Today we found out that the Ancient Greeks used to tell stories and myths about their gods. On this website there are lots of Ancient Greek myths; http://greece.mrdonn.org/myths.html
I would like you to read as many as you can and then tell me about your favourite one in the comments. We will read some of the best ones in class next week.
Aphrodite was the god of love.
ReplyDeleteAphrodite is the god of love and beauty.
ReplyDeleteNo one knows much about the River Styx , no one alive that is. The River Styx was a special river, to the ancient Greeks, the River Styx separated the world of the living from the wold of the dead.
ReplyDeleteI really like the myth about Icarus and Daedalus. Icarus should have followed his father's instructions.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the one with Perseus because it was a very interesting informmation and i really liked the story about his life.
ReplyDeleteHermes is the messenger of the gods.
ReplyDeleteZeus is the father of gods and men
ReplyDeleteHades was God of the underworld,Poseidon was God of the sea,Aphrodite was goddess of love and beauty,Hermes was a messenger of the gods and goddesses,Ares was god of war and Athena was goddess of wisdom and war.
ReplyDeleteHades was the god of the underworld.His home was mount Olympus.He has tow brothers Zeus and Poseidon.He has a three headed dog.He is deciding people where to go,after they died.
ReplyDeleteI like Theseus and the Minotaur because it is a bit scary. The Minotaur was half man half bull. The bull's eyes are like flaming fire, he had horns like sharp knives, fur like a gorilla's and spit dripping out from his mouth. The story is all about a boy who wants to see his dad the king but his mother said that he needs to move a heavy stone and one day he does and he sees him. Then he sails to the bad king. First he fights the white bull, then he gets sent to fight the BIG SCARY MINOTAUR and he survived.
ReplyDeleteI like the 12 Labours of Hercules because he completed every single one of them. I don't like King Eury because he and Zues' wife Hera were trying to kill Hercules.
ReplyDeleteI like the story of Dionysus and Ariadne. Dionysus was a God who was a shape shifter. One day, when Dionysus was in the form of a rich handsome man, he was spotted by some pirates.
ReplyDeleteDionysus was carried to the pirate ship and tied to the mast. He used his magic powers to free himself. One pirate saw that Dionysus was no longer tied to the ropes. The pirates tied him again, tighter, but he escaped again. He turned into a lion, roared and sprang onto them. Everyone jumped off the board into the sea, except the pirate who had spotted him. He took Dionysus to an island.
On the island, Dionysus saw Ariadne who was abandoned by Theseus. Dionysus found her very beautiful and wanted to marry her. Ariadne consented to marry the wealthy Dionysus.
Most of the God marriages were disasters. Believe it or not, they lived happily ever after.
My favourite Greek myth is Dionysus and Ariadne. I liked it because Dionysus could turn into just about anything, from a fierce animal to a handsome looking man.
ReplyDeleteHe used his abilities wisely to help him get out of trouble.
He was tough and fierce, but also kind. He fell in love with Ariadne and they lived happily ever after.
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I like very much Hades, he's the God of the underwold, he can see dead people and his home was The Mount Olympus.
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My favourite ancient Greek story is Pandora's box. In this story Pandora opens a gold box that Zues gave to her. The box had lots of bugs and beatles. The bugs and beatles scratch Pandora and she bleeds. A dragonfly comes and cures her.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite Greek myth is Dionysus and Ariadne. I liked it because Dionysus could turn into just about anything, from a fierce animal to a handsome looking man.
ReplyDeleteHe used his abilities wisely to help him get out of trouble.
He was tough and fierce, but also kind. He fell in love with Ariadne and they lived happily ever after.
I like Theseus and the Minotaur the best because there is a big maze where a brave knight dares to go and kill an evil Minotaur that is half man and half bull. His father told him he must change his flags from black to white after he kills the Minotaur. A girl wanted to help him and said hold this ball of string and you won't get lost so he did and killed the Minotaur then he sailed back home. He treated the girl badly because he left her on the island and the gods didn't like it so he forgot to change the flags from black to white and his father jumped into the sea.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think why hades only decided where the dead people go and didn't decide who went.
ReplyDeleteposieden was the god of the sea and he lives in the sea his symbol was a trident and ares is the god of war i forgotten ares is symbol and zeus was the father of gods his symbol was a thunderbolt.
ReplyDeletezeus and kronos
ReplyDeleteKronos was the king of the Titans. He was very afraid that one of his children
would kill him just as he had murdered his own father. He was so worried he started to eat his own children after they were born, much to his wife Rhea's horror!
After the birth of their sixth child, Zeus, Rhea played a trick on Kronos. She gave him a stone to swallow instead of the baby. She hid Zeus in a cave and the young god was brought up by a goat.
When Zeus was older he asked to become Kronos' cup-bearer. He put a special potion in his father's wine that caused Kronos to vomit up his children. He also vomited up the stone which he was tricked into swallowing. Then Zeus led his brothers and sisters into battle against Kronos and the Titans. Zeus and his brothers and sisters won the battle and Zeus became the king of the gods.
ReplyDeleteZeus was the king of the gods. He could control the weather. The ancient Greek poet, Hesiod, called him the 'cloud-gatherer' and the 'thunderer'. His most powerful weapon was the thunderbolt. The ancient Greeks believed that when lightning struck earth, it was a sign of Zeus being present.
Zeus was also concerned with hospitality. If you treated a guest or stranger badly you could outrage Zeus.
I like Aphrodite and the Trojan war. Aphrodite was the god of love and beauty,she always make troubles but sometimes its her sister fault also.the myth said that Aphrodite caused the Trojan war.
ReplyDeletethe story of zeus began when Kronos was the king of the Titans. He was very afraid that one of his children would kill him just as he had murdered his own father. He was so worried he started to eat his own children after they were born, much to his wife Rhea's horror ! After the birth of their sixth child, Zeus, Rhea played a trick on Kronos. She gave him a stone to swallow instead of the baby. She hid Zeus in a cave and the young god was brought up by a goat. When Zeus was older he asked to become Kronos' cup-bearer. He put a special potion in his father's wine that caused Kronos to vomit up his children. He also vomited up the stone which he was tricked into swallowing. Then Zeus led his brothers and sisters into battle against Kronos and the Titans. Zeus and his brothers and sisters won the battle and Zeus became the king of the gods. the end
ReplyDeleteAphrodite was the god of love and beauty. She was Zeus’s daughter.Aphrodite had a son Eros and her husband was Hephaestus. She spent most of her time with her family, and mostly going around causing troubles. Aphrodite wasen’t the only one who causes troubles; her sister too was involved in causing troubles.
ReplyDeleteAphrodite was accused that she caused the Trojan War.
Aphrodite was the god of love and beauty. She was Zeus’s daughter.Aphrodite had a son Eros and her husband was Hephaestus. She spent most of her time with her family, and mostly going around causing troubles. Aphrodite wasn’t the only one who causes troubles; her sister too was involved in causing troubles.
ReplyDeleteAphrodite was accused that she caused the Trojan War.
ReplyDeleteThe story of zeus began when Kronos was the king of the Titans. He was very afraid that one of his children would kill him just as he had murdered his own father. He was so worried he started to eat his own children after they were born, much to his wife Rhea's horror ! After the birth of their sixth child, Zeus, Rhea played a trick on Kronos. She gave him a stone to swallow instead of the baby. She hid Zeus in a cave and the young god was brought up by a goat. When Zeus was older he asked to become Kronos' cup-bearer. He put a special potion in his father's wine that caused Kronos to vomit up his children. He also vomited up the stone which he was tricked into swallowing. Then Zeus led his brothers and sisters into battle against Kronos and the Titans. Zeus and his brothers and sisters won the battle and Zeus became the king of the gods. the end and Aphrodite was ,the god of love.
zeus is my is my favourite god because he has thunder bolts.he also puts the punishment on the people who displease him.
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