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The Greek Gods

Learn about the Greek gods with this informative slide show!

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE GREEK GODS

BY ALEXANDER WIESE
Photo by Moyan_Brenn

ZEUS

  • Parents=Cronos & Rhea
  • Kin=Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, & Poseidon
  • Known For= King of the Gods & God of the Sky
  • Children=Ares, Hephaestus, Eris, & Athene
  • Spouse= Hera

HERA

  • Parents= Cronos & Rhea
  • Kin= Hestia, Demeter, Zeus, Hades, & Posiedon
  • Known For= Queen of the Gods
  • Children= Ares, Hephaestus, & Eris
  • Spouse= Zeus
Photo by @jleung10

ATHENE

  • Parents=Zeus and Metis
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= Goddess of Wisdom & Strategy. Also taught man how to use tools, spin and weave, & taught man the science of numbers (Math).
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= None
Photo by totoiitotti

POSEIDON

  • Parents= Cronos & Rhea
  • Kin= Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Zeus, & Hades
  • Known For= God of the Sea
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= Amphitrite
Photo by Caneles

HADES (ME!)

  • Parents= Cronos & Rhea
  • Kin= Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Zeus, & Posiedon
  • Known For= God of the Underworld.
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= Persephone
Photo by egisto.sani

DEMETER

  • Parents= Cronos & Rhea
  • Kin= Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades
  • Known For= Mistress of Growing Things
  • Children= Persephone
  • Spouse= None

ARTEMIS

  • Parents= Zeus & Leto
  • Kin= Apollo
  • Known For= Goddess of the Moon & Lady of Wild Things
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= None
Photo by grongar

APOLLO

  • Parents= Zeus & Leto
  • Kin= Artemis
  • Known For= God of the Sun
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= None
Photo by kouk

ASCLEPIUS

  • Parents= Apollo & Coronis
  • Kin= Aristeus, & Amphissus
  • Known For= Being an amazing physician, & bringing back the dead
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= None
Photo by egisto.sani

HERMES

  • Parents= Zeus & Maia
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= The Messenger God, God of Herdsmen, & Thieves, Guardian of Travelers, & is charged with shepherding souls to Tartarus
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= None
Photo by Potyike

HEPHAESTUS

  • Parents= Hera & Zeus
  • Kin= Ares & Eris
  • Known For= God of Smiths & Lord of Mechanics
  • Children= None
  • Spouse= Aphrodite

APHRODITE

  • Parents= None
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= Godess of Beuty & Love
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= Hephaestus
Photo by stefanweihs

PROMETHEUS

  • Parents= Unknown
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= Giving man fire
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= None
Photo by quinet

PANDORA

  • Parents= Hephaestus & Zeus
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= Opening Pandora's box
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= Epimetheus

PHAETHON

  • Parents= Appolo & Clymene
  • Kin= The Heliads
  • Known For= Trying to drive the sun chariot across the sky
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= None

ORPHEUS

  • Parents= A Thracian King & Calliope
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= His amazing music
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= Eurydice

NARSSISUS

  • Parents= Unknown
  • Kin= None
  • Known For being beautiful & looking at his reflection until he turned into a flower
  • Childeren= None Spouse= None

ECHO

  • Parents= Unknown
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= Only being able to say the last few words said to her
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= None

EROS

  • Parents= Aphrodite
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= God of Love
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= Psyche
Photo by garryknight

PSYCHE

  • Parents= A King & A Queen
  • Kin= Two Sisters
  • Known For= Maried to Eros
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= Eros
Photo by cliff1066™

ARION

  • Parents= Poseidon
  • Kin= None
  • Known For= His amazing music
  • Childeren= None
  • Spouse= None
Photo by mailema