Greek Mythology
Myths are? ________ often with? __________ as the main?___________________
stories, supernatural beings, and characters.
Myths stories were handed down?
orally than later written
An etiological narrative means?
Origin story
Describe the head of a prehistoric giant shepherd
They had a single round eye
Cronus and Rhea had six children and called themselves?
The Olympians
The Greeks and Romans believed in polytheism which means?
Many gods
Poly means? Theism means? gods
Many gods
How many heads and arms did the monster Hecatonchires have?
50 heads and one hundred arms
What is the name of the Titan who overthrew is father named Uranus?
Cronus
Cronus swallowed all of his children except?
Zeus
What three things are included in Myths stories?
a. Nature Where did Earth come from? Heavens? Seasons? Geography?
b. Man Where did we come from?
c. Gods Where do the gods come from?
What is the first quality of a Myth?
Significance subject matter about something important, how the world works or how it came to be.
What is the second quality of Myths?
Staying Power These are stories that have? Survived centuries
Name the first two specific traits of heroes.
Unusual circumstance surrounding their birth and they often are from royalty.
Heroes often leaves family or land and? lives with others
An event leads heroes to an? adventure or quest
The Hero has special weapon only he can?
lives with others adventure or quest
use
The creation of the world according to Greek mythology – first there was? Chaos
Chaos
The Titan monster Hecatonchires were called?
The Hundred Handers
A prehistoric race of shepherd giants are called
Cyclopes
Hero has help from? supernatural
The hero must prove himself? ....... while on the adventure
Hero experiences atonement with?
supernatural beings many times
his father
An Epic Poem is a?
long narrative poem originally told and later written
Two being emerged from Chaos called?
They were known as?
Gaea (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Heavens) Titan gods
Who gave Zeus, the use of his lightning bolt?
the Cyclopes
How did Zeus defeat Cronus?
with the use of his lightning bolt given to him by the Cyclopes
Characteristics of the Epic: The hero is a figure of imposing stature, of national? importance, and of great historical or legendary significance
The setting is? .......... in scope
importance, and of great historical or legendary significance
vast
The action consists of deeds of?
Supernatural forces interest themselves in the? action
The epic poet recounts the? ............... with objectivity
great valor or requiring superhuman courage..........action
deeds of the heroes