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Mythology: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Greek and Norse. Mythology: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION. Myth: a traditional story; serves to explain the world view of a people. Mythology: a group of myths together; stories associated with a culture. wordnetweb.princeton.edu/ perl / webwn. Definitions. Mount Olympus: home of the Olympians.

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Mythology: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

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  1. Greek and Norse Mythology: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

  2. Myth: a traditional story; serves to explain the world view of a people. Mythology: a group of myths together; stories associated with a culture. wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Definitions

  3. Mount Olympus: home of the Olympians Olympus was the home of the divine family, the twelve most important ruling gods and goddesses of ancient Greece, who therefore were called the Olympians. There they all lived together in an enormous palace, high above the clouds. http://thanasis.com/store/olympus.htm

  4. Aphrodite  Venus Apollo  Apollo Ares  Mars Artemis  Diana Athena  Minerva Demeter  Ceres Hephaestus  Vulcan Hera  Juno Hermes  Mercury Hestia  Vesta Poseidon  Neptune Zeus  Jupiter Hades  Pluto The Olympians (Greek  roman)

  5. The Twelve Labours of Hercules Jason and the Argonauts Theseus and the Minotaur Daedalus and Icarus Some Stories of Greek Heroes

  6. What is Norse Mythology? • Myths of the Scandinavians (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland). http://ixel12.glogster.com/Norse-Mythology/ NORSE Mythology

  7. Asgard: homeland of the Aesir (the race of warrior gods). Located on the highest level of the Norse universe, it is surrounded by a high wall of closely fitted stone blocks. Valhalla: the Hall of the Slain, in Norse mythology, Valhalla is the hall ruled by Odin. Norse mythology Information from this slide and on taken from: http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html

  8. Ragnarok ("Doom of the Gods") means the end of the world in Norse mythology. Norse mythology

  9. Odin Baldur Loki Thor Freya Freyr Fenrir Tyr Heimdall Skadi Characters in Norse Mythology

  10. Beowulf Epic poem that follows the legacy of Beowulf Very difficult to read Very long There are some modern films related to this story Further Reading

  11. In the next 20-25 minutes, research with your partner one of the characters from either Greek or Norse mythology that we learned about today. You will give a short oral presentation tomorrow explaining the following: A brief description of the character. The role of that character to either the Greeks or the Scandinavians. (One person will present the description, the other will present the character’s role) Small groups (2 per group) [25 marks]

  12. Research any Greek or Norse myth. You will write up a one page report where you address the following: The title of the myth and characters involved. A detailed summary of the myth. What you think the purpose of the myth is (did it teach a moral? A lesson to the reader?) This assignment is also worth 25 marks. Homework

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