Ancient Greece
Greek mythology consists of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their religious practices. The main Greek gods were the twelve Olympians, Zeus, his wife Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hestia. Other important deities included Hebe, Helios, Hades, Dionysus, Persephone and Heracles (a demi-god). Zeus' parents were Kronos and Rhea who also were the parents of Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter.
See also
- Ancient Greek religion
- Ancient Greek warfare
- Ancient Greek philosophy
- Ancient Greek technology
- Ancient Greek literature
- Theatre of ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek literature
- Music of ancient Greece
- Art in ancient Greece
References
- ^ a standard date is 776 BC or the first Olympiad. Some would extend the period to ca. 1000 BC to the inclusion of the Dorian invasion and the Greek Dark Ages.
- ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=tyrant
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tyrant
- ^ Holland T. Persian Fire p69-70. ISBN 978-0-349-11717-1
- ^ Holland T. Persian Fire p131-138. ISBN 978-0-349-11717-1
- ^ Population of the Greek city-states
- ^ Holland T. Persian Fire, p94 ISBN 978-0-349-11717-1
- ^ Angus Konstam: "Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece", pp. 94-95. Thalamus publishing, UK, 2003, ISBN 1-904668-16-x
- ^ Real Slave prices and the relative cost of slave labour in the Greco-Roman world
Bibliography
- Charles Freeman (1996). Egypt, Greece and Rome. Oxford University Press.
- Paul MacKendrick (1962). The Greek Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Greek Lands. St. Martin's Press.
External links
- The Canadian Museum of Civilization - Greece Secrets of the Past
- Ancient Greece website from the British Museum
- Economic history of ancient Greece
- The Greek currency history
- Limenoscope, an Ancient Greek Ports database
- The Ancient Theatre Archive, Greek and Roman theatre architecture
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