This god ruled Mount Olympus as king of the gods
Zeus
This god is responsible for the sea earthquakes and storms
Poseidon
Athena
The goddess associated with love desire and beauty
Aphrodite
The god who ruled the underworld and realm of the dead
Hades
True or false the greeks believed that even the most powerful rulers must respect fate.
true
Poseidon's signature weapon
Trident
What is Athena's sacred animal
owl
An human emotion associated with Aphrodite
Jealousy
Though feared hades was not evil but represented this essential aspect of life
The weapon zeus used to show his power and authority
Lightning bolt
Natural disasters like earthquakes and shipwrecks were often associated with this god
poseidon
unlike ares Athena represented this approach towards war
Strategy and discipline
The trojan war
In the underworld souls were judged based on this
Their actions in life / morality
The mountain where zeus ruled alongside the olympian gods
Mount olympus
The unpredictable power of nature in greek myths was often personified by gods such as Poseidon to teach humans this lesson
That humans must respect nature the environment etc..
Greek heroes often succeeded because Athena provided this rather then just force
Strategy and discipline
Greek myths demonstrate that love can be both inspiring and __ leading to human suffering
damaging, destructive etc
Greeks beliefs about death and the underworld reflect the idea that life follows this natural pattern
the cycle of life and that life and death are somewhat connected
A lesson greek myths often teach about rulers who abuse power
Abuse of power leads to chaos or downfall
Poseidon myths often show that humans could only survive the sea by showing this quality which the greeks valued in dealing with powerful natural forces
Respect kindness etc towards nature
things that Athena deem more important then physical strength
Intelligence/reason/wisdom
Aphrodites stories illustrate that emotions can override this essential human quality
reason / rational thinking
hades role demonstrates the Greek understanding that even death is governed by this principle
Justice and fate