Week 22

Week 22

Greek Mythology

Mythology

• Myths, or stories, about the powerful gods and goddesses helped the Greeks understand the world around them.

• Including the what they noticed about Earth and the environment.

Multiple Choice

Why were myths written?

• They helped explain human behavior, the environment and the world around them

• They were just great stories to share around the campfire.

Greek Gods

• The gods and goddesses lived on Mount Olympus.

• There are 12 major gods and goddesses in Greek Mythology.

Greek Gods

• Zues was most powerful god and he controlled the sky.

• Poseidon the god of oceans and other waterways.

• Hestia was the goddess of homes and families.

Greek Gods

• Apollo was the goddess of light, art, music, medicine, and prophecy.

• Hermes was the god of trade, travel, thieves, and sports.

• Hermes acted as the messenger of the gods and he moved freely between Olympus and Earth.

• Athena was one of the most powerful. She was the goddess of wisdom and war.

Multiple Choice

Artemis was the goddess of

• travel and trade

• animals and hunting

• wisdom and war

• art and music

Multiple Choice

Apollo was the god of light, art, music, medicine and prophecy.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who was the most powerful god that controlled the skies?

• Athena

• Zues

• Hermes

Multiple Choice

Where did the gods and goddesses live?

• Mount Olympus

• Greece

• In the ocean

• On earth

Multiple Choice

How many major gods and goddesses were there?

• 10

• 12

• 6

• 15

Multiple Choice

Who was the god of the ocean and water?

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Hercules

Multiple Choice

Who was goddesses of homes and families?

• Hermes

• Hestia

• Hera

Olympic Games

• The first games held in 776 B.C.E.

• They were part of a religious ceremony that honored Zeus.

Multiple Choice

Which event began as a religious ceremony to honor Zeus?

• Aesop

• Homer

• Trojan Horse

• Olympic Games

Trojan War

• The son of the king of Troy kidnapped the Spartan queen, Helen.

• The Spartan king, Menelaus, sent 100,000 ships to attack Troy and get his wife back.

• The Spartans sent the city of Troy a peace offering, a huge wooden horse.

Trojan War

• This made Troy think the war was over!

• However, 30 Spartans were hiding inside and crept out in the middle of the night.

• The soldiers killed the Trojans and burned the city of Troy to the ground.

Multiple Choice

Which peace offering was given to the people of Troy by the Spartans?

• Aesop

• Homer

• Olympic Games

• Trojan Horse

Poems of Homer

• Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

• Iliad was the story of the Trojan Horse

• Odyssey was the story of Odysseus

• Both stories they worshipped more than one god.

Multiple Choice

Which famous Greek poet wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Homer

• Aesop

Multiple Choice

Who was the storyteller who created fables that have a life lessons?

• Aesop

• Homer