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What do I need to know about Greek Mythology?

What do I need to know about Greek Mythology?. “It’s all Greek to me!” ( A well-used idiom – do you know where it originates?). Resources. “Family Tree” Chart “What is Mythology?” handout Mythology Search Gods/Goddesses Presentation List. Who should I know?. Original Greek mama and papa

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What do I need to know about Greek Mythology?

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  1. What do I need to know aboutGreek Mythology? “It’s all Greek to me!” (A well-used idiom – do you know where it originates?)

  2. Resources • “Family Tree” Chart • “What is Mythology?” handout • Mythology Search • Gods/Goddesses Presentation List

  3. Who should I know? • Original Greek mama and papa • Son who joined mama and fought papa (fathered Olympians) • Council of 13 Olympic Gods • Other immortal beings of note: • Persephone Deucalion • Eros/Cupid Pegasus • Prometheus Eris • Mortals immortalized in myth: • Paris Adonis • Midas Psyche • Pyramus & Thisbe Scylla • Sisyphus Daedalus • Narcissus Echo • Pandora Tantalus

  4. What should I know? • Symbols of Olympians (myth search) • Underworld guardian/main river/regions • Cyclopes • Furies • Food/drink of gods • Those two “V” words • Definition & Characteristics of a myth

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