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Eternal Champions. What are the traits of a champion?. What are your thoughts? Some traits of champions are: Disciplined Optimistic Helpful Admirable. Who are your champions?. Some modern day champions are:. Firefighters Policemen and women Doctors.
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What are the traits of a champion? • What are your thoughts? • Some traits of champions are: • Disciplined • Optimistic • Helpful • Admirable
Some modern day champions are: • Firefighters • Policemen and women • Doctors
Who do you think are some mythological champions? • Write your responses here ↓
Some Greek Mythological Champions • Hercules • Aphrodite • Zeus • Athena
Hercules • His father was Zeus • He was an immortal • He had to complete 12 great tasks • He was strong
Research Hercules and create a Wiki to discuss your findings • Text • Pictures • Add links • Enter this link: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hercules.html
Aphrodite • Beautiful • Protector of Sailors • Believed to have caused the Trojan War • Golden apples
Create a PowerPoint about Aphrodite that includes: • Text • Pictures • Sources • Enter this link: http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/bulf/bulf13.htm
Zeus • Father of gods and goddesses • War with the Titans • Olympics were formed to honor him
Zeus: Small Group Project • Create a short play where everyone in your group participates. • You should write a script and choose your players. • The play should be based upon the information from this website: http://thanasis.com/store/zeus.htm
Athena • Goddess of war, wisdom, and justice • Daughter of Zeus • Sister of Hercules • Weapon of choice was a thunderbolt
Athena: Art Project • Create a poster showing a detail about Athena. • You can choose any detail about her that you would like. • The poster should contain the theme you choose. Use appropriate color scheme. The poster must be attractive. • Make your poster original and interesting.
How do champions of today relate to mythological champions?List your thoughts in the space below.
Sources • http://www.fotosearch.com/clip-art/greek-mythology_2.html • http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Aphrodite.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O'Neal • http://www.fotosearch.com/CSK017/ks125625/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Underwood • http://mms.memphisisd.net/home.aspx • http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hercules.html • http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/bulf/bulf13.htm • http://thanasis.com/store/zeus.htm • http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/athena.html