Greek Mythology and Olympic Games

4 gods or goddesses

Trojan War

First Olympic Games 5 facts

50,000 people came from all over the Greek World to watch and take part every four years.

The winners were given a hero's welcome back home and a wreath of leaves.

The Olympic games began over 2,700 in Olympia

Only boys, men and unmarried women were allowed to watch the Olympic games.

The Greeks loved sports

Her husband Menelaus set out an expedition to bring her back.

The war began after Queen Helen Sparta got abducted.

Odysseus took 10 years to get the arduous back home to Ithaca.

4 Greek Gods or Goddesses that look interesting including their power and charracteristics

Nemesis is interesting because she stroke down people that were too narcissistic.

Aphrodite is interesting because she is the goddess of beauty, and her power is to provide pleasure.

Chronos looks interesting because he came into existence all by himself

Zeus is interesting because his power is controlling weather and he was fair and merciful.

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Apollo

Nemesis

Hades

Thalassa

Zeus

Zeus is the god of the sky.

Zeus is prudent, easily angered and fair.

Hera

She is the goddess of women, childbirth, and marriage

Some characteristics are bold, clever, powerful and short tempered.

I got the goddess Hera