Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece. Presentation on the theme of the Gods of Ancient Greece (svettik) Presentation of the gods and heroes of ancient Greece
Gods of the heroes of ancient Greece Myth (ancient Greek μῦθος - speech, word; legend, legend) -
a narrative that conveys people's ideas about the world,
the place of man in it, about the origin of all things, about the gods and
heroes.
Recommended for 4th grade.
How do you think? Where could the gods live according to the inhabitants of Ancient Greece?
What was the name of the mountain on which the gods lived according to the ancient Greeks?
Chief God on Olympus
Myth Hera The great goddess Hera, the wife of Zeus, patronizes marriage and protects the sanctity and inviolability of marriage unions. She is
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The great goddess Hera, the wife of Zeus, patronizes marriage and guards holiness and inviolability
marriage unions. She sends numerous offspring to the spouses and blesses the mother during
the time of the child's birth.
The great goddess Hera, after she and her brothers and sisters were cast out of their mouths by the defeated
Zeus Krov, her mother Rhea carried to the ends of the earth to the gray Ocean; There she raised Hera Thetis.
Hera lived for a long time away from Olympus, in peace and quiet. The great Thunderer Zeus saw her,
fell in love and stole from Thetis. The gods magnificently celebrated the wedding of Zeus and Hera. Irida and Charites
dressed Hera in luxurious clothes, and she shone with her youthful, majestic beauty among
host of the gods of Olympus, sitting on a golden throne next to the great king of gods and people Zeus. Everybody
the gods brought gifts to the sovereign Hera, and the goddess Earth-Gaia grew from her bowels as a gift
Here is a marvelous apple tree with golden fruits. Everything in nature glorified Queen Hera and King Zeus.
Hera reigns on high Olympus. She commands, like her husband Zeus, thunder and lightning,
at her word dark rain clouds cover the sky, with a wave of her hand she raises menacing
storms.
Beautiful is the great Hera, hairy, lily-armed, from under her crown, wondrous
curls, her eyes burn with power and calm grandeur. The gods honor Hera, and her husband, the cloud-breaker, also honors her.
Zeus, and often consults with her. But quarrels between Zeus and Hera are not uncommon. Hera often objects
Zeus and argues with him on the advice of the gods. Then the Thunderer gets angry and threatens his wife
punishments. Then Hera falls silent and restrains her anger. She remembers how Zeus subjected her
scourged, as he bound with golden chains and hung between earth and sky, tied to her feet
two heavy anvils.
Mighty is Hera, there is no goddess equal to her in power. Majestic, in a long luxurious
clothes woven by Athena herself, in a chariot drawn by two immortal horses,
she leaves Olympus. The chariot is all of silver, the wheels are of pure gold, and their spokes
sparkling copper. The fragrance spreads on the ground where Hera passes. All living things
bows before her, the great queen of Olympus.
What were the names of the gods of Zeus' brothers?
Hades and PoseidonPoseidon - god
Hades is God...
What is the name of the goddess of the hunt?
Myth Artemis Eternally young, beautiful goddess was born on Delos at the same time as her brother, golden-haired Apollo. They're twins.
The most sincere love, the closest friendshipunite brother and sister. They also deeply love their mother Latona.
Artemis gives life to everyone. She takes care of everything that lives on earth and grows in the forest and in
field She takes care of wild animals, herds of livestock and people. She calls
the growth of herbs, flowers and trees, she blesses birth, marriage and marriage. Rich
sacrifices are made by Greek women to the glorious daughter of Zeus Artemis, who blesses
and giving happiness in marriage, healing and sending diseases.
Forever young, beautiful as a clear day, the goddess Artemis, with a bow and a quiver for
shoulders, with a hunter's spear in his hands, hunts merrily in shady forests and sun-drenched
fields. A noisy crowd of nymphs accompanies her, and she, majestic, in short clothes
the huntress, reaching only to her knees, quickly rushes along the wooded slopes of the mountains. Not
to be saved from her arrows that do not know a miss, neither a shy deer, nor a timid doe, nor
an angry boar hiding in the reeds. They rush after Artemis
nymph companions. Cheerful laughter, screams, barking of a pack of dogs are heard far in the mountains, and
answers them loudly mountain echo. When the goddess is tired on the hunt, she hurries with
nymphs to sacred Delphi, to their beloved brother, the archer Apollo. Resting there
she is. To the divine sounds of the golden cithara of Apollo, she leads round dances with the muses and
nymphs. Ahead of all goes Artemis in a round dance, slender, beautiful; she is more beautiful
all the nymphs and muses and above them by a whole head. Artemis likes to rest in breathable
cool, green grottoes, far from the eyes of mortals. Woe to the one who violates
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What are myths? Myths are works created by the imagination of the people, which told about the origin of the world and man, about the deeds of ancient heroes and gods. What language did this word come from and what does it mean in it? This word came to us from the Greek language. It means "TRADITION", "SAYING".
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Unable to explain the cause of certain phenomena of nature, the surrounding life, people came up with some higher forces that, in their opinion, controlled everything on Earth, including human life and activity. Man called these higher powers gods and worshiped them, trying to appease and ask for their mercy.
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The ancient Greeks settled their gods on the highest Mount Olympus. Its top was always, even on the clearest day, covered with clouds and remained inaccessible to the human eye. It was there, behind the clouds, that the Greek gods lived, and from the heights of Olympus they followed the affairs of people. From here they generously rewarded people for good deeds or severely punished for misconduct and sins.
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Uranus and Gaia The very first deity of the ancient Greeks was the god Uranus - the boundless and vast sky. He married the goddess Gaia and they had many children: first the titans - six huge giants, then the cyclops (one-eyed monsters), and then three ugly monsters, each with a hundred arms and fifty heads - hekatoncheirs. Uranus greeted the birth of each of his descendants with ever-increasing horror. Looking at them, Uranus was afraid that someday the children would rise up against him and kill him. Therefore, he began to swallow every newborn child, and already grown up he threw into Tartarus - a gloomy Abyss.
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Goddess Gaia with children Gaia suffered. Then she forged a very strong sickle from iron, which was capable of cutting off any head, and went down with it to Tartarus, where her children languished. Gaia asked her children which of them would dare to rebel against their father, who had imprisoned them in a terrible dungeon. Of all, only the titan Kronos (time) decided to speak. He killed Uranus and took his throne.
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Kronos Kronos is a titan, the youngest son of Uranus and Gaia, the father of the Olympian gods. On the advice of his mother, he rebelled against his father Uranus and overthrew him. Since Uranus remained helpless, the entire universe was at the feet of Kronos. He unleashed his brothers and sisters - the titans. Taking the goddess Rhea as his wife, Kronos reigned on Olympus. Together they gave birth to two sons - Hades and Poseidon, and three daughters - Demeter, Hera and Hestia.
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Zeus Zeus is the son of Kronos and Rhea. The most powerful of the Olympian gods. Kronos was afraid that his children would someday, just like him, rise up against him and be overthrown from Olympus. Therefore, he ordered his wife Rhea to bring him their newborn children and swallowed them. But Rhea hid her last child on the island of Crete, in a deep cave, and instead gave Kronos a stone wrapped in a diaper. Zeus was courted by the nymphs Adrastea and Idea. They fed little Zeus with the milk of the divine goat Amalthea.
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Hera Hera is the daughter of Kronos and Rhea, the sister and wife of Zeus, the patroness of marriages, conjugal love and childbirth. At the wedding of Hera and Zeus, all the gods sent them their gifts. Mother Earth Gaia gave Hera a tree with golden apples, which began to guard the Hesperides on Mount Atlas in Hera's garden. Hera and Zeus had children: Ares - the god of war, Hephaestus - the god of blacksmithing and forever young Hebe. Hera reigns on high Olympus, is an adviser and assistant to her husband. If desired, the goddess can give anyone the gift of foresight. Great is the power of Hera - the Queen of the gods. All living things bow before her, the great goddess.
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Hades God of the underworld - Hades Hades - the son of Kronos and Rhea, the brother of Zeus, the ruler of the kingdom of the dead. He reigns deep underground. Not a single ray of the sun penetrates there. The realm of Hades is also called Hades or Hades. The sacred river Styx flows there, the waters of which the gods themselves swear by. The souls of the dead fill its surroundings with loud lamentations. The huge dog Kerber guards the entrance. Stern old Charon, the carrier of the souls of the dead, will never carry a single soul to where the sun shines and laughter is heard.
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Poseidon Poseidon is the son of Kronos and Rhea, the brother of Zeus, the Olympian god, the ruler of the sea kingdom and all its inhabitants. Deep in the depths of the sea stands the wonderful palace of the brother of Zeus the Thunderer, the oscillator of the Earth Poseidon. Poseidon rules over the seas, and the waves of the sea are obedient to the slightest movement of his hand, armed with a formidable trident. In the depths of the sea lives with Poseidon and his beautiful wife Amphitrite, the daughter of the sea prophetic elder Nereus.
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Demeter Demeter - daughter of Kronos and Rhea, sister of Zeus, goddess of fertility and agriculture. She gives fertility to the earth, and without her charitable power, nothing grows either in forests, or in meadows, or on arable land. She taught people how to farm, at her command the bread ripens. In the month of sowing, the Greeks celebrated the feast of Thesmaphoria in honor of Demeter.
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Hephaestus The god of fire and blacksmithing Hephaestus The son of Zeus and Hera, the god of fire, the blacksmith god, with whom no one could compare in the art of forging. He was born a weak and ugly baby. In anger, Hera grabbed and threw her son from Olympus down to a distant land. Fortunately, he did not fall to the ground, but into the boundless sea, where the child was picked up by oceanids, sea goddesses. They took pity on the little freak and carried him to the bottom of the ocean. There, in the azure grotto, they raised Hephaestus. Hephaestus grew up ugly, lame, but with powerful arms and a broad chest. He was a marvelous master in blacksmithing, forged many unique gold and silver jewelry.
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Athena Athena is the first daughter of Zeus and the goddess Metis, the warrior goddess, the protector of cities, the patroness of sciences, agriculture, crafts. She is the goddess of just war. She patronizes the heroes of Greece, gives them wise advice and helps them in times of danger. Athena keeps cities, fortresses and their walls. And the girls of Greece especially honor her for patronage in women's needlework. The goddess is wiser than all the gods of Olympus. Knowing this, Zeus sat her next to her and consulted with her before doing anything. And people, wanting to improve their lives, turned to Athena for help and advice. A lot of temples were built in honor of Athena in Greece.
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Hermes Hermes is the son of Zeus and the mountain nymph Maya. The patron of herds, trade, dexterity, deceit and even theft. In the grotto of Mount Kyllene, the son of Zeus and the nymph Maya, the messenger of the gods, was born. With the speed of thought, he is transported from Olympus to the farthest corner of the world in his winged sandals with a staff in his hands. Hermes patronizes travelers not only during his lifetime. He also leads the souls of the dead on their last journey - to the sad kingdom of Hades. With his magic wand, he closes the eyes of people and plunges them into a dream. Patronizing in trade, Hermes gives people income and sends wealth. He is the god of eloquence, and at the same time of resourcefulness and deceit. No one can surpass him in dexterity and cunning.
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Pan Pan is the deity of herds, pastures, forests and fields, the son of the god Hermes and the nymph Dryopa. Pan was born so ugly - with horns, a beard, goat legs and a tail - that his mother ran away from him in horror. The child was picked up by his father and carried to Olympus, where, at the sight of him, all the gods rolled with laughter. Pan means "liked by all". Pan is the shepherd of sheep and goats. The shepherds considered him their patron and brought milk and honey from wild bees as a gift. But he also patronizes hunters and fishermen, i.e. everyone who communicates with wildlife and enjoys its benefits. Pan protects the inviolability of nature, its peaceful rest.
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Aphrodite Aphrodite - originally the goddess of fertility, and then the goddess of love. She was born from sea foam and drops of blood from the deposed god Uranus. Aphrodite awakens love in the hearts of gods and mortals. Because of this, she reigns over the whole world. No one can escape her power. Since then, the golden Aphrodite has always lived among the gods of Olympus, forever young, the most beautiful of the goddesses. Aphrodite gives happiness to those who faithfully serve her.
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Hymen Hymen is the god of marriage, the son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, the god of viticulture and winemaking. He hurries on his snow-white wings ahead of the wedding processions. The flame of his marriage torch burns brightly. Choirs of girls are called during the wedding of Hymen, asking him to bless the marriage of the young and send them a joyful life.
Chiron Chiron is the son of Kronos and the Oceanid Filira, the educator of many Greek heroes. Chiron was born half-horse, half-man. Wise, fair, benevolent, he was reputed to be a connoisseur of medicine and the arts, especially music. Chiron was a friend of Apollo, and an educator, teacher of such heroes as Hercules, Achilles, Perseus, Jason.
Gods of ancient Greece
Completed by a 5th grade student
Krylov Dmitry
Teacher: Balasyan Lyubov Valerievna
Zeus
Zeus is the supreme deity of ancient Greek mythology. He is a great thunderer who commanded the sky, thunder, lightning and the whole world. Zeus had unlimited power not only over people, but also over the gods.
The Greeks built a large number of temples in honor of Zeus, and the statue of Zeus is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Poseidon
Poseidon, having drawn the kingdom of the sea by lot, considered himself deceived and tried to win back their kingdoms from other gods, but to no avail. Poseidon among the ancient Greeks was the personification of strength, courage and tough temper. He ruled the seas, rivers, lakes and oceans.
Hades was the ruler of the underworld or underworld. It was to Hades that all the dead souls went. In the power of Hades were great wealth and a world of tranquility.
Apollo
Apollo, nicknamed Phoebus, patron of the arts, leader and patron of the Muses, predictor of the future, healer god, patron of settlers and ancient Greek colonies, also cleansed people who committed murder. One of the most revered gods. Represents the Sun
Hermes
Hermes in ancient Greek mythology is the god of trade, profit, intelligence, dexterity and eloquence, who gives wealth and income in trade, the god of athletes. The patron saint of heralds, ambassadors, shepherds, travelers; patron of magic, alchemy and astrology. Messenger of the gods and guide of the souls of the dead
Ares
It was originally believed that Hera gave birth to Ares from touching a magical flower. In later myths, Ares acted as the son of Zeus, who called him the most hated of all the gods and argued that if Ares had not been his own son, he would have sent him to Tartarus long ago, where the descendants of Uranus languish.
Hephaestus
Hephaestus in Greek mythology is the god of fire, the patron of blacksmithing and the most skilled blacksmith. When Hephaestus was born, he turned out to be a sick and frail child, moreover, lame in both legs. Hera, seeing her son, abandoned him and threw him off the high Olympus. But the sea did not swallow the young god, but accepted him into its bosom. The sea goddess Thetis became the adoptive mother of Hephaestus.
Athena
Pallas Athena in ancient Greek mythology, the goddess of organized war, military strategy and wisdom, one of the most revered goddesses of Ancient Greece, the goddess of knowledge, arts and crafts; warrior maiden, patroness of cities and states, sciences and craftsmanship, intelligence, skill, ingenuity.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite in Greek mythology, the goddess of beauty and love, included among the twelve great Olympian gods. She is also the goddess of fertility, eternal spring and life, the goddess of marriages and even childbirth.
Artemis
Artemis in ancient Greek mythology is a virgin, always young goddess of the hunt, the goddess of fertility, the goddess of female chastity, the patroness of all life on Earth, giving happiness in marriage and help in childbirth, later the goddess of the moon
Persephone
Persephone in ancient Greek mythology is the goddess of fertility and the kingdom of the dead. Daughter of Demeter and Zeus, wife of Hades.
Hades and Persephone enthroned in the realm of the dead
Hera
Hera, in ancient mythology, was the wife of Zeus. This is the main goddess who patronized marriage and conjugal love. The goddess was vicious and strict, very jealous and kind of cruel.
Demeter
Demeter ("Mother Earth") in ancient Greek mythology, the goddess of fertility, the patroness of agriculture. One of the most revered deities of the Olympic pantheon.
Clio
Clio is the muse of history in ancient Greek mythology. Daughter of Zeus and the goddess of memory Mnemosyne. One of the 9 Olympic Muses.
Melpomene
Melpomene is the muse of tragedy in ancient Greek mythology. One of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, mother of the Sirens (by Achelous). Depicted as a woman with a bandage on her head and a wreath of grape leaves or ivy.
ancient greek deities Who are they? Legend, legend, myth?
MOU "Scherbininskaya OOSh"
What are myths?
- Myths are works created by the imagination of the people, which told about the origin of the world and man, about the deeds of ancient heroes and gods. What language does this word come from and what does it mean in it? This word came to us from the Greek language. It means "THE LEDITION", "THE TALK
- Unable to explain the cause of certain phenomena of nature, the surrounding life, people came up with some higher forces that, in their opinion, controlled everything on Earth, including human life and activity. Man called these higher powers gods and worshiped them, trying to appease and ask for their mercy.
- The ancient Greeks settled their gods on the highest Mount Olympus. Its top was always, even on the clearest day, covered with clouds and remained inaccessible to the human eye. It was there, behind the clouds, that the Greek gods lived, and from the heights of Olympus they followed the affairs of people. From here they generously rewarded people for good deeds or severely punished for misconduct and sins.
- Mount Olympus has always been mysterious and inaccessible to mortal man.
- We will make a short excursion to find out the secret of the appearance of deities.
- Kronos is a titan, the youngest son of Uranus and Gaia, the father of the Olympian gods. On the advice of his mother, he rebelled against his father Uranus and overthrew him. Since Uranus remained helpless, the entire universe was at the feet of Kronos. He unleashed his brothers and sisters - the titans. Taking the goddess Rhea as his wife, Kronos reigned on Olympus. Together they gave birth to two sons - Hades and Poseidon, and three daughters - Demeter, Hera and Hestia.
- Zeus is the son of Kronos and Rhea. The most powerful of the Olympian gods. Kronos was afraid that his children would someday, just like him, rise up against him and be overthrown from Olympus. Therefore, he ordered his wife Rhea to bring him their newborn children and swallowed them. But Rhea hid her last child on the island of Crete, in a deep cave, and instead gave Kronos a stone wrapped in a diaper. Zeus was courted by the nymphs Adrastea and Idea. They fed little Zeus with the milk of the divine goat Amalthea.
- Hera is the daughter of Kronos and Rhea, the sister and wife of Zeus, the patroness of marriages, conjugal love and childbirth.
- At the wedding of Hera and Zeus, all the gods sent them their gifts. Mother Earth Gaia gave Hera a tree with golden apples, which began to guard the Hesperides on Mount Atlas in Hera's garden.
- Hera and Zeus had children: Ares - the god of war, Hephaestus - the god of blacksmithing and forever young Hebe. Hera reigns on high Olympus, is an adviser and assistant to her husband. If desired, the goddess can give anyone the gift of foresight. Great is the power of Hera - the Queen of the gods. All living things bow before her, the great goddess
- Hades is the son of Kronos and Rhea, the brother of Zeus, the ruler of the kingdom of the dead. He reigns deep underground. Not a single ray of the sun penetrates there. The realm of Hades is also called Hades or Hades. The sacred river Styx flows there, the waters of which the gods themselves swear by. The souls of the dead fill its surroundings with loud lamentations. The huge dog Kerber guards the entrance. Stern old Charon, the carrier of the souls of the dead, will never take a single soul to where the sun shines and laughter is heard.
- Poseidon is the son of Kronos and Rhea, the brother of Zeus, the Olympian god, the ruler of the sea kingdom and all its inhabitants. Deep in the depths of the sea stands the wonderful palace of the brother of Zeus the Thunderer, the oscillator of the Earth Poseidon. Poseidon rules over the seas, and the waves of the sea are obedient to the slightest movement of his hand, armed with a formidable trident. In the depths of the sea lives with Poseidon and his beautiful wife Amphitrite, daughter of the sea prophetic elder Nereus
- Demeter is the daughter of Kronos and Rhea, the sister of Zeus, the goddess of fertility and agriculture. She gives fertility to the earth, and without her charitable power, nothing grows either in forests, or in meadows, or on arable land. She taught people how to farm, at her command the bread ripens. In the month of sowing, the Greeks celebrated the feast of Thesmaphoria in honor of Demeter.
- Ares is the god of cruel and ruthless war, the son of Hera and Zeus. On Olympus, Ares became a secret rival of the industrious Hephaestus. Ares has two sons to match him: Phobos (Fear) and Deimos (Horror), eternal companions of war
- Hephaestus The son of Zeus and Hera, the god of fire, the blacksmith god, with whom no one could compare in the art of forging. He was born a weak and ugly baby. In anger, Hera grabbed and threw her son from Olympus down to a distant land. Fortunately, he did not fall to the ground, but into the boundless sea, where the child was picked up by oceanids, sea goddesses. They took pity on the little freak and carried him to the bottom of the ocean. There, in the azure grotto, they raised Hephaestus. Hephaestus grew up ugly, lame, but with powerful arms and a broad chest. He was a marvelous master in blacksmithing, forged many unique gold and silver jewelry.
- Athena is the first daughter of Zeus and the goddess Metis, the warrior goddess, the protector of cities, the patroness of sciences, agriculture, crafts. She is the goddess of just war. She patronizes the heroes of Greece, gives them wise advice and helps them in times of danger. Athena keeps cities, fortresses and their walls. And the girls of Greece especially honor her for patronage in women's needlework. The goddess is wiser than all the gods of Olympus. Knowing this, Zeus sat her next to her and consulted with her before doing anything. And people, wanting to improve their lives, turned to Athena for help and advice. A lot of temples were built in honor of Athena in Greece
- Apollo - son of Zeus and Latona (goddess of summer), god of light, archer, patron of predictions, arts, music and poetry, leader of the muses
- Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Latona, the twin sister of Apollo.
- Artemis is the goddess-huntress, the patroness of animals, the goddess of fertility. She takes care of everything that lives on earth, grows in the forest and in the field. Beautiful as a clear day, with a bow and a quiver behind her shoulders, Artemis hunts merrily with her nymph companions. Artemis likes to rest in cool grottoes. And woe to those who disturb her peace.
- Aphrodite - originally the goddess of fertility, and then the goddess of love. She was born from sea foam and drops of blood from the deposed god Uranus. Aphrodite awakens love in the hearts of gods and mortals. Because of this, she reigns over the whole world. No one can escape her power. Since then, the golden Aphrodite has always lived among the gods of Olympus, forever young, the most beautiful of the goddesses. Aphrodite bestows happiness on those who faithfully serve her
- Hymen is the god of marriage, the son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, the god of viticulture and winemaking.
- He hurries on his snow-white wings ahead of the wedding processions. The flame of his marriage torch burns brightly. Choirs of girls call during the wedding of Hymen, praying him to bless the marriage of the young and send them a joyful life.
- myths, gods,
- heroes, people.
- Dictionary of concepts
- Myth is a work created by the imagination of the people, which conveys the ideas of ancient peoples about the origin of the world, about natural phenomena, about gods and legendary heroes.
- Mythology is a set of myths and mythical representations.
- A fairy tale is a work of oral folk art of a predominantly magical or everyday nature with a setting for fiction.
- A legend is a work created on the basis of oral tradition, in which the story of real people and true events is combined with elements of fantasy. The legend is reality, embellished with fantasy.
- Aed is a singer who composed and performed epic songs to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument.
- Kifara is an ancient Greek plucked stringed instrument.
- Rhapsode is an ancient Greek recitative who performed epic poems at holidays, feasts and competitions in recitative, without musical accompaniment.
- The gods are powerful and immortal, acting according to their will.
- People are mortal, dependent on the gods.
- Heroes are born from the union of gods and people. Heroes are mortal, but powerful. Often they do the will of the gods.
- Olympus- a mountain in Thessaly, where the gods live. On Olympus are the palaces of Zeus and other gods, built and decorated by Hephaestus. The gates of Olympus open and close the Oras as they ride out in golden chariots. Olympus is thought of as a symbol of the supreme power of a new generation of Olympian gods who defeated the titans
- Gods of Ancient Greece
- The Olympians are the supreme gods of the younger generation of Greek gods, led by Zeus, who lived on the top of Mount Olympus. In Greek mythology, the Olympians were revered as the supreme deities. Traditionally, there are twelve main Olympian gods: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes, Athena, Hephaestus and Hestia.
- Apollo is the god of sunlight. Apollo had the gift to foresee the future and was considered the patron of all arts.
- Ares is the god of perfidious war, the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks portrayed him as a strong young man.
- Artemis is the goddess of hunting and nature. A grandiose temple was erected in her honor - one of the seven wonders of the world. The main images of Artemis are in the form of a huntress in a short chiton, with a spear and a bow, accompanied by nymphs or several fallow deer
- Athena (Pallas) is the daughter of Zeus, born from his head in full combat armor. One of the most revered Greek goddesses, the goddess of just war and wisdom, the patroness of knowledge
- Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty. She was born from the marriage of Zeus and the goddess Dione (according to another legend, she came out of the sea foam, hence her title Anadyomene, “foam-born”).
- Hermes is the patron of wanderers, crafts, trade, thieves. He played the role of a messenger of the gods and a conductor of the souls of the dead. He was depicted, as a rule, in the form of a young man in a simple hat and winged sandals, with a magic wand in his hands.
- Hestia is the goddess of the hearth and fire.
- Hephaestus is the god of fire and blacksmithing. He was considered the patron of artisans (especially blacksmiths). The Greeks depicted Hephaestus as a broad-shouldered, short and lame man, working in a forge, where he forges weapons for the Olympian gods and heroes.
- Hera - the supreme Olympic goddess, Hera was considered the patroness of marriage.
- Demeter is the goddess of fertility and agriculture.
- Poseidon is the brother of Zeus and Hades, who rules over the sea. Poseidon was also subject to the bowels of the earth, he commanded storms and earthquakes. Depicted as a man with a trident in his hand, usually accompanied by a retinue of lower sea deities and sea animals.
- Zeus is the supreme god, the king of gods and people. Zeus was considered the lord of thunder and thunder. As the eldest of the gods, Zeus was the patron of justice, sent people wealth and prosperity, kept the world order. Zeus was portrayed as a portly man with a bolt of lightning in his fist.
- Ancient Greek mythology in art
- Priam asking for Hector's body to be returned to him.
- Alexander Ivanov, 1824 Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery
- The Abduction of Europa
- Valentin Serov, 1910 Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery
- Bacchus.
- Leonardo da Vinci, 1510-15 Paris, Louvre.
- Vulcan Forge
- Diego Velasquez, 1630 Madrid, Prado Museum
- Death of Orpheus
- Albrecht Durer, 1494
- Head of Medusa
- Caravaggio, 1598-99 Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
- Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice
- Nicolas Poussin, 1648 Paris, Louvre
- Parnassus
- Raphael Santi, 1509-10 Rome, Vatican Museums
- Palm - first place among others due to superiority over all others. From the ancient Greek custom of rewarding the winner of a competition with a palm branch or wreath
- Pandora's Box- the source of multiple misfortunes, disasters. From the ancient Greek myth of Pandora, according to which people once lived without knowing any misfortunes, illness and old age, until Prometheus stole fire from the gods. For this, the angry Zeus sent a beautiful woman, Pandora, to earth; she received from God a casket in which all human misfortunes were locked. Despite Prometheus' warning not to open the casket, Pandora, spurred on by curiosity, opened it and scattered all misfortunes.
- Throw thunder and lightning - scold someone; speak angrily, irritably, reproaching, denouncing someone or threatening him. It arose from ideas about Zeus, the supreme god of Olympus, who, according to myths, dealt with his enemies and people who were objectionable to him with the help of thunderbolts, terrifying in their power, forged by Hephaestus.
- Sink into oblivion - be forgotten, disappear without a trace and forever.
- From the name Lethe - the river of oblivion in the underworld of Hades; from it the souls of the dead drank water and forgot their whole past life
- sing praises- to praise someone or something with great enthusiasm; to praise someone or something. It arose from the name of dithyrambs - laudatory songs in honor of the god of wine and the vine of Dionysus, sung during processions dedicated to this deity.
- Winged words and expressions associated with ancient Greek mythology
- Sisyphean labor- useless, endless hard work, fruitless work.
- The expression came from the ancient Greek legend of Sisyphus (Sisyphus), a well-known cunning, able to deceive even the gods and constantly came into conflict with them. It was he who managed to chain the god of death, sent to him, and keep him imprisoned for several years, as a result of which people did not die. For his actions, Sisyphus was severely punished in Aideon - he had to roll a heavy stone up the mountain, which, reaching the top, inevitably fell down, so that all work had to be started anew
- Procrustean bed- that which is a measure for something, to which something is forcibly adjusted or adapted.
- Initially, it was a bed on which, according to ancient Greek myth, the robber Polypemon, nicknamed Procrustes ("stretching"), laid the travelers he captured and stretched out the legs of those for whom this bed was large, or cut off the legs of those for whom it was small.
- Sword of Damocles- a constant threat to someone, a nuisance.
- The expression arose from the ancient Greek legend about the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius the Elder (432-367 BC), who, in order to teach a lesson to one of his confidants, Damocles, who envied his position, put him in his place during the feast, hanging over his head Damocles sharp sword on a horsehair as a symbol of the dangers that inevitably threaten the tyrant. Damocles realized how little happy he is who is under eternal fear.
- Olympic
- First round "Gods and heroes of myths" (long jump)
- 1. From what sources did the myths of Ancient Greece become known?
- Poems of Homer, Hesiod
- 2. What was the name of the food of the gods, which gives them eternal youth and immortality?
- Nectar is the drink of the gods, ambrosia is the food of the gods
- 3. What was the name of the clothes worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans?
- Tunic, toga, chiton.
- 4. Name the musical instruments of Ancient Greece.
- Kifara, lyre
- 5. Name the brothers of Zeus. How did they distribute dominance over the world?
- Hades is the kingdom of the dead, Poseidon is the lord of the seas.
- 6. Which of the three goddesses (Athena, Aphrodite, Hera) did Paris give an apple with the inscription "Most Beautiful"?
- Aphrodite
- 7. Name the hero of ancient Greek mythology, whose activity has become a symbol of fruitless labor.
- Sisyphus
- 8. What name did the Romans give to the beloved Greek hero Hercules?
- Hercules
- 9. Who raised Hercules?
- Centaur Chiron
- 10. Who gave people fire?
- Prometheus
- Second round "Mythical animals" (running)
- Wild creatures, half-humans, half-horses, inhabitants of mountains and forests.
- centaurs
- 2. The body of this monster is lion's in front, goat's in the middle, and snake's in the back; he has three heads: a lion, a goat and a snake, belching fire.
- Chimera
- 3. A monster with the face and chest of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird. This monster Hera sent to Fifa as punishment. It sat not far from the city and asked passers-by a riddle: “Who is on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?” Those who did not know how to answer this question were choked to death by the monster in their arms.
- Sphinx
- 4. Guess the riddle of the Sphinx.
- Person: child, adult, old man.
- 5. Monsters with bird wings, an eagle's beak and a lion's body. They are the "dogs of Zeus".
- Griffins
- 6. The magical bird comes from Ethiopia. It looks like an eagle in fiery plumage, lives 500 years. When the time comes, it burns itself. From her ashes, a new bird is reborn.
- Phoenix
- 7. Half-virgin, half-snake. She lived in an underground cave, far from gods and people.
- Echidna
- 8. Half-women, half-birds with divine voices. They live on a rocky island and lure sailors passing by with their captivating voices, and having lured them, they kill and devour them.
- Sirens
- 9. Guardian of Hades, a three-headed dog with a snake tail.
- Kerberos or Cerberus.
- The third round "Phraseological turns"
- (discus throw)
- Tell about the origin of phraseological units
- Cornucopia
- Apple of discord
- panic fear
- Achilles' heel
- Sisyphean labor
- Pandora's Box
- Trojan horse
- Procrustean bed
- How many heads did the hydra have?
- Nine
- 2. Who helped defeat the hydra?
- Iolaus - nephew of Hercules
- 3. How did Hercules manage to defeat the Stymphalian birds?
- With the help of ratchet
- 4. Who owned the Kerinean fallow deer?
- Artemis
- 5. Where did Eurystheus hide when he saw Hercules with the Erymanthian boar?
- In a large bronze vessel
- 6. Which of the gods gave the bull to the king of Crete?
- Poseidon
- 7. What did Diomedes feed the horses with?
- human flesh
- 8. What is the meaning of Hippolyta's belt?
- Sign of power, brings good luck
- 9. How many apples did Hercules bring from the garden of the Hesperides?
- Fourth round "12 labors of Hercules" (javelin throw)
- Fifth round "Greco-Roman Gods" (wrestling)
- Name the Roman counterparts of the Greek gods
- 1. Zeus
- Jupiter, king of gods and men. god of thunder and lightning
- 2. Gera
- Juno, guardian of the family
- 3. Aphrodite
- Venus, goddess of love
- 4. Eros
- Cupid, god of love
- 5. Ares
- Mars, god of war
- 6. Artemis
- Diana, goddess of the hunt
- 7. Athena
- Minerva, goddess of wisdom and just war
- 8. Hephaestus
- Vulcan, god of fire and blacksmithing
- 9. Poseidon
- Neptune, god of the sea
