Harry+Potter+&+Mythology

I cannot believe we are reading our final book! This year has flown by and I'm so proud of the work you have done. Let's keep going and end the year strong while still having fun. :-)

Please post your Pantheon Election speech, powerpoint, or speech notes below. This way, we can refer back to your information as we read the novel.

Zeus

Hera- The godess of women and marriage, her symbols are the pomegranate, peacock feather, and diadem. She was married to Zeus, even though she was his sister. She is famous because she did not like when Zeus cheated on her with another woman and had a baby (Hercules), she tried to kill him, but never ended up killing him. Hera is also famous because Paris, a Greek hero, told Aphrodite she was prettier than Hera.

Apollo -

Athena

Hermes

Aphrodite

Hades

Demeter

Poseidon- God of the seas, creates Earthquakes, and made the horse. Symbols are the trident, horse, and water.

Hestia- She is the Goddess of the Hearth (fireplace). The hearth kept the family warm and cooked their food. So the public hearth kept all the families warm and alive. She was the goddess that looked after the family. The circle symbolized Hestia as the "complete" goddess, the goddess who was whole, "one complete within herself". Hestia was seen as, not only psychologically "centered", but also as representing the center, the center of the home and family, the city, and even the world itself.

Narcissus

Cronus

Artemis- Mistress of Animals and the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, the Roman equivalent to Diana. Her father is Zeus and she is twins with Apollo. Her symbols are bows, arrows, stags, the hunting dog, and the moon.

Ares

Dionysus

Persephone

Eros: god of intercourse, symbol are wings and a bow and arrow, his Roman name is Cupid

Icarus and Daedalus- Icarus was the young son of Daedalus. Ghey wanted to escape the city. Daedalus and Icarus managed to escape the Labyrinth and flew to the sky, free. The flight of Daedalus and Icarus was the first time that man managed to fight the laws of nature and beat gravity. Unfortunatly, on the flight Icarus fell into the sea and drowned