Who is Homer
Two epic poems associated with Homer
What are the Odyssey and the Illiad
The Ancient Greeks called themselves this name
Who are the Hellenes?
A time when democracy was instituted in Athens.
When was the Classical Period?
God of War
Who is Ares?
Goddess of love and beauty
Who is Aprhrodite?
Homer's epics are thought to have been written during this century.
When was the seventh and/or eighth century?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet
What is Alpha and Beta?
A time when the Olympics began
When was the Archaic Period?
Known as the Sun God
Who is Apollo?
Who was Hera?
The Illiad is about this event.
What is the Trojan War?
A poet who wrote a 24-book poem about the journey of Odysseus.
Who is Homer?
A time period when the Persian wars began.
When is the Archaic Period?
God of the sky and thunder
Who is Zeus
Goddess of earth and corn
Who was Demeter?
The Odyssey focuses on the ten-year journey home of this King of Ithaca.
Who is Odysseus?
Ancient Greece's first great philosopher
Who was Socrates?
A time period when philophers flourished.
When is the classical period?
God of the countryside, half-goat.
Who is Pan?
Daughter of Zeus, goddess of wisdom and Athens
Who was Athena?
Plato described Homer this way.
One who has "taught Greece"
The Ancient Greeks had many gods and goddesses. The opposite of monotheistic.
What is polytheistic?
When was the Hellenistic period?
Brother of Zeus, god of the sea
Who is Poseidon?
Goddess of the moon, hunting, and women.
Who is Artemis?