Greek Mythology

Empty Darkness= ChaosEgg opens; two halves become earth and

skyEarth= GaiaSky= Uranus

Gaia and Uranus have children3 Cyclopes3 Hundred-Handed Giants12 Titans

The Beginning

The Titans• Oceanus• Tethys• Coeus• Phoebe• Hyperion• Theia

• Iapetus• Themis• Mnemosyne• Rhea • Cronus

Uranus Reign and FallUranus bans

monsters to TartarusGaia asks Titians for

helpCronus answers the

callCronus overthrows

UranusFrom his blood

comes the Giants and Furies

Cronus and Rhea have childrenHestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, &

ZeusCronus ate his childrenCronus and Zeus wage war

Zeus freed monsters from Tartarus Zeus wins the war and punishes

enemies greatly

Cronus and Rhea

Common Greek GodsZeus- king of the gods,

sky, weather, lightning Hera- marriage,

women, childbirthAthena- wisdom,

warfare, battle strategyAres- war, violenceApollo- music, healing,

poetry, sun, light, truthAphrodite- love, beauty,

desire

Hades- king of underworld, the dead

Poseidon- sea, rivers, floods

Demeter- agriculture, grains, harvest

Hestia- hearth, homeDionysus- wine,

parties, madnessHermes- travel,

messengers, trade

Creation of MankindPrometheus and

Epimetheus

Epimetheus runs out of gifts

Prometheus steals fire

Suffer for eternity

Zeus creates punishment for mankindPandoraWife of EpimetheusOpens the box

All evil comes forthHope emerges later

Creation of Woman

According to Homer and Virgil

Trojan War

King Priam and Queen Hecuba of TroyParis left to die3 Goddesses appear and demand him to judge

Hera- King of all Europe and Asia

Athena- Trojan victory over the Greeks; Greece falls

Aphrodite- The mostbeautiful woman inthe world

The Set-Up

Helen

•Her beauty was known throughout Greece.•Every Prince and King wanted to marry her.

Menelaus calls upon GreeksOdysseus and Achilles do not respond

Messenger tricks OdysseusOdysseus tricks AchillesA thousand ships arrive at TroyWar rages for 9 years

No clear advantage/victor

To War

Key CharactersTrojans

King PriamHectorParis ApolloAresAphroditeZeus

GreeksAchillesOdysseusMenelausAgamemnonNestorAjax and DiomedesPatroclusAthena HeraPoseidon

Patroclus takes up Achilles armorSlain by Hector

Achilles vows revengeHector remains outside the city to fightAchilles slays Hector

Drags his body around the city walls King Priam has to retrieve Hector’s body

End of The Illiad

Steal the Palladium, Get Bow of HeraclesConceives of plan for the wooden horse

Ships hide in nearby waters“Sacrifice” will tell the storyHorse will be brought into the city

LaocoonAll Trojans are killed except for:

Women taken as slavesHelen taken back to Greece with Menelaus

Odysseus’ Plan

The Trojan Horse

Did the Trojan War Actually Happen?NO

MythGods/GoddessesSupernatural Aid

YESCity of Troy fell

Natural occurrences?

War?Greeks believed

truth (probably)