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Greek Mythology and the Olympic Games (The first Olympic Games (The…
Greek Mythology and the Olympic Games
What Greek Goddess are you?
Aphrodite, Goddess of love
Who are Zeus and Hera? What are their characteristics?
1.Zeus is the ruler of Olympians, Hera is his wife.
2.Zeus: God of thunder, law, and order. Hera: God of marriage and birth.
Greek Goddess that look interesting
Apollo, the goddess of music, arts, and healing. His parents were Zeus and the Titaness Leto. He had a twin sister, Artemis.
Hermes, the goddess of commerce. Son of Zeus and one of his mistresses Maia.
Hestia, the goddess of hearth and family life.Never married or had children just like Athena and Artemis.
Hyperion, the goddess of lights of heaven. With his wife and sister Theia he had three children Helios (sun), Selene (moon) and Eos (dawn).
What was the Trojan War and the Trojan Horse? Who told the story? Who were the main characters?
Odyssey told the story.
Bronze Age conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece.
The first Olympic Games
The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.
Winners were given a wreath of leaves and a hero's welcome back home.
Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part.
Athletes competed for the glory of their city and winners were seen as being touched by the gods.
The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece.