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GODS AND HEROES

The Greek were ____________________ . Each city - state had a god that gave them special protections . For example , ____________________ was the patron of Athens .

- The gods were inmortal , but looked ____________________ . The leader of the Gods were ____________________ who lived on Mount ____________________ .

- Heroes were born from the union of a god and a ____________________ ____________________ . Legendary heroes like ____________________ or ____________________ were extremely ____________________ , but they were not ____________________ .

- Greek myths were colourful stories about all these gods and heroes . They featured fantastic creataures like the ____________________ and the ____________________ .

RELIGIOUS CULTS

As the gods had the same needs as human beings , the Greeks believed that they had to give them ____________________ and ____________________ . The ____________________ were the house of the gods , and ____________________ and ____________________ were their servants .

GREEK THEATRE

Drama originated in religious celebrations to the god Dionysus . Tragedies , comedies and satyr plays were presented in ____________________ ____________________ . Male actors wore ____________________ and played both male and female roles .

PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE

Greeks were the first to use ____________________ and logic to explain the ____________________ . They were the founders of the ____________________ and ____________________ . In the 5th and 4th centuries BC , the leading Greek philosophers lived in ____________________ . After the 4th Century , ____________________ was a key centre of science and learning .

The three greatest Greek philosophers were ____________________ , ____________________ and ____________________ . There were important ____________________ such as Phytagoras and ____________________ .