Mythology!
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GABRIELA PICART
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Mythology!
But more complicated
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Open Ended
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This is a hippocampus
(its also a part of the brain)
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SWBAT Identify the attributes of Mediterranean Gods and Goddesses
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We will start at the basics:
A Pantheon is a group of Gods
Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Gods look alike but act differently.
The Romans and the Etruscans had more Gods than the Greeks (at leas by name).
The Romans accepted all gods in their society.
There will be many gods in Rome which came from other places (Like Mithras and Cybele
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But First: Gaia/ Terra/ Tellus
The Earth herself
In greek mythology she is one of the first beings and creates everything else on her own
Including her Lover Uranus
Most of Gaia's Creations are big natural forcess.
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Uranus/ Aion (Yes like the planet)
Father of the Titans.
He is the sky
Was the first King of the Gods
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Titans: Usually represent natural forces or Ideas
Chronos/Saturn -King of the Titans is time.
Rhea/Ops/Magna Mater/ Cybele -Queen of the Titans and Goddess of the wild.
Hyperion - Light
Mnemosyne - Memory
Themis - Natural Law
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The Six children of Rhea and Chronos
Zeus/Jupiter
Poseidon/ Neptune
Hades/ Pluto
Hera/ Juno
Hestia/ Vesta
Demeter/ Ceres
Extra-- Aphrodites/ Venus (Only Chronos)
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The other 6 major Gods
Athena/ Minerva- wisdom and battle
Ares/ Mars -War
Apollo -Sun, music, medicine
Hermes/ Mercury- Travelers, Messengers, thieves, psychopomp.
Hephaestus/ Vulcan - Smiths, craftsmen, inventors.
Artemis/ Diana - Moon, hunters.
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But more complicated
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