Greek gods and goddesses

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we continued on the Ancient Greece Google Slides. The notes I took in class:
Zeus
-ruler of heaven and Earth
-father of Athena
-god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice
-had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts

Athena
-goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare, intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts
- She was born from Zeus' head full formed and armored
-the patron of Athens

Apollo
-god of music, arts, knowledge, and wisdom
-son of Zeus and twin of Artemis
-associated with the sun, his sister with the moon

Poseidon
-god of the sea, rivers, floods, earthquakes
-brother of Zeus

Aphrodite- goddess of love, beuty, desire, and sexuality. Her loves included Ares, Adonis, and Anchises

Demeter- goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture. She is Zeus' sister

-Greeks were certainly a warlike people
-Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry
-started training at 7
-Athens had a great infantry too, but nothing could compare with their navy
-their most effective weapon was the trireme
-The Trireme was a technological marvel. It was the fastest ship in the world and rowed by 170 people across 3 levels. It could be used a battering ram
-Phalanx was close-rank, defense grouping of warriors
-armed with long spears and interlocking shields
-soldiers would advance slowly towards the enemy until the broke through their ranks

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