Greek Mythology and Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games
What Greek god/goddess are you?
Hera
4 gods or goddesses
List 4 additional Greek Gods or Goddesses that look
interesting including their power and charachtaristics
Zeus
God of the sky & thunder, one of the most famous Greek gods.
He is wise and fair, but also easily angered.
Goddess of women's life & marriage.
She is a vengeful and jealous goddess.
Hades: God of the dead and underworld.
Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty.
Hecate: Goddess of witchcraft.
Athena: Goddess of war
Nyx: Goddess of the night.
Poseidon: God of the sea.
Hestia: Goddess of hearth and home.
Demeter: Goddess of harvest.
God: Dionysos Goddess: Hera
5 fun facts
The games were a religious festival in honor of Zeus
Messengers were sent to hold off wars until people made it safely to the games.
Biggest sports event in the ancient calendar
The Olympics were not a sporting event, they were a sacrifice.
The games began about 2700 years ago.
Trojan War
Homer, a Greek poet.
Paris, Achilles, Odysseus, Nestor, and Ajax.
A war in conflict between kingdoms of Troy and Mycenean Greece.