Key Terms
Hero's Journey is an example of this.
What is an archetype?
Greek leader, consumed by pride.
Who is Agamemnon?
Bearer of a special, silver bow.
The result of Agamemnon's arrogance.
What is a plague...
and Achilles refuses to fight!
"Written down" is NOT a key attribute of this lengthy form of storytelling.
What is Epic?
The official name for the first generation of Greek gods.
What is "titan"?
Son of a nymph, consumed by rage.
Who is Achilles?
Crafts an aegis for Achilles.
Who is Hephaestus?
(Also...what is an aegis?)
The result of Achilles' rage.
What is Hector's shameful death...
and the doom of Troy (and Achilles' own!).
Myths often teach us why these ceremonial actions come into practice.
What are rites?
A story that tries to explain natural phenomena.
What is a myth?
Master of the war cry and the night raid.
Who is Diomedes?
The protagonist who mixes a poisonous potion for his father... and also his father's youngest son.
Who is Zeus?
(Also, what is a protagonist?)
Result of Prometheus giving humanity fire.
What is...Prometheus is tied to a rock and his liver is eaten for eternity. Yay!
Also...humans have fire. Yay?
This character's death shows us that divine rage brings great power, but with no responsibility or nobility.
(Who deceived Hector to stop running?)
A story that has animals as characters, and conveys a moral.
What is a fable?
Intentionally (or unintentionally?) knocked over a jar?
Who is Pandora?
A fable about a man who is given a strange, golden ability...
What is the story of King Midas?
Come after the hero crosses the threshold into the unknown.
What are trials and temptations?
This human gets into a contest with a goddess, showing that divine mercy is often cruel.
Who is Arachne?
A momentous or violent event.
What is a cataclysm?
Bears a golden bow; causes a plague.
Who is Apollo?
He's given winged sandals to slay a wicked monster.
Who is Perseus?
Comes directly after the hero's death and rebirth.
What is redemption/transformation?
This son of Poseidon learns from a riddle that size and strength in a fight are not always everything.
Who is Theseus?
(What is the riddle?)