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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  •  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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