Greek Literature

Group 5

GROUP 5Greek LiteratureHistoryCity of AthensAthenaAcropolisErechtheionParthenonTemple of Nike

Greek MythologyMt. Olympus was the home of the gods and goddesses

THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS

ZeusHeraPoseidonHadesAthenaApollo

ArtemisAphroditeHermesAresHephaestusHestia

Greek LiteratureAncient Greek LiteraturePre-ClassicalClassicalHellenisticRoman AgeByzantine LiteratureModern Greek Literature

Ancient Greek literature Refers to literature written in Ancient GreekA number of alphabets and syllabaries had been used to render Greek.HOMERPre-Classical

For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother

Homer (The Odyssey)

Illiad oldest work of Western literature- Battles of King Agamemnon and AchillesOdyssey second oldest- journey of Odysseus after Fall of Troy

HESOIDPre-Classical

TheogonyWorks and DaysClassicalTwo major lyrical poets were Sappho and PindarDawn of Drama

ClassicalAeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides plays, mainly about tragedyAeschylus - Father of Tragedy- Orestia

ClassicalSophocles

Euripides

ClassicalComedy arose from a ritual in honor of DionysusMenander Father of ComedyDionysus

Aristophanes

Menander

ClassicalGreatest prose achievement of the 4th century BCE was in philosophy. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle rose above the rest

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

ClassicalTwo of the most influential historians: Herodotus and Thucydides.Herodotus Father of HistoryThucydides Father of Scientific HistoryXenophon - Hellenica

Herodotus

Thucydides

Xenophon

HellenisticGreek cities had been conquered by Philip II of MacedonGreek colony of Alexandria in northern Egypt became the outstanding center of Greek culture.Greek poetry flourished in 3rd century BCTheocritus, Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes are the chief poets. Translation of the Old Testament to GreekRoman AgeGreek literature of Middle AgesWritten in Atticizing, Medieval and early Modern GreekCombination of Greek and Christian civilization under the Roman political systemRomantic fiction, in which adventure and love are the main elements.Chronicles and Encyclopedias

Byzantine LiteratureModern Greek LiteratureLiterature written in common Modern GreekEmerged from late Byzantine times in the 11th century AD. During this period, spoken Greek became more prevalent in the written tradition, as demotic Greek came to be used more and more over the Attic idiom and the katharevousa reforms.Ancient Olympic Games

The palaestra of Olympia

StadiumContributions of GreeksArchitecturePhilosophyCivilizationArtsScienceMathPoliticsTechnologyCultureMusicExplorationSportsSUMMARYAncient Greek Literature - Literature written in Ancient Greek- AlphabetPre-ClassicalIliad and OdysseyClassicalDawn of DramaComedy and TragedyPhilosophy

Hellenistic Greek poetryRoman AgeByzantine Literature- Greek literature of Middle Ages refers to literature of the Byzantine EmpireModern Literature- literature written in common Modern Greek