Who Am I?
* I have a very strange family...My dad swallowed all of my brothers and sisters, so I had to save them.
* I live in Mount Olympus and rule over the sky and thunder.
Zeus
What was the name of my ship
The Odyssey
I made a wish that everything I touched be turned to...
Gold
I was made out of...
clay
In order to be forgiven for my sins, I had to complete 12 labors. What were the sins I needed to be forgiven for?
killing my family
* I am the Greek Myth version of the Bible's eve.
* I don't follow directions very well.
* You can read my story and say "curiosity killed the cat"
Pandora
What war did my men and I win?
The Trojan War
There was a music contest between Apollo and Pan. I was a judge of the contest and voted for my friend even before listening to either musician. What could best describe me based on my actions?
Clever
Dishonest
Truthful
Lazy
Dishonest
What I opened the box, I let out many evils into the world. What were some of those evils? Name at least 3.
sickness
death
old age
disease
fear
misery
jealousy
I was tasked with the job of cleaning up grow animal dung. What did I do to make this job easier for myself?
I asked 3 friends to help
I created a dam to wash away the dung
I was not able to clean up the dung
I loaded the dung onto the backs of the animals and they carried it away
I created a dam to wash away the dung
Some of my character traits include selfish, greedy and not so intelligent.
* I once had donkey ears
God is my favorite possession
King Midas
I escaped from the cave by hiding underneath a sheep on his way out.
I was quite embarrassed by my awful donkey ears! What did I do in an attempt to hide my ears?
I wore a hat to cover my ears.
When I opened the box and let all the evils out into the world, what one item remained in the box?
Hope
How did Hercules kill the Hydra if every time he cut off one head, to more grew in its place?
Whenever Hercules cut off one head, he singed (burned) it so a new one could not regrow.
The gods never forgave me for my sins
I tried to make up for them by completing 12 very difficult labors
I am said to be very clever
Hercules
After I blinded the Cyclops I made sure he knew my name before I left. Which of the following words could be used to describe me?
Playful
Curious
Arrogant
Cautious
Arrogant
When people or texts make an allusion to me, such as "he's got the Midas Touch," what do they mean?
Someone is lucky
Someone is wealthy
Everything that person does, he/she does well.
Who were my makers?
Epimetheus and Prometheus
One of the tasks of Hercules was to bring fruit from the forbidden garden. How did Hercules accomplish this?
Hercules asked the giant Atlas to get the fruit for him. He said he would hold up the sky for Atlas while he was gone.
I helped invent the first lady out of clay
Zeus was pretty mad at me for stealing fire
I ended up chained to a cliff for eagles to peck at me
Prometheus
My wife Penelope was as clever as I was. When others insisted she marry to name a new king, she said she would pick a husband as soon as she was done weaving. What did she do to delay the unwanted marriage?
Penelope unpicked the weaving each night.
At first, King Midas felt ________ when anything he touched turned to gold. But when his daughter touched him and she turned to gold, he felt ________.
happy/excited
helpless/disappointed
ecstatic/unhappy
happy/rejected
ecstatic/unhappy
People now a days allude to my story by saying "you're opening a Pandora's box!" What do they mean when saying this?
to unleash evil into the world
to set yourself up for trouble
to let things get out of hand
After breaking his leg and not being able to practice for the weeks leading up to tryouts, Alex exhibited a herculean effort and still made the team. What is meant by a herculean effort?
Alex showed a great amount of effort in order to make the team he tried out for.