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Greek Mythology and Olympic Games - Coggle Diagram
Greek Mythology and Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games
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.
What Greek god/goddess are you?
God: Dionysos Goddess: Hera
Hera
Goddess of women's life & marriage.
She is a vengeful and jealous goddess.
4 gods or goddesses
Nyx: Goddess of the night.
Poseidon: God of the sea.
Hestia: Goddess of hearth and home.
Demeter: Goddess of harvest.
List 4 additional Greek Gods or Goddesses that look
interesting including their power and charachtaristics
Hades: God of the dead and underworld.
Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty.
Hecate: Goddess of witchcraft.
Athena: Goddess of war
Zeus
God of the sky & thunder, one of the most famous Greek gods.
He is wise and fair, but also easily angered.
Trojan War
Homer, a Greek poet.
Paris, Achilles, Odysseus, Nestor, and Ajax.
A war in conflict between kingdoms of Troy and Mycenean Greece.