People/gods Flashcards
God of oceans, seas, and earthquakes; brother of Zeus; carried a three prong spear called a Trident
Poseidon
God of war; son of Zeus and Hera; full of murder and fury; not widely worshipped or the subject of many myths
Ares
Goddess of love and beauty; wife of Hephaestus; full of laughter and trickery; sprang to life from sea foam
Aphrodite
Goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts, and war; Zeus’s favorite child; sprang full-grown from his forehead; war armor
Athena
God of music, medicine, poetry, truth, and light; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis; associated with the sun
Apollo
Messenger of the gods; son of Zeus and Maia; wore winged sandals and winged hat; protector of traders, travelers, and thieves
Hermes
Goddess of hunting; daughter of Zeus and Leto ; twin sister of Apollo; carried bow and arrows; associated with the moon
Artemis
Concord goal, invaded Italy, made himself sole ruler of Rome, aristocrats assassinated
Julius Cesar
Taught Alexander science, the arts, politics; focused on education
Aristotle
Wanted to rule Macedonia, Asia; was taught by Aristotle; invaded Persian empire
Alexander the great
Ruler of the gods, lord of the sky, more powerful than all the gods combined, weapon was the thunderbolt
Zeus
“Rule by the best people”, rich and wealthy landowners
Aristocrats/Aristacrocy
Took control, restored order, gain total power by force, replaced by oligarchy
Tyrants
Became king of the Frank’s (742-814)conquered Western Europe and expanded Frankish empires; strongly supported Catholic Church; pope Leo III crowned holy roman emperor in 800; special because pope crowned a Germanic ruler successor to Roman emperors
Charlemagne