You’re a god!
You’re a goddess!
Classwork due Thursday, Dec. 9
Option 1
Directions: Imagine yourself as a god or goddess. Oh, sorry, I forgot that you already are! Anyway, create a picture of yourself as a Greek god or goddess. You may draw yourself, cut out magazine clippings or use the computer to create yourself as a god or goddess. Think about what you are the god or goddess of (for example, Athena is the goddess of wisdom). On the bottom of your picture, write at least 2 sentences stating what you are the god or goddess of,including what your powers are, and why you chose to make yourself the god or goddess of that.
Option 2
Directions: Imagine that a Greek god or goddess is a modern day person. Draw, use magazine clippings or use the computer to create your Greek god or goddess as a modern day person. Think about what they are the god or goddess of and use that to show what they would be like as a person today. On the back are a list of Greek gods and goddesses. You are not limited to these, they are just suggestions. You may also use any other characters from Greek mythology that may be mortals, titans, nymphs, cyclopsor creatures (for example, Achilles, Paris, Hector, Odysseus, Cronos, Atlas, Daphne). Look online for lists of Greek mythological characters if you want to find someone different to do. On the bottom of your picture, write at least 2 sentences stating what Greek being you chose with a brief description of them then and now.
Olympian Deities (Gods and Goddesses)
Greek name (transliteration) / English name / DescriptionAφροδίτη (Aphroditē) / Aphrodite / Goddess of beauty and love.
Απόλλων (Apollōn) / Apollo / God of the light, music, healing, prophecy, the sun, and poetry.
Ἀρης (Arēs) / Ares / God of war, primarily violent war and bloodshed.
Άρτεμις (Artemis) / Artemis / Goddess of the hunt and the moon.
Ἀθηνά (Athēna) / Athena / Goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war.
Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) / Demeter / Goddess of agriculture.
Ἡαδης (Hades) / Hades / God of the Dead and lord of the Underworld. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus
Ἡφαιστος (Hēphaistos) / Hephaestus / God of fire and the forge.
Ἡρα (Hēra) / Hera / Goddess of marriage, family, motherhood and childbirth. Zeus' jealous wife.
Ἡρμής (Hērmēs) / Hermes / God of travel, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods.
Ἑστία (Hestia) / Hestia / Goddess of the hearth and domestic life. Eventually replaced by Dionysus.
Ποσειδων (Poseidōn) / Poseidon / God of the sea. Brother of Hades and Zeus and father of Polyphemus
Ζεύς (Zeus) / Zeus / King of the gods. God of air, thunder and lightning. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Destroyed his father who was a titan. Loves women and cheats on Hera very much in mythology.