underworld

The Cerebus, a dog with three
head, to protect river Styx’ s
gate. Where souls went to the
Underworld

The Greek mythology
The Greeks believed in
a family of gods who
lived on Olympic
Mountains, and were
led by Zeus. These gods
were powerful and
immortal, but had the
same qualities of good
and evil ordinary men.
Messages from the gods
were obtained from
oracles; the most
famous was at Delphi.
Games were held in
honour of the gods, the
most famous being held
at Olympia every four
years.
Zeus and the
Olympic
Mountains

ZEUS AND HIS FAMILY
THE SKY
ZEUS
HERA
ZEUS was the King of the Gods, and the
god of weather, fate, law and order. His
symbol was the thunder and the eagle
HERA. Protectress of marriage. She was
the Zeus wife. Her symbol was the
peacock

DIVINE OFFSPRING of Zeus
ARES
The god of War, a
brutal and violent
god, was a son of
Zeus and his wife
Hera
Ares and
Aphrodite

HERMES
The God of Merchants,
Shepherds (PASTORES)
and Messengers was a
son of Zeus and the
Pleiad (pleyade) Maia.
APOLLO
The God of Music,
Prophecy and Healing
(curaciones) was a son of
Zeus and the Titaness Leto.

ATHENEA
She jumped, fully armed
from the head Zeus. The
Goddess of War, Wisdom
and Craft was sprung
directly from the head of
Zeus. She was the most
important Goddess of
Athens. In the Parthenon
was the bigger Athenea
sculpture.
Poseidon, Apollo and
another goddess in a
party

APHRODITE. Goddess of love and
beauty. She was born when Cronus
cut off Uranus' genitals and threw
them into the sea, and from the sea
foam ( espuma) (aphros) left
Aphrodite.
Aphrodite of
Praxiteles
Pottery wher e
Aphrodite was born from
foam

THE UNDERWORLD
POSEIDON
Brother of Zeus.
God of the sea and
earthquakes. The
name of the sea‐god
was adopted in Latin
for Neptune in
Roman mythology.

HADES
god of the underworld who
married
PERSEPHONE
Hades and
Persephone in a
Greek Pottery
HADES: god of the
underworld who
married Persephone.
Hades was the sister
of Zeus. Hades is the
lord of the dead.
Souls going to the
Underworld had to
be carried across the
river Styx.
Souls going to the
underworld had to
be carried across
the river styx, which
gate was protected
by the dog
carcerberus.

THE GODS OF
GREECE

The Roman mythology
THE SKY
JUPITER was king of the
Gods. The eagle was his
messenger. His weapon
was the Thunderbolt
(thunder and lightning).
All other gods were
terrified of him, although
he was a little scared of
his wife Juno!
JUNO Wife and
sister of Jupiter.
Queen of the gods
and goddess of
marriage. Her
sacred bird s the
peacock
Romans believed that
every man had a spirit
that looked after him.
This was called his
genius. Men had a
genius. Women didn't
have a genius, they
had a Juno.

MARS
The Romans were
great soldiers and
thought Mars, the
god of War, was
very important.
mercury was the god
of travelers. He had a
hat and sandals
winged, so he could
fly. He carried a staff
which also has wings
and two snakes
winding round it.
He was also the
god of thieves.
When he was
only a few days
old, he stole the
cows of Apollo.

MERCURY
Son and messenger of
Jupiter, inventor of
lyre and harp.
mercury was the god
of travelers. He had a
hat and sandals
winged, so he could
fly. He carried a staff
which also has wings
and two snakes
winding round it.
He was also the
god of thieves.
When he was only
a few days old, he
stole the cows of
Apollo.

APOLLO
Apollo was the god of the
sun. Each day he drove
his chariot of fiery
horses across the sky to
give light to the world.
Apollo had a son called Phaethon,
who was human. Phaethon asked
Apollo to let him the sun chariot and
fly across the sky. Finally Apollo
agreed. Phaethon proudly drove the
sun chariot up into the sky, but then
he lost control of the horses. The sun
chariot drove towards the earth,
burning everything. Finally Jupiter
had to stop him and killed Phaethon
with a thunder.
Apollo playing the
lyre
Apollo
was also
the god
of music,
and
played
the lyre.

Roman Goddess
VENUS and DIANA
Botticelly birth Venus
VenusThe goddess
of love and beauty,
Venus was often
attended by another son,
CUPID who could make
anyone fall in love, with
his arrows
Cupid

Diana hutting by
Rubens
DIANA
Sister of Apollo,
goddess of woods
and hunting.
Temple of Diana in
Evora, Portugal

THE UNDERWORLD
POSEIDON: Brother
of Zeus. God of the sea and
earthquakes. was the god
of water and the sea in
mythology y and religion.
He is analogous with but
not identical to the Greek
god Poseidon. In the Greek
tradition, Neptune was the
brother of Jupiter and
Pluto.

PLUTO
god of the underworld who
married
Proserpina
The Rape of
Proserpina
Souls going to the
underworld had to
be carried across the
river Styx, which gate
was protected by the
dog Car Cerberus.
PLUTO
Brother of Jupiter
and Neptune, who
carried off (llevarse)
Prosherpina ,
goddess of corn and
farming.
Proserpina She spent six
mouths in the underworld,
so the cultivate didn't
grow. Later she spent six
months in the world , so
the cultivate grew.

THE END

GREEKS GODS
QUESTIONS
Before
explanation:
Which are the Zeus
attributes?
Later explanation:
was Zeus a
important Greek
god, Why?

-Before explanation:
What happen in this picture?
-Later explanation:
-What were the gods?

Before explanation:
-What do you think are explaining this
pictures?
Later explanation:
-What is the history of Hades ,
Cancerberus and the Styx river?

ZEUS
HERA
ARES
HERMES
APOLLO
ATHENEA
1- Fill the exercises : GREEKS
GODS
APHRODITE
POSEIDON
PERSEPHONE
HADES
God of… Attributes Family