Today we finished up the power point presentations, and took some notes from Mr. Schick's power point.

gods and goddess:

- Greek Mythology:

• fully developed by 708 BC
• had human characteristics
• names of some gods: Zeus, Poseldon, Athena, Aphrodite, Hera, Demeter, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Herme, Hestial Dionysus.

Zeus:

• god of sky and thunder (Lord of Justice)

Poseidon:

• god of the sea

Athena:

• goddess of reason, intelligence, arts and literature
• Zeus' daughter; spring out of her father's forehead

Aphrodite:

• goddess of love and beauty

Hera:

• goddess of marriage and queen of Olympus; wife/sister of Zeus  

Demeter:

• goddess of agriculture fertility, sacred law, and harvest

Apollo:

• god of the sun, the light, music and the prophecy
• rules over- music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, medicine, plague, sun, light and knowledge

Artemis:

• Apollo's twin
• goddess of hunt, forest and hills, the moon, archery
• protector of childbirth and labor

Ares:

• god of war - unpleasant aspect of war
• son to Zeus and Hera (both hated by his parents)

Hermes:

• god of trade, eloquence and messenger of the gods.

Hephaestus:

• god od fire and metalworking
• son of Hera and Zeus
• the only ugly god among the gods and was lame
• worshipped mainly in Athens where he had a temple
• made all the weapons

Dionysus:

• god of fertility and wine
• patron of the arts
• son of Zeus and Semele
• only god with a mortal parent

Hades:

• god of wealth
• ruler of the underworld
• one of the three major gods
• unmoved by prayer and sacrifice
• not death himself

Governments in Ancient Greece:

Aristocracy:

• a form of government in which power is in the hands of a small, privileged, ruling class
• can enjoy political power
• honoured titles: Duke, Duchess, Baron and Baroness
• children would inherit this job
• didn't care about lower class
• solon broken the form of law

Solon:

• removed for Aristocrats who succeeded him in power.

Tyranny:

• started in mid 600's BC
• new form of government
• ruled for short periods of time

Hippias:

• 510 BC

Greek Democracy:

• 508 BC democracy was born
• Ekklesia - executive branch; held 40 meetings/yr
• Boule
• Dikasteria - Judiciary
• 460 BC - end of democracy

Socrates:

• looked to science and logic
• Socratic Method fostered critical thinking

Plato:

• The Republic - most influential book
• Socrates student was Plato; Plato's student was Aristotle
• Aristotle put together a school called the Lyceum
• Aristotle also tutored Alexander the Great