It’s Monday! Have out your biography, a pen or pencil, and bring your literature book.
Christian Biography Project
Mythology is EVERYWHERE! Class Discussion
Descriptive Mythology titanic- having great size, strength, power, or intellect- from the Titans, the first gods mercurial- a quick -witted, changeable, fickle- from Mercury the messenger god herculean- adjective meaning "difficult, requiring great strength or courage"- from the Greek hero Hercules Junoesque- objective meaning stately and queenlike- from Juno, queen of the Roman gods odyssey- an extended journey- from Odysseus, who wandered many years trying to get home from the Trojan War lethal- fatal, deadly, suggestive of death- from the Lethe River, the river of forgetfulness in the Underworld cloth- fabric- from Clotho, the fate who spun the thread of life plutonium- a radioactive chemical element- named for Pluto, god of the underworld Europe- a continent- europa, one of Zeus' lovers, gave this name to the continent panic- a sudden fear- comes from Pan, the god of fields and woods, who sometimes caused a groundless fear among mortals phobia- an irrational or persistent fear- comes from Phobus, the god of fear Examples of Mythological references
gods and goddesses of ancient Greece Mythology Trivia for Opener
Zeus
ruler of all Greek gods
Apollo
Zeus’ son, god of light and the muses
Hades
god of the dead
Proteus
sea god
Ares
god of war
Dionysus
god of wine and agriculture
Charon
god of the underworld
Chronos
god of time
Eros
god of love
Hephaistos
god of fire
Hermes
messenger god
Pan
god of the shepherds
Hera
married to Zeus, goddess of women and marriage
Aphrodite
goddess of love
Artemis
goddess of the hunt
Athena
goddess of widsom
Persephone
goddess of the underworld
Phaethon
MYTHS Myths: stories about mortals and gods from Greeks & Romans present universal themes, teach virtues, and warn against vices Ovid: popular Roman poet wrote Metamorphoses Edith Hamilton: translated story from Greek to English
DAWN had opened her courts full of rosy light…. READ ALOUD AND ACT OUT THE MYTH.
SON & SUN Phaethon: rash insecure foolish repentant (but too late) father of Phaethon rides through the skies giving light kind and “loving” wants to prove himself Notes/discussion
STORY DETAILS Styx—river of the oath of the gods Phaethon’s request: “Dad, may I have the keys to the car?” Natural Event: The rising and setting of the sun
FOUR NATURAL OCCURRENCES Sunrise “Consider the road. It rises up from the sea so steeply that the horses can hardly climb it, fresh though they are in the early morning.” Sun at noonday “In midheaven it is so high that even I do not like to look down.” Sunset “Worst of all is the descent, so precipitous that the sea-gods waiting to receive me wonder how I can avoid falling headlong.” Sun rising daily “Just for a day, a single day, let me have your car to drive.”
CONCLUSION ***His downfall is caused by his rashness and pride! Fallacies: Gods rule the earth. The sun god is able to have children. There are beasts in the sky waiting to attack the chariot. The seasons are gatekeepers. Due to Phaëthon’s folly, the world was set on fire by the sun. ***His downfall is caused by his rashness and pride!
The major flaw of the Greek gods… PRIDE!
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