Ancient

Greece
● Taylor Cooper, Elisha
Sheffy-Harris, Shea Gee
Learning Outcomes
● Today we will learn about Ancient Greek culture, sculpture, and
architecture.
● We will take the information we learn about Ancient Greek
gods/goddesses and create sculptures to represent a god/goddess and
create an environment to place them in.
Greek Gods/Goddesses Video
https://www.youtubekids.com/watch?v=oQmtV_ZKUds
Architecture
● Main features: tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and
balance
● Most temples and government buildings were built in the Doric, Ionic, or
Corinthian style
○ These architectural designs are still used today in construction
● Greek temples and sculptures were painted with bright colors
● Parthenon- most famous temple of Ancient Greece, built for the goddess
Athena
● Logic and order were important to Greek architecture
Zeus
● Greek God of the sky, thunder, lightning, and justice
● Symbols:
○ Thunderbolt, eagle, bull, oak tree
● King of the Gods, lives on Mount Olympus
● Portrayed with scepter in one hand and thunderbolt in the other
● Hera- Wife/Sister
○ Children: Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Hermes, Heracles, Helen of Troy,
Hephaestus
● One of the oldest Greek Gods and most powerful
○ Powers: Ability to throw lightning bolts, control weather, shapeshift, mimic voices
Sculptures of Zeus
Architecture- Zeus
● Temple of Olympian Zeus in
Athens
○ Also known as the Olympieion
○ Doric order
○ Unusually tall columns and layout
○ One of the largest temples built in
the ancient world
● Olympus
○ Home of the Gods
○ Located in the clouds above Mount
Olympus
○ White marble and gold
Poseidon
● God of the Sea (most known for)
○ Protected the Waters
○ Sailors relied on him
○ Worshipped for navigation
● Also God of earthquakes and horses
○ Strike his trident to the ground and create an earthquake
○ “Earth-shaker”
● “Poseidon” Greek for Husband
● Moody (most violent)
● Big ego
● Father of Orion, Polyphemus, Pelias, etc.
Sculptures of Poseidon
Poseidon
● It is said that he lived on the
ocean floor in a palace made of
coral and gems
Hades
● God of the Underworld
○ Lord of the Dead, The Wealthy One
● Symbols
○ Cornucopia, , pomegranate, dogs
■ Cerberus - spot
● Cap of Invisibility
● Lives in the Underworld
○ His wife, Persephone, visits for 6 months of the year
● Children
○ Zagreus, Macaria, and in some cases Melinoe, Plutus, and The Erinyes
● Feared by the Greeks
○ Avert the head during sacrifices ect.
Sculptures of Hades
Hades
● Cracks, Fissures
Hercules Soundtrack
Ancient Greece Video Handout
1. 1200 BC
2. Poleis
3. Parthenon
4. Democracy
5. Polytheistic
6. Mythology
7. Zeus
8. Philosophy
9. Olympic
10.146 BC