Human Geo

Today we learned about the Gods.
Unique-  Interaction with humans.
The first one was Poseidon- God of sea, river, flood, earthquake (interfered with odyssey getting home). Brother Zeus god of sea and water.
Aphrodite- Godess of love and beauty (lovers God and men)
Dionysus-(God of wine) son of Zeus (God) and Semele (human princess)
Zeus-  Ruler of heaven/earth, father of Athena, God of sky weather, thunder, lighting, law, order, and justice (bad temper).
Athena-  Godess of wisdom, skill, warfare, intelligence, battle, and hand crafts.  born from Zeus head fully formed and armored, special patron of heroes.  Seen as the odysseus/ patron of Athena.
Apollo- God of music, arts, knowledge, and healing.  Zeus was the father/ Artemis twin sister associated sun, sister with moon.
Poseidon-  God of sea, river, flood, earthquake, brother is Zeus 9sea and water).
Aphrodite- Goddess of love, beauty, desire, sexuality.
lovers include Ares (war), Adoms (Demi God desire), Anchises.
Demeter- grain, harvest, agriculture, zeus sister.
Fighting in Spartans.
Greeks certainly are warlike people .
spartans know for tough, ruthless, soldiers who fought on land.
Trained since then are 7.
Real spartans fearsome,  in gym rats from 300.

Athenas had great infantry, too but nothing can come close to there navy
most effective weapon was trireme.
Trireme- a technological marvel/ fastest ship in the world/ rowed up to 170 people and 3 levels. used as battle ram/ agile and fast.

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