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1 The Earliest Heroes

2 Prometheus and Io Elsie Russell's Prometheus

3 Prometheus A Titan, the son of Lepetus and Themis
A champion for mankind Known for his intelligence To whom Zeus gives the task of creating humans Stole “fire” to mankind and thus was punished by Zeus Prometheus's Theft of Fire, Christian Griepenkerl ( )

4 Prometheus & Epimetheus
Brothers Prometheus -- Forethought Epimetheus -- Afterthought

5 The Story Between Prometheus and Io
Punished by Zeus, Prometheus was bound to the rocky peak on Caucasus. There, he met a strange visitor, Io. Prometheus recognized Io, comforted and pointed her to the distant future. It was Io’s descendant, Hercules, to whom Prometheus would owe his freedom.

6 Prometheus Being Rescued by Hercules, by Christian Griepenkerl

7 Europa Abduction of Europa by Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre 1750

8 The Story of Europa The goddess of Love and her son, Cupid, shot an arrow into Zeus’ heart. Zeus fell madly in love with Europa. Zeus approached Europa as he changed into the most beautiful bull in the world. Zeus took Europa to Crete, where they married and gave birth to many famous men.

9 Europa is, by far, the most fortunate girl Zeus fell in love with.

10 The Cyclops Polyphemus
Pivotal role in Odyssey the gigantic one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa, one of the Cyclopes. Another side of Polyphemus in the love story with Galatea.

11 Polyphemus appeared as a gigantic monster in Odyssey

12 Galatea and Polyphemus

13 Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus by François Perrier

14 Flower Myths The flowers the come into being through the death of beautiful young men?

15 Flower myths -- Narcissus

16 Narcissus Narcissus is a scorner of love.
The goddess of Love made him fall in love with his own reflection. “Echo” watched his death.

17 Narcissus and Echo

18 Narcissus’ death

19 Flower myths -- Hyacinth

20 Hyacinth Apollo’s dearest companion.
Hyacinth died in the contest with Apollo competing discus throwing. (the discus hit Hyacinth’s head) It’s Apollo or the West Wind, Zephyr, that caused Hyacinth’s death?

21 Apollo and Hyacinth’s Death

22 Flower myths -- Adonis

23 Adonis Aphrodite and Persephone both fell in love with him.
Zeus decided that Adonis should spend half year with each goddess. Love hunting, and also died in the hunting of a boar.

24 Aphrodite and Adonis

25 The Death of Adonis

26 Q&A Which word come into being to describe those who really adore themselves? Can you come up with any other examples of objects’ names come into being because of the deaths of related people?

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