Thor
Also known as Alexander the Great; conquered what he thought was most of the world. It wasn’t, but it was still impressive.
Alexander of Macedon
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
Poseidon
Ancient Greek city-state known for democracy and very high levels of enslavement.
Athens
Ancient Greek poet credited with writing the Iliad and Odyssey.
Homer
Goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and crafts. Crafts!
Athena
Legendary conflict between Greeks and Trojans, sparked by Helen's abduction.
The Trojan Wars
Government where power lies with the people, often through voting.
Democracy
Greek inventor and mathematician known for work in physics and engineering.
Archimedes
Ancient Greek athletic competitions held to honor Zeus.
Olympic Games
Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and family.
Hera
Mathematician known as the "father of geometry."
Euclid
Alexander the Great’s famous and loyal horse
Bucephalus
A very important crop in ancient Greece, they were a major trade commodity and used for cooking, lighting lamps, and in perfumes.
Olives (gross!!)
Student of Plato; philosopher and scientist who tutored Alexander the Great. (You can remember the order of the philosophers as a day at the SPA! You’re welcome.)
Aristotle
Citizens vote directly on laws and policies without representatives. In Athens you had to be free, male, from Athens, and own property to participate, which left a lot of people out.
Direct Democracy
Goddess of agriculture and the harvest.
Demeter
System where people are treated as property and forced to work. In Athens, you could be this if you owed someone money, got kidnapped, or got captured in war.
Slavery
Greek scholar who calculated Earth’s circumference and mapped the stars.
Eratosthenes
Philosopher who emphasized questioning and ethics; mentor to Plato.
Socrates
King of the Greek gods; god of sky and thunder.
Zeus
This actor, also known as your mom's boyfriend, played the dashingly handsome Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Chris Hemsworth
Student of Socrates; founded the Academy and wrote philosophical dialogues.
Plato
Early Greek philosopher who proposed natural explanations for phenomena. Sometimes called the Father of Science.
Thales
All the gods of a particular mythology or religion.
Pantheon
Greek city-state famed for military discipline and warrior culture.
Sparta