Ancient Greek Gods and Ancient Greek Gods and GoddessesGoddesses

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The GreeksThe Greeks

The Greek people were polytheistic (they The Greek people were polytheistic (they believed in many gods). They were a lot of believed in many gods). They were a lot of gods, but the most famous of them were gods, but the most famous of them were Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Poseidon, Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Athena, Demeter, Hermes, Aphrodite, Athena, Demeter, Hermes, Ares and Hades.Ares and Hades.

ZEUSZEUS

He was the most He was the most important god for the important god for the Greeks, because he was Greeks, because he was the king of the other the king of the other gods. Zeus was the god gods. Zeus was the god of the sky, and the of the sky, and the Greeks said that he lived Greeks said that he lived on the top of Mount on the top of Mount Olympus and he was able Olympus and he was able to throw thunderbolts.to throw thunderbolts.

HERAHERA

One of Zeus´s wives. She One of Zeus´s wives. She is the goddess of is the goddess of marriages and families. marriages and families. She was all the time She was all the time trying to bring Zeus back, trying to bring Zeus back, because he had other because he had other lovers apart from her.lovers apart from her.

APOLLOAPOLLO

He is a young god, He is a young god, and is Zeus´s son. He and is Zeus´s son. He is also known as “the is also known as “the god of the sun”.god of the sun”.

ARTEMISARTEMIS

She is Zeus´s She is Zeus´s daughter. The Greeks daughter. The Greeks thought that Artemis thought that Artemis was the same thing was the same thing as the moon. She as the moon. She spent a lot of time spent a lot of time hunting.hunting.

POSEIDONPOSEIDON

He is the god of the He is the god of the ocean. Many Greeks ocean. Many Greeks spent a lot of time spent a lot of time sailing and fishing in sailing and fishing in the ocean and they the ocean and they prayed to the god prayed to the god Poseidon before Poseidon before setting sail.setting sail.

APHRODITEAPHRODITE

She was the goddess She was the goddess of love. She was of love. She was always falling in love always falling in love with somebody, or with somebody, or somebody was falling somebody was falling in love with her.in love with her.

ATHENAATHENA

She is the Greek She is the Greek goddess of wisdom goddess of wisdom and peace. She has a and peace. She has a famous symbol: the famous symbol: the owl (the wise bird).owl (the wise bird).

DEMETERDEMETER

The goddess of the The goddess of the earth. The Greek earth. The Greek farmers used to pray farmers used to pray to this goddess to this goddess because they said because they said that she was able to that she was able to grow grains like grow grains like wheat, barley and wheat, barley and millet.millet.

HERMESHERMES

He is the messenger He is the messenger of the gods. People of the gods. People always prayed him always prayed him before they traveled before they traveled because Hermes can because Hermes can take care of your take care of your when you go on a trip.when you go on a trip.

ARESARES

He is the god of war. He is the god of war. He causes rage in He causes rage in people and, in people and, in consequence, people consequence, people want to fight.want to fight.

HADESHADES

He is the god of the He is the god of the dead. Hades is the dead. Hades is the god who ruled the god who ruled the hell, the place where hell, the place where the dead go.the dead go.

OLYMPIC GAMESOLYMPIC GAMES

The Olympic Games were The Olympic Games were created over 2,700 years created over 2,700 years ago, in Greek town called ago, in Greek town called Olympia. The Olympic Olympia. The Olympic Games were like a festival. Games were like a festival. The Greek people believed The Greek people believed that they had to be strong, that they had to be strong, because the Greek gods because the Greek gods loved it. So, they created loved it. So, they created the Olympic Games to the Olympic Games to become stronger, and in become stronger, and in honour of Zeus, the king of honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.the gods.

All the cities spent a lot of All the cities spent a lot of time selecting the best time selecting the best sportsmen from their sportsmen from their cities, and the chosen cities, and the chosen ones competed against ones competed against other sportsmen from other sportsmen from other cities. Every 5 years other cities. Every 5 years the Olympic Games were the Olympic Games were held in Olympia. At these held in Olympia. At these Games there were a lot of Games there were a lot of different sport events different sport events such as running, jumping, such as running, jumping, javelin throwing and disc javelin throwing and disc throwing.throwing.

All the sportsmen All the sportsmen demonstrated their demonstrated their strength, but if one strength, but if one contestant lost at the contestant lost at the games it meant that games it meant that the gods didn’t like the gods didn’t like them.them.