- With Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes (aristocrats) got in a power struggle
- Isagorus had support from other aristocrats and Sparta
- Cleisthenes had support from most Athenians
- Isagorus wins: He ostracizes Cleisthenes
- They trap Isagorus on the acropolis for two days - on the third day he fled and was banished
- Cleisthenes - A member of the elite
- Very rich
- Insulated from the "hoi polloi"
- A crafty politician
- Saw the value of tapping into the talents of the non-aristocrats
Gods and Goddesses
- Poseidon (god of the sea) interfered with Odysseus trying to return home
- Aphrodite (goddess of love) had lovers of both gods and men
- Dionysus (god of wine) was son of Zeus (Greek god) and Semele (Human princess)
- Zeus - ruler of heaven and earth; Had a temper and tended to throw thunder bolts
- Athena - Goddess of war, battle, and wisdom; Born from Zeus; The patron of Athens; A special patron of heroes
- Apollo - god of music (moon); Twin sister Artemis (sun); Zeus was his father
- Poseidon - god of water; brother of Zeus
- Aphrodite - goddess of love, beauty, desire, and sexuality
- Demeter - god of grain, and harvest; Zeus's sister
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