Greek

Literature
GROUP
5

History

City of Athens
Athena
Acropolis
Erechtheion
Parthenon
Temple of Nike

Greek Mythology
Mt. Olympus was the
home of the gods and
goddesses

THE TWELVE
Zeus
Artemis
OLYMPIANS
Hera
Aphrodite
Poseidon
Hades
Athena
Apollo

Hermes
Ares
Hephaestus
Hestia

Greek
Literature
Ancient Greek
Literature
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Pre-Classical
Classical
Hellenistic
Roman Age

Byzantine Literature
Modern Greek
Literature

Ancient Greek
literature
Refers to literature
written in Ancient
Greek
A number of alphabets
and syllabaries had
been used to render
Greek.

Pre-Classical

HOMER

Odyssey second oldest

oldest work of
- journey of Odysseus after Fall
Western literature
- Battles of King Agamemnon of Troy
and Achilles
Illiad

For a friend

with an
understanding
heart is worth no
less than
a brother

Homer (The Odyssey)

Pre-Classical
HESOID
Works and Days

Theogony

Classical
Dawn of Drama
Two major lyrical poets were Sappho
and Pindar

Classical
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
plays, mainly about tragedy
Aeschylus
- Father of Tragedy
- Orestia

Classical
Sophocles

Euripides

Classical
Comedy arose from a ritual in honor of
Dionysus
Menander Father of Comedy

Dionys Aristophanes Menander

us

Classical
Greatest prose achievement of the 4th
century BCE was in philosophy.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle rose above
Socrates
the
rest
Plato
Aristotle

Classical

Two of the most influential historians:

Herodotus and Thucydides.
Herodotus Father of History
Thucydides Father of Scientific History
Xenophon - Hellenica
Herodotus

Thucydides

Xenophon

Hellenistic
Greek cities had been conquered by
Philip II of Macedon
Greek colony of Alexandria in
northern Egypt became the
outstanding center of Greek culture.
Greek poetry flourished in 3rd
century BC
Theocritus, Callimachus, and
Apollonius of Rhodes are the chief
poets.
Translation of the Old Testament to

Roman
Age

Byzantine Literature
Greek literature of Middle Ages
Written in Atticizing, Medieval and early
Modern Greek
Combination of Greek and Christian
civilization under the Roman political
system
Romantic fiction, in which adventure and
love are the main elements.
Chronicles and Encyclopedias

Modern Greek Literature

Literature written in common Modern
Greek
Emerged from late Byzantine times in
the 11th century AD.
During this period, spoken Greek
became more prevalent in the written
tradition, as demotic Greek came to
be used more and more over the Attic
idiom and the katharevousa reforms.

Ancient Olympic Games

Stadium

The palaestra of
Olympia

Contributions of Greeks

Architecture
Philosophy
Civilization
Arts
Science
Math
Politics
Technology
Culture
Music
Exploration
Sports

SUMMARY

Ancient Greek Literature

Literature written in Ancient Greek
Alphabet
Pre-Classical
Iliad and Odyssey
Classical
Dawn of Drama
Comedy and Tragedy
Philosophy