Greece Gods and Goddesses

Today in class, we took more notes on the Greece power point.

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-with Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes (both were aristocrats) engaged in a power struggle

-Isagoras had support from other aristocrats, plus from Sparta

-Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athens

Isagoras

-Isagoras becomes archon eponymous (tyrant)

-ostracizes Cleisthenes 

-Cleisthenes' supporters- revolt against Isagoras' tyranny

-trap Isagoras on the acropolis for two days- on the third day, he fled and was banished

-508 BCE

-Direct democracy

Cleisthenes and Democracy

Cleisthenes- a member of the elite

-very rich, insulated from the "hoi polloi"

-a crafty politician 

-saw the value of tapping into talents, intelligence, and refineries of the non-aristocrats (the middle class citizens) 

-no women

Gods and Goddesses 

-unique about Greeks' relationship- interaction with humans

-Poseidon (god of the sea) interfered with Odysseus returning home

-Aphrodite (goddess of love) had lovers of both gods and men

-Dionysus (god of wine) was son of Zeus (a god) and of Semele (a human princess)

-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 (& peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts

-she was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored

-a special patron of heroes- such as Odysseus

-she was the patron of Athens (city named after her)

-Apollo, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Demeter