Zeus - ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena; god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice.
Had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts.
Athena- Goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts.
She was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armoured.
A special patron of heroes - such as Odysseus.
She was the patron of Athens (the city was named after her).
Apollo - god of music, arts, knowledge, healing
- Zeus was his father, Artemis was his twin sister
- he’s associated with the sun, his sister with the moon
Poseidon - god of the sea, rivers, floods, earthquakes
- brother of Zeus, king of the sea and waters
Aphrodite - goddess of love, beauty, desire, sexuality
- her lovers included Ares (god of war), Adonis (demi-god of desire), and Anchises (a mortal who fathered a baby)
Demeter - goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture
- Zeus’s sister
- Greeks were certainly a warlike people - especially the Spartans
- Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought on land
- Spartan boys trained from the time they were seven
- real Spartans were much more fearsome than those oily gym rats in the movie 300 (IMHO)
- Athens had a great infantry, too, but nothing could compare with their navy
- their most effective weapon was the trireme
- a technological marvel
- fastest ship in the world at the time
- rowed by up to 170 men on three levels
- could be used as a battering ram
- agile, fast
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