The Greeks - Religion and Mythology

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school

Keywords!

• Mythology: All the stories about god(s) and demi-god(s)
  
• Myth: a story about god(s) or demi-god(s)
• Primary sources: 
  A remainder from the past that gives 
  information about the time in which the 
  source was made. 
• Secondary sources: A source that gives information about an event in the past, but that is created later in time. 

Today's lesson

Finishing 3.4 - Greek gods and culture

Homework: make and review 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4

Can you name
a few Olympians?

Sporten voor Zeus

Greek religion has mutiple gods. This is called polytheism (poly means more than one).

How do you call a religion with more than one god?

1. Greek gods
2. More gods
3. Polytheism
4. Monotheism

If a religion with multiple gods is calles polytheism, how do you call a religion with one god?

1. Christianity
2. One god
3. Monotheism
4. Uhhhhm

Look up a picture of one of the Olympic Gods and place it here!

Zeus

Hera

Apollo

Hades

Poseidon

Ares

Athena

Hephaistos

2. Make the correct connections

God of the sea

God of war

king of the gods

goddess of wisdom

god of music + the sun

goddess 

of matrimony

god of metallurgy and fire

god of the under

world 

spear and shield

thunder

bolt

trident

sun

anvil

peacock

owl

three headed dog

Why did the Greeks have so many gods?

1. They took over gods from other peoples
2. They wanted to be just like the Egyptians
3. Every god had his/her own specialty
4. They couldn't believe that one god was responsible for creating the entire universe

Who was the leader of the gods?

1. Poseidon
2. Hades
3. Ares
4. Zeus

Who was his wife?

1. Hera
2. Aphrodite
3. Artemis
4. Athena

Mythology

Mythology is the centre of Ancient Greek culture. Whether it's theatre, Olympic Games, art or just stories, gods play an important role in Ancient Greece. These stories often have a message and try to teach us all something about life, love, friendship and other emotions.