wednesday

• Its unique that the greeks interacted with gods and goddesses 
• aphrodite had lovers of both gods and men
• poseidon interfered with odysseus trying to return home
• dionysus was son of zeus and of semele
• zues- ruler of heaven and earth: father of athena: god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightening, 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 zues head fully formed and armored
• a specail patron of heroes- such as odysseus
• she was the patron of athens 
• apollo- god of music, arts, knowledge, healing
• poseidon-god of the sea rivers floods earthquakes
• aphrodite- goddess of love, beauty, desire, sexuality
• demeter- goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture
• greeks were certainly a warlike people
• spartans were known for there infantry
• spartans boys started training at 7 
• athens had a great infantry but nothing could compare with there navy
• their most effective weapon was the trireme 
• looked to science and logic for explanations of how th world worked
• the socratic method fostered critical thinking 
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