1. The Gods and Goddesses Greek and Roman Mythology Sophomore English 2. What is Greek Mythology? •The people of ancient Greece shared stories called myths about the gods,…
1. Ancient Greece 2. The Geography of Greece 3. Geography Shapes Ancient GreekLife Mainland extends into Mediterranean Sea Is a peninsula: a body of land that is nearly…
Slide 1Homers Odyssey An Introduction to the Epic & the Epic Hero Slide 2 EPIC: a long narrative poem that tells the adventures of heroes who embody the values of their…
Slide 1Greek Mythology Stories and myths shaped Greek Culture. They helped to explain their beliefs in Gods, life and the world. Slide 2 Greeks felt that all human characteristics…
Slide 1 Ancient Greek Religion Slide 2 The Twelve Olympians Slide 3 - a family of gods and goddesses Slide 4 The Twelve Olympians - a family of gods and goddesses - lived…
Slide 1 Slide 2 An epic poem by Homer Slide 3 The Odyssey Epic poem composed by the Greek poet Homer between 900-700 B.C. (B.C.E.) Main hero is Odysseus (Latin name Ulysses)…
Greece Ancient Greece Geography of Greece Geography of Greece Mountainous & islands Caused isolation Didnât create large empire Developed city-states (polis) w/ different…