To get you started, we would like you to find out about the Ancient Greeks gods and goddesses. A good website to start you off can be found here: http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-gods.html
The gods and goddesses were believed to be responsible for different aspects of Ancient Greek life. Can you find one that has a link to your life, hobbies and interests? For example, if you like swimming, water sports or lazing on a beautiful beach, then you might like Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
Your task is to choose your favourite god or goddess and write them a letter telling them what you like about them and describing their best qualities and powers. You could try to use some exciting adjectives and sensational similes. It might be a good idea to ask them some interesting questions too!
I can't wait to see what you find out!
Have a lovely break. I'm looking forward to seeing you back at school soon.
Miss Davies
Harmes
ReplyDeleteHarmes is one of the olympian gods,he was the second youngest olympian
god ever! He is the son of zeus . he is the protecter of travelers.
Hermes the greek god of merchants,thives,rethors and speakers and pastors. Divine messenger jenitor at the judgment of the
Deletedead.At the biginning he was a great prankstar but after the
explusion from olympus converted and became the busiest of
the gods.Thought people the basics of gymnastics. His attributes were caduceus)staff harms feuding) sandals with
wings and andronikos (winged hat).
Aphrodite:
ReplyDeleteAphrodite is the goddess of:love,caring and family.She was married to
Hephaestus,god of fire.She actually loved Ares,god of war.Aphrodite liked sparrows and swans.She had an unusual birth.She rose out of the sea foam,beautiful and fully grown-up.She and her son,Eros were in charge of making people,gods and goddesses fall in love.Eros had a magical bow that made things happen.Oddly the goddess made a terrible war break out when she did not mean to.Eris the god of trouble picked up a golden apple and wrote"For the fairest"on it and threw it were Athena Hera and Aphrodite would meet every evening.Each one of them thought that she was the fairest{the beautiful} goddess of all.They could not choose so,they decided to hold a beauty contest.To judge the contest they chose a normal mortal called Paris.He was a handsome prince of Troy.Each goddess came to Paris side and gave him a gift.Hera offered him the gift of making him the ruler of the Universe.If he chose Athena she offered him the gift of making him a vicious soldier.Paris was not ambitious or brave enough so he asked Aphrodite. If he chose Aphrodite She offered him the greatest love in the Galaxy so,Paris chose Aphrodite and announced her to be the winner.
Hermes is born in the cave,mountian. He is the mesangar of the gods.He allwase gets up for his mshteaf. ethna is not a good fighter.
ReplyDeleteposeldon is engarg of the water.Zeus is the boss of the gods and and
godes.
Ancient Greek Gods.
ReplyDeleteThere are 12 Ancient Greek Gods.
Athena was a great warrior.
She was the Goddess of wisdom.
Poseidon had a trident.
He ruled the sea.
Some of the Gods had weapons.
All of the Gods and Goddesses had jobs to do.
Hephaestus
Hephaestus was the Goddess of fire.
His parents were Hera and Zeus. He is the blacksmith of the Gods. Hephaestus is a good natured God. But Arjun
Jakub
ReplyDeleteAthena
Athena was tall,strong and grecful.
Athena was a very good warrior.
Athena was the goddess of wisdom.
Zues was the dad of Athena.
The city Athena is named after her.
Mother was Metis.
Hermes
Hermes was the messeger god.
Perents Zues and Maia.
Hermes wered winged sandals.
Hermes was always up to mischief.
Hermes was born in mountin cave.
I hope you are all having a lovely half term. Thank you for posting your research. Please do remember that the task is to WRITE A LETTER to the Ancient Greek god or goddess that you have chosen. This will show that you have researched the god or goddess and can use your letter writing skills to write about them in your own words.
ReplyDeleteZues is my favourite greek god, he is more powerful than the other greek gods and has a number of powers. His most famous power is to throw a lightning bolt, his winged horse called Pegasus carried the bolts and Zues trained an eagle to recieve them. He can also control the weather causing rain and storms. Zues also had other powers. He can mimic to sound like anyone and he can shape shift into animals and humans. If people made him angry, he would sometimes turn them into an animal as a punishment. Zues has several brothers and sisters witch are also gods and goddesses. he was the youngest, but the most powerful of the three brothers. One brother was called Hades and he ruled the underworld,the other one was called Poseiden and he ruled the sea. He had three sisters including Hestia, Demeteter and Hera (who he married).
ReplyDeleteDear Zeus,
ReplyDeleteI know you are the greatest among the three gods Hades and Poseidon. You ruled the sky and the earth.You control the weather causing wind and rain.You also cause thunder and lightning by throwing your thunderbolt like a spear. This made you the most powerful god. I heard that you live in Olympus above the clouds. Is it true?
You reminded that gods are not perfect. Still most gods and mortals respected you. I respect you for giving us laws and justice also teaching us kindness and good manner. Like you I would love to travel across the world. I respect the fact that you were very kind to Baucis and Philemon even though they were poor, they helped to travellers like you. As a reward you turned their house into a beautiful temple.
I read that a scientist named Benjamin Franklin helped to solve the mystery of lighting and thunder in 1700. That's why he is called as"The Man Who Tamed the Lighting". Do you know that Zeus?
Regards,
Paras
Wow Paras- what a great letter. I like the interesting questions you asked. It is clear that you found out a lot about Zeus.
DeleteDear Aphrodite,
ReplyDeleteI extremely cherish you, as you are an admirer of Mother Nature and so am I. you had an unusual birth. You inaugurated out of sea foam, elegant and fully grown-up. You are the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. You are also a protector of sailors. You adore dainty doves, sassy sparrows, and sanguine swans. I am also fond of bonny birds just like you. Like all the Greek Olympic gods, you are immortal and very powerful. Your special powers are those of love and desire. You had a belt that had the power to cause others to fall in love with the wearer. Some of the other Greek goddesses, such as Hera, would borrow the belt from time to time. You also had the ability to cause fighting couples to fall in love again.
When it was time for your marriage, because many of the gods were in endearment with you, Zeus was afraid that a great battle would break out over you. Zeus eventually arranged a marriage between you and the god Hephaestus. In some ways this was funny to the Greeks as Hephaestus was a puny and grotesque god.
Your Roman name is Venus and you are the goddess of love and beauty. Your father Zeus is the captain of Gods and his Roman name is Jupiter.
You are the symbol for feminine beauty. You are always depicted as a glamorous young woman, wearing very elegantly draped clothing and jewellery.
You typically eat three meals a day. Breakfast is a light and simple meal that usually consisted of bread or porridge. Lunch is also a light meal where you would again have some bread, but would also have some cheese or figs. The big meal of the day is dinner, which is eaten around sundown. Dinner would sometimes be a long social event with a variety of foods including vegetables, bread, eggs, fish, and cheese. I also have three meals a day, but instead of a light breakfast, a simple meal and a heavy dinner, I have a heavy breakfast, a good lunch and a simple dinner. Having said that, I also have tea sometime before dinner.
I heard that rich Greeks have slaves - sometimes 50 slaves worked for a rich family. Did you have 50 slaves working for you? I heard that slaves did the hard work, on the farm, in the fields and workshops and in the house too. I would love to know if this is true!
You are the daughter of the mighty Zeus, who is the ruler of the Gods. It is believed that twelve most important gods and goddesses lived at the top of Mount Olympus. How is it like to live at Mount Olympus, the home of gods?
Aphrodite, I adore you for your elegance and immense beauty. Your abundance love of nature is inspirational.
I would be grateful if you could reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Fareeha
A wonderful letter, Fareeha.
DeleteDear Aphrodite,
ReplyDeleteWe are learning all about Ancient Greek Gods!I am writing to you to ask you some questions about yourself.First of all who is your father and do you have a brother or sister?If you do have one then what is their name?What food do you eat and what do Greeks wear?Is your father a god? Is your son really called Eros?Is Eros a god like you?I hope you write back!It would be lovely if you would visit us!
Yours faithfully,Misbah
What did you find out about Aphrodite, Misbah? What can we do to separate the information in a letter?
DeleteDear Poseidon lord of the sea,
ReplyDeleteI have learned some amazing facts about you and I want you to know that I love playing in the water that is why I think we are linked.We are both water signs.You are my favorite Greek god.
You are so lucky to have two very important in the god world,Zeus and Hades.Zeus is the king of all gods.Hades runs the Underworld.Aren't you jealous of your brothers or their powers?Maybe you didn't want to be in charge of the Underworkd,the world of the dead.And certainly did not all the responsibility that Zeus had of ruling over the Earth.
I hope you are very happy being the Lord of the Sea.I think the job is pertfect for you.With so much power you have I can imagine why you are so moody and restless.It is so awsome how you could magically make an island appear,or a tidal wave cover the shore,or send a wave to suck you right off the beach.All it takes is the wave of your hand!
I would be terrified to live by the sea side.That's why people built temples to honour you and brought gifts every day,so the water would be calm and sparkling.Sometimes the gifts did not make you happy and a terrible storm would breack over the land.People tried very hard all the time to make you happy,isn't it?
Your huge palace on Mount Olympus is together with the other twelve Gods.Like you,I much prefer the palace under the sea.I imagine it is a beautiful place.I read it has tall columns and colorful seaweed and white sand,glowing jewels and shimmering shells,magical amber with fish swimming in and out in every color of the rainbow.I'm sure there is nothing else like it in the world.At night glow worms keeps every corner bathed in soft light.It is a peaceful colorful place.As moody and wild as you might be,I think this place always calmed you when you came home.
I read about the contest between you and Athena goddess of reason to be the god to watch over a town.I really like the story,both gods gave gifts to the people.Poseidon gave a stream
with salted water and Athena an ollive tree.People liked both
gifts but the water was salted in conparison with the olives which were delicious.Poseidon niece Athena was the winner! :-) The small village gainged a most powerful and wise guardian,the goddess Athena. In her honor they named the village Athens,the capital city of Greece.
Soon we have Halloween,do you celebrate it?
I can imagine you are wearing Hawaian shirt,shorts,flip flops and a three pointed trident.I'm so sure you are walking the beaches and stopping fishermen or tacking pictures with tourists.Please be in good mood and dont stir up a tsuami or a Hurricane.I know you are a god and you have a mighti power BUT PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF!!! It's so fantastic when you create cool stuff like horses out of sea foam.
My mom and dad told me that in Romania we have a beach resort named as your Roman name Neptun.Next time when I'm going to the beach in my country I will think of you.
I look forward reading from you.
Yours faithfully,
Cezar
I can see that you worked very hard on your letter, Cezar. Well done! You have found out so much information.
DeleteMount Olympus
ReplyDeleteDear Zeus,
My name is Fabian. I go to Chatsworth Primary School and we are going to be learning about various Greek gods. I read very interesting facts about you. Now I know that you are the god of the sky and lightning and your symbol is a thunderbolt. You are the most power full god of all Greek gods. It must be amazing to have this power. Your huge power can change the weather when ever you want. You can make big yellow lightning on the sky and suddenly change it to bright sun. I'm curious who gave you this power control the weather. I don't understand why you are not a good husband to Hera and not a good father to your children. I really would like to see you one day and speak to with you about your travelling in disguise and see how you change the weather.
Yours sincerely
Fabian
I can see that you have found out quite a lot about Zeus. How can we structure the information we put in our letters so that it is clear to read?
DeleteDear Poseidon
ReplyDeleteYou are my favourite Greek God. I think you are truly amazing, awesome and epic. I think you are the God of the sea. I love your Trident. Is it scary that your trident starts earthquakes? I like your long blue beard. I have one brother called Ishaan but you have two brothers whose names are Zeus and Hades. Hades scares me. Your parents are called Cronus and Rhea. Did you enjoy riding a chariot once or twice or every single day? You are also the God of the horses. I like ponies. I know that you fell in love with a princess called Clito. Was Atlantis a huge island? I know that you can control the sea. I really like swimming. Do you? I know that Atlantis became the greatest civilization in the world, But how many people live there?
Please write back,
Yours Faithfully
(Eesha)
Some interesting questions and information. Think about how you could paragraph your letter next time.
DeleteJakub
ReplyDeleteDear Zeus
Hello how does it feel to be in charge of the universe. How hard is your job? What are your Brothers like? How old are you? How wise are you? Iam writing to ask if I could meet you and see your powers. How strong are you? How meny times have you riminded people that the gods are difrent? What do you do when you are foolish?
Yours faifally
Jakub.
Some interesting questions, Jakub. Check the spelling of 'faithfully'.
DeleteDear Athena,
ReplyDeleteI like you because you like owls.I like you because you are fantastic at fighting.What is your favorite colour? I like that you have purple hair. I like that you do art.Can you make a paper bird? You walk with owls. Awesome!!!. The city Athena is wonderful. Does it snow in Athena? You are a great warrior. Did it take long to start fighting? You gave a present to the citizens. When did you give that gift? You had a known dad.Was Zeus a good dad or a bad dad?
I will wait for a replay
Love from Marcelina
I can see that you have researched Athena and asked some interesting questions.
DeleteDear zeus,
ReplyDeleteI really like about you that you are the god of all of the gods but what i really about you about is that you are the god of the the sky and lightning but i like the sky i do not only like you that you are the god of the gods of all of the gods because i like looking at the sapphire blue sky to that's all i like about you for now but later on in the future i might like you more because in the future i might find out more ace facts about you.
yours faithfully
sujeeth koram
Some good information Sujeeth. Think about using full stops to help your writing to flow. remember to use a capital 'I'.
DeleteDear Zeus, I think you are the best of all the Greek god,strongest fastest and you have the strongest weapon. You are the first god and a very imposing figure. I read in my research that you are called the father of gods. how does it feel to live on mount Olympus? is it a beautiful place. I have being told that your name means bright or sky. The famous Greek hero Hercules is also your son I have heard many stories about him.I do plan to do more research on you in the future and you are my favorite Greek God.
ReplyDeleteLots of information! Remember to start your sentences with a capital letter and to write down who your letter is from.
DeleteDear Hestia,
ReplyDeleteI really like that you don’t like noisy people gossiping and shouting. I also agree that it sometimes gets a bit loud. The best bits about you are that if a good god or amazing goddess does the wrong job you will make sure they do the right job.
It’s really nice of you to care about other polite people because you always think about them and are helpful to other gods and goddesses like an awesome class monitor. It’s very helpful when you solve problems and make people realise that family is important to others in the world.
I was just wondering why you didn’t want a husband? Did you not want a fabulous family? Why don’t you have any incredible powers?
From Elisha
I can tell that you found out a lot about Hestia- she sounds like a very caring person. Good questions, too!
DeleteDear Zeus,
ReplyDeleteI like you because you are the king of gods. How did you become so selfish? Were you given the lightning bolt that you hold? I like you because you control all of the gods and your brothers [Hades and Poseidon] are in charge of the universe. Is it true that Hades ruled the underworld? Is it true that you gave laws and justice to mortals and strangers? But i really like you because you control the sky and earth. I really like traveling, do you like traveling.
Yours faithfully
Arveer
Well done Arveer. Remember to use a question mark at the end of a question and a capital for 'I'.
DeleteDear Zeus,
ReplyDeleteI like you because you are the king of gods and you ruled the earth and the sky. Also, I like that you controlled the weather, wind, rain, lightening and thunder.In addition, I like how you threw your thunderbolt like a spear.
I really like that you are a wise god, but at the same time you are foolish and cruel. I heard that you wasn't a good husband to Hera and you wasn't a good father for your daughters. I'm wondering how this can happen but beside all that you still my favourite god.
In the other hand, you teached mortals kindness and good manners. You gave them laws and justice.
I liked what you did with Baucis and Philemon, and when you turned their poor house into beautiful temple.
I wonder where you live today and where is your home?
Today, I'm writing to you to ask if I can meet you someday? and if you can teach me more about your hidden powers?
Your faithfully,
Habib Harb.
Dear Aphrodite,
ReplyDeleteI really like how you came out of the sea fully grown and that your the Goddess of love and beauty. I think it's really cool how you were named after the planet venus. One thing I don't like is that you started a war. I like your hair and your dress.
1.Why did you start the war?
2.Why were you born at the see?
3.Why did your parent name you after a planet?
Hadya
Dear Poseidon,
ReplyDeleteI like you because I like to build sand castles & swim. If you come please don't flood a city or building. I would love to go on your golden chariot. I have heard that your brothers are Zeus & Hades. I also know Cronus & Rhea are your parents! I would like to ask what is your favourite colour?, do you like sharks? and have you ever seen a pearl in a clam? I would like to know if I can ride a dolphin.Also is there such thing as the loch ness monster in Scotland.I am looking forward to your reply.
From Ipshita
Dear Zeus,
ReplyDeleteI like how you can hold lightning bolts. Is your winged horse really called Pegasus and how did you get an eagle to retrieve a lightning bolt? How did you become the strongest of the gods? I like how your lightning looks like and I don't care if your the strongest of the gods but what I like most is your lightning bolts and there colour. How did Pegasus hold your lightning bolt? Can your lightning be in different colours or does it just stay the colour blue or yellow?
The one thing I can not believe is that you can mimic and you can shape shift. There is one thing that I want to tell you and that is you are my favourite god but it is not because you are the strongest of the gods, it is because I like your lightning bolts and there colour. I am seven years old. how old are you? In addition to my earlier point I think Pegasus is amazing but I am still wondering how an eagle can retrieve a lightning bolt. In the future I might learn more about you.
Yours Sincerely,
Anish
Dear poseidon,
ReplyDeleteI like you because you are the God of water. Water is blue because it is my favourite colour. I also like water because I like swimming.
I like your golden shiny chariot. I would like to see your half snake and half horse.
Why do you use your trident to start earthquakes?
How are your parents, Cronus and Rhea and your brothers Zeus and Hades? I am doing well. My parents and brother doing well too.
Yours sincerely
Ruhan
Dear Zeus,you where a gods of the skay and rain.You where rules of the Olympic gods.How it was looked your weather,what was your power,what did you like to eat and what do you like to do also how many old where you.I so interesting about you . Szymon
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