Gods and Goddesses

Today we started part 2 of our Greece unit, here are some of the notes I took:

Greeks had a unique relationship with their gods because they interacted with humans.

Posiden- 

• King of the sea, rivers, floods, and earthquakes
• interfered with Odesseyus when he was trying to get back home

Aphrodite- 

• goddess of love, beauty, desire, and sexuality 
• had lovers of men and gods
• Ares (god), Adonis (demi-god), and Anchises (human)

Dionysus-

• god of wine
• son of Zeus and Semele

Zeus-

• ruler of heaven and earth 
• father of Athena
• god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice
• had a temper
• known for throwing lightning bolts

Athena- 

• goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare, intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts
• was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored 
• a special patron of heroes
• the patron of Athens

Apollo- 

• god of music, arts, knowledge, healing
• Zeus was his father
• Artemis was his twin sister
• associated with the sun; his sister with the moon

Demeter-

• goddess of grain, harvest, and agriculture
• Zeuses sister