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More Greek Mythology. Creatures, places, and more…. Demeter. She is the goddess of harvest, corn, and grain; 1 st loaf of bread is sacrificed to her each year. Pan. He is the god of flocks and shepherds; He is half human and half goat; He plays a flute or pipes. Ares. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Creatures, places, and more…
More Greek Mythology
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Demeter• She is the goddess of harvest,
corn, and grain;• 1st loaf of bread is sacrificed to
her each year.
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Pan•He is the god of flocks and
shepherds;•He is half human and half
goat;•He plays a flute or pipes.
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Ares
•He is the god of battle•Son of Zeus and Hera•His bird is a vulture
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Eros• Son of Aphrodite•He is the god of love
•He is often blindfolded to represent that love is blind
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The Muses
• There are 9 of these;• They are also daughters of Zeus;• They bring music and poetry;• Often inspire authors in their writings;
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Cyclops
• Gigantic, one-eyed monster;• Polyphemus is the Cyclops
blinded by Odysseus.
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Cerberus• Dog that guards the gates to the
Underworld;• He has 3 heads and a dragons
tail;• He allows the dead to enter, but
never to leave.
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Centaur
•Half man and half horse;•Chiron is the most famous;•He traded his life to free
Prometheus.
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Medusa
• Lied about Athena;• So, Athena punished her by turning
her hair into snakes;• Also, she made Medusa so ugly that
if you look into her eyes, you will turn to stone.
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Pegasus
•Winged horse•Carried lightening
bolts for Zeus
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Mount Olympus
•Where the major gods live• Towers that come up from
the center of the earth
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The Underworld
• It is hidden in the earth;• Kingdom of the dead• Ruled by Hades
• The river Styx runs in one of its borders;
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Heracles a.k.a. Hercules• Strongest of all mortals
• Son of Zeus• Mother was a mortal or human• He became a god upon his death
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NIKE
• The goddess of victory• She has wings
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Odysseus
• Ruler of Ithaca• Leader in the Trojan War• Wanted to marry Helen of Troy• Adventures written in “The
Odyssey” by Homer