Dioses Griegos Flashcards

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The greeks were polytheistic, this means that they believed in more than one god.

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Los griegos eran politeístas, eso significa que creían en más de un dios.

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Thad a whole mythology that explained the roles of the gods in the universe.

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Tenían todo una mitología que explicaba los papeles de los dioses en el universo.

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According to this (mythology), there were three brothers, Zeus, Hades and Poseidon, who played lots for control of the heavens, the sea and the underworld.

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Según ésta, había tres hermanos, Zeus, Hades y Poseidón que jugaron a suertes por el control de los cielos, el mar y el inframundo.

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The gods agreed that they will share control of the Earth, which caused a lot of discussions and fights.

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Los dioses acordaron que compartirán el control de la Tierra, lo que provocó muchas discusiones y peleas.

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According to the legend, the 12 principal gods lived on the top of Mount Olympus.

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De acuerda a la leyenda, los 12 Dioses principales vivían en la cima del Monte Olimpo.

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Lets take a look at some of the principle protagonists of Mount Olympus.

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Echemos un vistazo a algunos de los principales protagonistas de Monte Olimpo.

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They did not have a very good relationship, I gotta say.

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No tenían una relación muy buena que digamos.

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I know, it’s like staying home from school to watch telenovelas.

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Ya lo sé, es como no ir a la escuela para sentarse a ver tele novelas.

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Demeter was the sister of Zeus and god of grain and the harvest.

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Deméter era hermana de Zeus y diosa del grano y las cosechas.

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Athena was the god of justice and wisdom.

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Atenea era la diosa de la justicia y la sabiduría.

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Hemes had the job of leading souls to the underworld, ruled by Hades, as you will remember.

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Hermes tenía la tarea de conducir a las almas al inframundo, regido por Hades, como recordarás.

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Hades was not very pleased about having to rule the underworld.

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Hades no estaba muy satisfecho de tener que regir el inframundo.

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Well, the whole subject sounds very complicated but the gods were part of the daily life of the ancient greeks.

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Bueno, todo el asunto suena muy complicado pero los dioses eran parte de la vida cotidiana de los griegos antiguos.

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A sick person could ask Apollo, the god of medicine, that he should cure him.

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Un enfermo podía pedir a Apolo, el dios de la medicina, que lo curara.

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The sailors made sacrifices to Poseidon to keep away the storms.

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Los marineros hacían sacrificios a Poseidón para alejar las tormentas.

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The Greeks made sacrifices of animals to the gods before going to war and before sporting events to show their appreciation or to know what the future offered.

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Los griegos hacían sacrificios de animales a los dioses antes de ir a la guerra y antes de los eventos deportivos para mostrar su agradecimiento o para saber qué les deparaba el futuro.

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The people simple stopped believing in them and decided to believe in other things.

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La gente simplemente dejó de creer en ellos y decidió creer en otras cosas.

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Do you want to have control of the sea? Very well, go ahead and try. Hey, what are you doing!?

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¿Quieres tener el control de los mares? Muy bien, inténtalo.

Oye ¿qué haces ahí?