2/6/2018

 Today in class we learned about the gods and goddesses in Greece.

  • it’s where the state (or in this case, the city-state) is ruled by its citizens
  • rule is based on citizenship
  • majority rule decides vote
    • in the agora, citizens argued, made speeches, then voted with white stones (yes) / black stones (no)
  • it was first practiced in Athens under Cleisthenes by around 500 BCE
    • What is unique about the Greeks’ relationship with their gods is the interaction with humans
    • Poseidon (god of the sea) interfered with Odysseus trying to return home
    • Aphrodite (goddess of love) had lovers of both gods and men
    • Dionysus (god of wine) was son of Zeus (a god) and of Semele (a human princess)
    • and on and on and on...
      Zeus - ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena; god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice.  
      Had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts.
      Goddess of wisdom, skill,  warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts.
      She was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored.
      A special patron of heroes - such as Odysseus.
      She was the patron of Athens (the city was named after her).
      Apollo - god of music, arts, knowledge, healing
      • Zeus was his father, Artemis was his twin sister
      • he’s associated with the sun, his sister with the moon
      Poseidon - god of the sea, rivers, floods, earthquakes
      • brother of Zeus, king of the sea and waters
      Aphrodite - goddess of love, beauty, desire, sexuality
      • her lovers included Ares (god of war), Adonis (demi-god of desire), and Anchises (a mortal who fathered a baby)
      Demeter - goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture
      • Zeus’s sister

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