THE TWELVE GODS School means education for life Cognitive areas involved The scenario involves the cognitive areas of history, language and art.

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1 THE TWELVE GODS School means education for life Cognitive areas involved The scenario involves the cognitive areas of history, language and art. Scenario planning Teacher: Zikliou Stergiani - c class Kontariotissa, 2013

2 Cognitive -To get to know the Gods of Olympus and the attributes they were given by the people. -To spot the anthropomorphic characteristics of the Gods. - To understand the timeless need of people to worship their Gods and to contrast ancient and modern ways of worship.

3 Cognitive -To understand that Ancient Greek Mythology is part of our historic, political tradition and be aware of its survival in contemporary times. -To realize the word wide impact of the Twelve Gods legend in Ancient Greek literature and art. - To practice in the production of written speech.

4 -To develop cooperation skills. -To participate actively Skills To be able to select the relevant information for the subject they are researching.

5 Activities -The pupils visit the museum of Dion in order to see the statues of Gods and take pictures of them.

6 Activities -The pupils visit the museum of Dion in order to see the statues of Gods and take pictures of them.

7 Activities Zeus Aphrodite

8 Activities - They search the internet and find information about the twelve Gods of Olympus.

9 Activities - They work in groups and make the identities (biographies) of the Gods.

10 Activities - They work in groups and make the identities (biographies) of the Gods.

11 Activities - They make card boards with information about each God, symbols of each God, animals and plants dedicated to each God.

12 Olympus Olympus, the highest mountain of Greece, is known world wide as, according to the ancient Greek religion, the Twelve Gods lived on its summit (Mytikas 2918 metres). It was believed that the twelve Gods lived in the canyons, the ptyhes of Olympus, as they are called by Homer, where their palaces were. The throne of Zeus (the crown area) hosts exclusively Dias (Zeus). The twelve Gods are: Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Aphrodite, Ares and Hephaestus.

13 Zeus Zeus was the chief of Gods and humans, superior and mightier than all. All the other Gods were inferior to him in both physical strength and in rank. No one had the right to resist him. He dominated all natural phenomena. Thunder and lightning were his weapons. Symbols of his strength were the thunder, the eagle, the victory, the scepter and aegis.

14 Hera Hera is Zeus s wife and she has the same qualities as him. All legends about her present her as a model woman. That s why she is considered to be protector of marriage, of childbirth and motherhood. However, Hera had become very jealous because Zeus loved adventures with other women. She holds a scepter, a symbol of power and a pomegranate, a symbol of fertility.

15 Aphrodite She is the most beautiful of all Goddesses. She is the Goddess of beauty, of love and fertility. Wherever she went she provoked love. A legend supports that she was born from the foam of the sea. Her symbols are the pigeon, the myrtle and the pomegranate. Eros (love) is usually depicted next to her. She is the Goddess of hearth of every home which was sacred in ancient times because the hearth was the centre of the family. In art, Hestia is depicted holding a scepter, a lamp or a torch.

16 Hestia She is the Goddess of hearth of every home which was sacred in ancient times because the hearth was the centre of the family. In art, Hestia is depicted holding a scepter, a lamp or a torch.

17 Poseidon Poseidon is the God of sea and of all waters in general. He lived in a golden palace in the bottom of the sea. In art, he is depicted as a strong, majestic, bearded man holding a trident.

18 Apollo He is the God of sun and light. He had connections with vegetation and agriculture in general. He was considered as an oracular god that s why there were a lot of oracles dedicated to Apollo in many places of ancient Greece, the most important being the Oracle of Delphi. Apollo s symbols were the lyre, the tripod, the navel and from the plants mainly the laurel.

19 Demeter Demeter was the Goddess of grains and agriculture in general. She taught humans how to cultivate their fields. Relevant to the content of her worship were the Goddesses symbols, a bundle of wheat or a basket full of fruit.

20 Artemis She is the Goddess of hunting and protector of animals. She used to run in the mountains and in the forests accompanied by Nymphs. She protected wildlife, the rivers, the lakes, the meadows and the fields. In the works of art she is depicted as a young, beautiful, slim, agile and lithe woman. She holds a bow and quiver.

21 Athena (Minerva) She was the Goddess of wisdom and protector of Attiki. In order to become a protector of Attiki, she offered the olive tree as a present. Every kind of art, superior or inferior was attributed to her, for example sculpture, painting, architecture and pottery. The Goddesses symbols were the olive tree, the owl, the rooster and the snake.

22 Hephaestus He was the God of fire and metals, the master of volcanoes. In art Hephaestus is depicted as a brave, bearded man. He usually wears a round cap and holds tools of his craft in his hands.

23 Ares Ares, the God of war, was tough, rough, aggressive and fighting. Ancient Greeks imagined him as a very tall but handsome man with a voice equivalent with the voice of a thousand men. He always wore armor and had a weapon.

24 Hermes Hermes was a herald and messenger of Gods. He was a protector of shepherds and flocks. In art he is depicted as a strong, bearded man. He wears a travel mantle, petaso and sandals. He holds a scepter and a stick.

25 Activities - They make the genealogical tree of Gods.