Ancient Greek People, Gods, and Cultural Influences

The leader in this kind of government claims a divine right to rule and passes power - and the Crown - to their child.

He was the last of the great Greek playwrights; many of his plays have survived: Medea, Elektra, and The Trojan Women:

This Greek Mathematician came up with a theorem that allows us to calculate the third side of any right triangle:

He was Plato's student and Alexander the Great's teacher. He embraced rational thought, logic, and evidence in science:

He was the first Greek philosopher and Plato's teacher. He was arrested for blasphemy & corruption. He died by hemlock.

The second of the great Greek playwrights, he wrote Antigone and Oedipus Rex to win the Festival of Dionysus:

This goddess of wisdom and warfare was the protector of Athens. She was born full grown when she sprang from Zeus' head:

This mathematician is responsible for most of what we learn about geometry today - including the "proofs" we use:

He was the first of Greece's great playwrights, and the author of the tragedy Agamemnon:

She was Zeus' sister and his wife. She was know for her jealous rage, vengeful acts, and as the defender of marriages:

Born in Macedonia, he was educated under Aristotle and went on to become the King of Greece and conqueror of the world:

He wrote and objective, evidence based history of the Peloponnesian War and is considered the Father of Western History:

He was one of the first historians; he changed the history of Greece from stories for entertainment to truthful accounts

This style of government encourages open debates, voting, majority rule, and the respect of individual rights:

This ancient Greek was the author of fables - stories with a moral at the end, which often involved personified animals:

This style of government is rule by the wealthy and elite, who are presumed to be intelligent and good decision makers:

Although none of his work survives, he was a sculptor so widely admired that his statues of Zeus and Athena were copied:

Healing, music, and the gift of prophecy were all granted to this god, the Great Archer & most trustworthy of Olympus:

The people of this city valued wisdom and beauty. They governed themselves as a democratic republic classically:

In this ancient city-state all people were expected to engage in military service and conquered people were helots:

In this style of government one individual or strong man takes control. They may govern fairly or become a despot:

Most historians and students of literature believe this blind bard was the author of both The Iliad and The Odyssey:

He is the founder of modern medicine because he rejected the idea that disease came from evil spirits or as punishments:

He was the King of the Gods of Mt. Olympus and the wielder of the thunderbolt:

She was the goddess of beauty and love and seemed constantly to be acting in conspiring ways in Greek Mythology:

He calculated the value of pi to determine the circumference & surface areas of circles - and founded calculus in math:

He was Socrates best student, and is considered the father of Western Philosophy. He wrote The Republic and Dialogues.