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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Zeus the King of the Gods



Greeks worshiped the twelve Olympians that were Gods and Goddesses. The Greeks honored their Gods, they asked for blessings and they tried not to make them mad.  Temples were built where Greeks lived.  Zeus was the king of the gods and ruled Gods and men from atop Mt. Olympus. This is Greece’s highest mountain. To honor Zeus, the city-states came together every four years for an Olympian festival and games.  The modern Olympics games are based on this tradition.  Why do you think the Greeks choose to honor Zeus every four years? Why not every two years?


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  1. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 9:11 PM

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  2. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 10:00 PM

    This blog is very fascinating and is very entertaining to read! For the reason on why its every four years, i agree with Kevin, the four in chinese does sound like death but i don't even think that they even knew chinese people existed back then let alone China. So maybe the every four years thing was because they thought four was a good year. That's probably wrong though. This blog kind of reminds me of the, "Percy Jackson" series. I do have a question though, do the Greeks live on the mountains? Also, the greeks are gods, or is that not right?

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  3. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 10:01 PM

    Ah!! I forgot to add this since i was so caught up but you forgot to add the link part! Just do it before midnight tomorrow and you'll be good to go

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  4. Tom HopperNovember 1, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    Very helpful tip about the link...and done politely with a smile!

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