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1 Greek Expressions and Myths Directions: Create a four slide power point presentation on a particular Greek Expression. Your power point must include the following: 1) summary of the myth 2) expression in your own words 3) modern situation 4) pictures of your myth (some can be modern, and some must be pictures or statues from Ancient Greece) Choose one of the following topics below: ACHILLES' HEEL | ADONIS | AMAZON | GREEKS BEARING GIFTS | CAUGHT BETWEEN SCYLLA & CHARYBDIS (BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE) | CHAOS/CHAOTIC | DIONYSIAC FRENZY | ELYSIUM FIELDS | THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED 1000 SHIPS | FATE | FOOD OF THE GODS | FURY | GIANT / TITAN | GORDIAN KNOT | If LOOKS COULD KILL/MEDUSA | TO HARP (3:50) | HERCULEAN EFFORT | HOT AS HADES | HOUNDS OF HELL | JUDGEMENT OF PARIS | LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED | MIDAS TOUCH | MODERN-DAY MEDEA | NEMESIS | ODYSSEY | OEDIPUS/ELECTRA COMPLEX | PANDORA'S BOX | PHOBIAS | TROJAN HORSEAMAZONGREEKS BEARING GIFTS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCYLLA & CHARYBDIS (BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE) If LOOKS COULD KILL/MEDUSA| TO HARP (3:50)

2 Achilles’ Heel

3 Summary of Myth: Achilles was the son of Thetis and Peleus, the bravest hero in the Trojan war, according to Greek mythology. When Achilles was born, his mother, Thetis, tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the River Styx. As she immersed him, she held him by one heel and forgot to dip him a second time so the heel she held could get wet too. Therefore, the place where she held him remained untouched by the magic water of the Styx and that part stayed mortal or vulnerable. To this day, any weak point is called an "Achilles' heel". We also refer to the strong tendon that connects the muscles of the calf of the leg with the heel bone as the "Achilles' tendon". Death of Achilles, Paris left shooting, in the center Apollo directs the arrows to Achilles Heel, c. 460 BC Pelike, Niobid Painter

4 Modern Situation: A baseball team has several strong hitters, but a weak pitching staff.

5 Expression in Your Own Words: An area of weakness or vulnerability

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