My Lesson - The Titans and The Twelve Great Olympians

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Name: Jan Kevin Buendia

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Age: 26
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The Titans and the
Twelve Great Olympians
g Obj ec ti v es
Le a r ni n
At the end of the lesson, students
will be able to:
recognize each character of the book;
identify their origins; and
integrate it into life lessons.
Quote of the
day
Value/s Learned
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology is the set of stories
about the gods, goddesses, heroes and
rituals of Ancient Greeks. Greek
Mythology was part of the religion in
Ancient Greece. The most popular Greek
Mythology figures include Greek Gods
like Zeus, Poseidon & Apollo, Greek
Goddesses like Aphrodite, Hera &
Athena and Titans like Atlas.
Definition of Terms
• Titans - were the deities in Greek

mythology that preceded the
Olympians.
• Olympians - were the major deities
who Ancient Greeks believed in.
Source: www.greekmythology.com
Video Clip
The Titans
Cronus
He ruled over the

other Titans until
his son Zeus
dethroned him and
seized the power for
himself .
Uranus & Gaea
Uranus
• the Ancient Greek
personification of the heavens
and, for a while, the ruler of the
known universe.
Gaea
• Ancient Greek personification of the
Earth, and, for all intents and purposes,
the Mother of Everything Beautiful in the
world.
Ocean
- Son of Uranus
and Gaia
- Was married to
his sister, Tethys
and had
numerous
children called
Oceanids.
Tethys
- Daughter of
Uranus and Gaia
- Was married to
her brother,
Oceanus.
Hyperion
- Son of Uranus
and Gaea.
- Father of the
sun, moon and
dawn.
Mnemosyne
- daughter of
Uranus and
Gaea.
- goddess of
memory
Themis
- the human-like
representation of the
natural and moral
order.
- name derives from
the Greek word
meaning that which
is current and
contemporary.
Iapetus
- His name derives
from the Greek
word meaning to
pierce usually
with a spear.
- god of
craftsmanship
Atlas
- the leader of the
Titan rebellion
against Zeus
- he was
condemned to
eternally hold up
the sky.
Prometheus
- son of the Titan
Iapetus and the
Oceanid
Clymene.
Clymene (Klymene)
- was one of the
elder Okeanides
and the Titan
goddess of fame
and renown.
Mount Olympus
The Twelve
Olympian
Gods
Zeus (Jupiter)
God of: Storms, fate and destiny, law and

order, kingship; king of the gods.
Origin: Child of Titans Kronos and Rhea
Usually Depicted As: A strong, mature,
kingly man with a dark beard.
Poseidon (Neptune)
God of: The sea, flood,
drought, earthquakes, horses
Origin: Child of Titans Kronos
and Rhea
Usually Depicted As: A
mature, dark-bearded man
with a trident
Symbols and Icons: The
trident, the horse, the dolphin,
the bull, the tuna
Hades (Pluto)
God of: King of the Underworld,
god of death and funerals; also
considered the god of the metals
and riches of the earth and soil
Origin: Child of Titans Kronos and
Rhea
Usually Depicted As: A dark-
bearded, mature man; had two
commonly depicted aspects:
enthroned in the underworld, or
pouring earthly riches from a
cornucopia
Hestia (Vesta)
Goddess of the Hearth
and Domesticity
Hestia was the first child of the Titans
Kronos and Rhea, making her sister to
Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, and
Hades. Some accounts place Hestia as
one of the twelve Olympians; others say
that she abdicated her place in favor of
Dionysus so that the number could
remain twelve.
Hera (Juno)
- Zeus’s wife and
sister.
- Protector of
marriage
Ares (Mars)
- Son of Zeus and Hera
- God of war
- God of: war and battle
(especially bloodlust),
but also associated with
courage and civil order
- Origin: Child of Zeus
and Hera
Athena (Minerva)
- Daughter of Zeus
- Fierce and ruthless
battle goddess.
- Goddess of the city
- Zeus’s favorite
child.
- Athens was her
special city.
Apollo
- Master musician
who delight
Olympus.
- Archer – god
Aphrodite
- Goddess of Love
and Beauty
- Wife of Hephaestus
(Vulcan).
Hermes (Mercury)
God of: Travel and trade,
eloquence and insight, luck
and the unexpected, athletes,
messenger of the gods,
bringer of dreams
Origin: Child of Zeus and
Maia, one of the Pleiades
Depicted As: Typically
depicted with his winged
sandals and hat, sometimes
with a sheep on one shoulder
Artemis (Diana)
- One of the three maiden
goddesses
- Apollo’s twin sister
- Daughter of Zeus and Leto
- Lady of Wild Things
- Origin: She was a child of Zeus
and Leto, delivered on the
island of Delos because that
was the only place that would
offer Leto sanctuary from
Hera’s wrath.
Hephaestus
(Vulcan/Mulciber)
- God of Fire
- is the god of blacksmiths and
fire. he was also associated
with other craftsmen
(sculptors, carpenters,
metalworkers) and, as
evident in the name of his
Roman counterpart Vulcan,
with volcanoes. Even though
an ugly god lamed by his own
mother, he was the husband
of none other than Aphrodite
herself.
Pause and Reflect
Choose one and read your favorite gods
and goddesses that is written on the
presentation. Write a reflection about it on
a piece of paper.
Assignment
In a whole piece of paper,

choose one Greek god or
goddess that will reflect on the
person who you truly admire.
Explain why you chose it.

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• Titans - were the deities in Greek

He ruled over the

God of: Storms, fate and destiny, law and

In a whole piece of paper,

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