wasn’t  a  good  husband  

to  her.    

•  An  angry  goddess  who  never  forgot  or  forgave  an  insult  to  herself.  

 

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Poseidon  –  God  of  the  seas.    

•  Zeus’  brother.    

•  Very  important  because  Greeks  relied  on  his  kindness  for  their  paychecks.    

•  In  artwork,  he  always  carries  the  Trident  –  a  three-­‐pronged  spear.  

 

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Hades  –  God  of  the  land  of  the  dead  

•  Unwanted  and  unwelcome  at  Olympus.    

•  Has  no  pity  (sWll  not  considered  an  evil  god).    

•  Had  a  helmet  that  made  the  wearer  appear  invisible.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Hes-a  –  Goddess  of  the  Hearth  and  domesWc  life.    

•  Usually  pictured  with  a  tea  keXle  

•  Zeus’  sister    

•  One  of  the  3  virgin  goddesses.  

 

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

(The  rest  of  the  12  Great  Olympians  are  grandchildren  of  Cronus  –  mostly  fathered  by  Zeus.)  

 •  Athena  –  The  goddess  of  wisdom  (and  war).    

•  Zeus’  favorite.  (Athena  sprang  fully-­‐grown  and  dressed  in  armor  from  Zeus’  forehead.)    

•  Has  a  helmet,  shield  &  owl.  

•  The  second  virgin  goddess.      

•  OYen  called  the  Maiden.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Apollo  –  A  beauWful  god  and  a  master  musician.  

•  Entertains  the  gods  by  playing  on  his  golden  lyre.    

•  He  is  god  of  archery,  prophecy,  and  music.    

•  He  is  someWmes  called  god  of  the  sun,  but  the  actual  Sun-­‐god  is  Helios.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Artemis  –  The  last  of  the  virgin  goddesses  

•  Apollo’s  twin    

•  The  goddess  of  the  moon  &  the  hunt.    

•  She  is  known  for  having  two  faces:  good  and  evil.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Aphrodite  –  Goddess  of  love  and  beauty  

•  Has  a  magical  girdle    

•  Born  from  the  sea      •  Zeus  made  her  marry  the  ugliest  (and  steadiest)  of  the  gods,  Hephaestus.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Hermes  –  The  god  of  speed  

•  The  messenger  of  the  gods  

•  OYen  pictured  with  winged  sandals,  a  winged  hat,  and  a  magic  wand.  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Ares  –  Greek  god  of  war  

•  Ruthless    

•  Both  Zeus  and  Hera  (his  parents)  hated  him.    

•  Not  important  in  Greek  mythology  (usually  just  a  symbol  of  war).  

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The  Twelve  Great  Olympians  

•  Hephaestus  –  god  of  fire  

•  Popular  on  earth  and  on  Olympus.    

•  Born  so  lame  and  ugly  that  his  mom  threw  him  off  Mt.  Olympus.    

•  Hephaestus  forged  the  gods’  armor  and  built  their  houses  

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