Plants+&+Animals

TImmy Evans

The Plant and Animal life in Acient Greece was influenced by the Mediterranean and western Asian element. On mountians the vegetation previl with oleander, bay, evergreen oak, olive, and juniper where types of plants on the mountians. Other types of plant life were Evergreen trees and shrubs and herbaceous plants are found in the lowlands, with the flowers offering brilliant patterns in springtime. Pines, planes, and poplars line the rivers, the higher slopes, and the coastal plains. Oak, chestnut, and other deciduous trees are found in the north, giving way at higher altitudes to coniferous forests dominated by the Grecian fir, in which clearings are carpeted in spring and summer with irises, crocuses, and tulips. Forests and scrub are found at the highest levels the black-pine forests covering Mount Olympus are especially noteworthy. The forested zones animals as the wildcat, martin, brown bear, roe deer, and, more rarely, wolf, wild boar, lynx, jackals, wild goats, and porcupines, all adapted to the lack of moisture and to the heat. Birds include pelicans, storks, and herons. Reptile and fish life is rich and varied. Many plants were acted as Plant Gods the palm tree shaded them from the sun to keep them cool the oasis gave them water to drink when they were thristy. They also treated the animals as Gods too. For one example Osiris had large and prominent organs as a mark of his supreme power. They used olive branches as part of a crown for the Olympics. Its Symbol ment

This is the Olive Plant.

This is the Spinx.

This is a Lynx.

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