As you watch the video "The Powerful Gods of Mount Olympus" use the question sheet to look for, and to record important facts.
USING THE VIDEO QUESTION SHEET AND THE INFORMATION YOU LEARNED DURING CLASS AND YOUR OWN RESEARCH DEVELOP A FAMILY TREE OF GREEK GODS
VIDEO QUESTION SHEET
ACT 1
Where did the gods reign?
How do we know the Greeks thought the gods were "real"?
What did CRONOS do when he heard his children would overthrow him?
How did RHEA trick him?
Name Cronos' son who overthrew him.
What did the gods do with AMBROSIA and NECTAR?
Give one reason why mortal women would want to have a child by ZEUS
How did his wife, HERA, feel about Zeus' affairs?
Give one way a sacred site was chosen.
Where was the Olympic Games first held?
Who were the games in honour of?
ACT 2
Where was the important cult, which honoured DEMETER, held?
Of what was Demeter the goddess?
A famous myth is recounted in which HADES, god of the Underworld, causing the land to go barren, kidnaps PERSEPHONE, daughter of Demeter. What is this myth trying to explain?
What sort of question would Demeter be asked?
What animal did they sacrifice to her?
Did a large number of people take part?
Was this cult kept secret or not?
ACT 3
Which god brought light and heat?
What relation was ATEMIES (Diana) to him?
State one bad thing brought by this god.
What did the Nymph DAPHNE turn into?
Why was the god's oracle and worship at DELPHI?
ASCLEPIUS, his son, was extremely gifted at _________?
Why was Asclepius a HERO not a GOD?
A CENTAUR taught ASCLEPIUS. What is a CENTAUR?
Why did ZEUS decide to kill him?
ACT 4
Who was the chief goddess?
How did she feel about ZEUS' affairs?
How did HERA interfere in the world of man?
How did APHRODITE interfere in the world of man?
Name her son.
How was ZEUS' daughter ATHENA born?
What city was named after her and how did the citizens honour her?
ACT 5
Who was HERCULES?
How did he demonstrate his strength as a baby or as a child?
Give an example of one of his Twelve Labours.
Did HERCULES or the Heroes of Troy exist?
How did HERACLITUS criticize the existence of the Greek gods?
