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Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology. Mythology is collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, gods, ancestors, and heroes. Most myths are very old and were handed down orally for many centuries before being put in writing. www.pantheon.org/.../europe/greek/zeus.html.

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Greek Mythology

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  1. Greek Mythology Mythology is collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, gods, ancestors, and heroes. Most myths are very old and were handed down orally for many centuries before being put in writing.

  2. www.pantheon.org/.../europe/greek/zeus.html What Is a Myth? • A myth is a story that usually explains something about the world and involves gods and other superhuman beings. • Myths are a part of all cultures. • Myths are deeply connected to the traditions and religious beliefs of the culture that produced them.

  3. The Purpose of Myths • Myths answered ancient people’s most basic questions about life, such as • why do certain plants grow in certain places at certain times? • where do landmarks come from? • why is there suffering in the world? • what is the origin of certain customs? • what is my place in the universe?

  4. Web tessellations by John A.L. Osborn Creation Myths • Creation myths, or origin myths, are stories that explain how something in the world began or was created. • Origins or creations often involve a metamorphosis, a magical change from one shape or form to another one. Now, read the Greek creation myth, creating a picture board of the story!

  5. Gaea & Uranus Earth & Sky Titans Cronus Father Rhea Mother Hades The Underworld Poseidon The Sea Zeus Lightning Hestia Hearth Demeter Grain Hera Queen Family Tree

  6. Zeus Hera Dionysus Wine Apollo Light Artemis Hunt Athena Wisdom Hermes Commerce Ares War Hephaestus Fire The Olympians

  7. Mythic Heroes • Many myths tell the stories of mythic heroes. These heroes often • have supernatural powers • face great difficulties and challenges on their own • receive help from friendly gods or goddesses • gain great rewards for their heroism • possess a tragic flaw or weakness that leads them into trouble.

  8. Epic Terms Epic: A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic figures Epic Simile: an elaborate, lengthy comparison Epithet: a descriptive phrase that renames a noun Odysseus=Master Mariner

  9. Literary Terms Allusion: a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication. Symbol: anything in a work of literature that stands for itself and something else.

  10. Literary Terms Characterization-How an author develops a character in a work of fiction. Direct-When the author tells you about the character. “Odysseus was a stubborn man.” Indirect-When you must infer traits by what the character says, does, thinks or what others say about him/her. Odysseus devises a way to sneak into troy using a wooden horse.

  11. Brief History to Remember • An epic likely composed around 800 BC • Contains two books: Iliad and The Odyssey • An epic is a long, narrative poem about a hero’s adventures • These epics were told and even sung and not likely written down until centuries later by people who could read. • Three important elements of their plots are The Trojan War, the heroism of Odysseus, and the interference of the gods.

  12. May have occurred in 1200 B.C. Legend says the war started when Paris, a Trojan, kidnapped the Spartan, Menelaus’s wife, Helen. Several kings and soldiers were recruited to sail to Troy and bring her back. For ten years they battled unsuccessfully. Odysseus had the idea to hide men in a large, wooden “Trojan: horse and enter the city. The Trojans woke to this, thinking it was a gift. It was their doom. Surprise! The Trojan War

  13. The Trojan Horse

  14. Odysseus <oh DISS ee us>

  15. “What started with an apple, must end with a horse…” • King of Ithaca • Husband of Penelope who was the daughter of the king of Sparta • Father of Telemachus

  16. The Odyssey by Homer (?)Translated by Robert Fitzgerald

  17. The Odyssey: What’s it about? • Odysseus and his men leave Troy, taking spoils and treasure, burning and destroying, and offending some gods, like Aphrodite (goddess of love), who was on the side of Paris. • Odysseus tries to make his way home to his faithful wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, in the city of Ithaca. • He leaves with 12 ships carrying 720 men. • His opponents in Troy were real men; his opponents during his odyssey are monsters and enchanting women. • Odysseus’ patron goddess is Athena. He will also offend other gods and suffer hardships before he reaches the shores of Ithaca.

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