queen of the gods -goddess of marriage, female fertility -animal= cow, peacock Poseidon god of the sea -animal=horse -symbol= trident Hades god of the underworld -bident--> power of invisibility -pet= cerberus -dark, gloomy heart
of various Greek gods, the number of which is at the teacher's discretion. Students will create a traditional storyboard with titles (names) and descriptions of eachGreek god and their symbols. In each cell, students need to depict the god with a scene and at least one item or animal. ...
Dionysos was a son of Zeus, King of the Gods, and Semele, a mortal princess of Thebes. The god was known as the "twice-born" for his mother was slain by the lightning-bolts of Zeus during the course of her pregancy, but rescued by his father who carried him to term sown up ...
Goddess of wisdom and warfare, Athena is among the most respected, influential and significant of the Greek gods.
He was a brother of the gods Zeus, Haides, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Poseidon married the marine-goddess Amphitrite, eldest child of Nereus, first born son of Pontos (the Sea), a marital alliance which secured his dominion over the sea. Their son was the fish-tailed god Triton. He ...
Gods and their messengers travel from world to world by climbing up or down the tree. The Norse* believed that a tree runs like an axis, or pole, through this world and the realms above and below it. They called their World Tree Yggdrasill. It was a great ash tree that nourished gods...
In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne wasn’t given an animal symbol, but she can be symbolized by animals that are associated with memory and wisdom. With that in mind, elephants would be great symbols for Mnemosyne as they are well-known for their good memory. ...
Artemis and Apollo were very protective of their mother. When Niobe –a mother of six boys and as many girls – boasted that while Leto gave birth to two gods, she delivered a whole Olympus, Apollo and Artemis killed all her children. Apollo took care of the male offspring and Artemis ...
Rather than dwelling with the gods in Olympus, Pan was said to spend his days in the forests of Arcadia. In Athens, he was especially revered; legend has it that Pan offered to aid Athens in their war against Persia. He was worshiped as a nature god by shepherds and hunters alike, wh...
starting with an introduction to the Greek gods and their mythic origins.Then, we’ll do a deep dive on the Twelve Olympians, go over some other important minor deities, discuss Greek gods family tree, the history of their worship, and wrap up with all the places you might encounter this...