2. Ancient Greece is well known for its stories of _____________________________. The word myth comes from the ancient Greek word ______________, which means “a ________________ story.” Basically, a myth is a story with a __________. Myths attempt to give ______________________ in the ________ world among ______ and between ________. Myths can teach societal ________, _____, and _______________ in a way that interests the listener. Myths often have __________________ meaning. Every culture, including our own, has its own myths. gods, goddesses, and heroes mythos spoken or written purpose explanations for events natural humans deities standards rules expectations spiritual or religious

3.  Explains a __________ phenomenon or the __________ of something  Depicts a struggle between ________ and ________  Shows a relationship between __________ and the _______________  Contains magical characters, gods, goddesses, nymphs, giants, etc.  Sometimes depicts a _______________ to accomplish a great feat  Makes reference to ______________ places and ______________ aspects of ancient Greece natural evil supernatural mortals good hero‘s quest cultural geological creation

4. Many people wonder where myths come from. About _______ years ago an ancient Greek scholar suggested that _______________________________ that, over time, have been ______________ into impossible events. Most modern scholars believe myths serve as _________________________ for teaching the beliefs of a culture. They [scholars] believe the events are not based in truth, but serve as an exciting way to get people to listen and learn from the story. 2,000 all myths are based on historical facts exaggerated metaphors or symbols

5. Learning about myths is important when studying history because they teach a lot about a ____________, _____________, environment, and ________ and allow people to compare them to their own. Myths, historical evidence, and archaeological finds offer insight into a society’s past. beliefs life experiencessociety‘s values

6. Greek mythology begins with ______, the earth goddess who formed the world from nothingness. She birthed and later married ________, the sky-god. They had a child named _______, who left his parents and started a group of fierce gods called the ____________. Nervous about being overthrown by one of his children, Cronus swallowed all but one of them—a child named ______. Titans Cronus Uranus Zeus Gaia

7. Zeus killed his father, opened his father’s belly and freed his brothers and sisters. Zeus banished the Titans to the ____________. He went to live on _______________. The gods and goddesses who lived with Zeus on Mt. Olympus were known as civilized deities, helping to bring order to ________. Greece Mount Olympus Underworld

8. Besides the main __________ gods and goddesses, Greeks honored hundreds of other gods and goddesses. Some were local deities, known only to the residents of particular city-states, while others were known throughout Greece. Olympian

9. In addition to the gods and goddesses and their mythical helpers, Greek mythology is filled with the stories of ______________________. A Greek hero or heroine was an __________ person with ______________ powers. Sometimes these powers were _____ by the gods and goddesses; other times their origins were __________. The heroes and heroines performed extraordinary _____, generally for the good of the Greek people. A Greek hero is ____________, who defeated ______. extraordinary ordinary feats unexplained given TroyOdysseus heroes and heroines