Types of Myths
Myths that describe how things like the universe, the gods, and life were created.
What is an ORIGIN MYTH?
The ability to make choices that are not controlled by the gods or fate.
What is free will?
A hint that suggests what events might happen in the future.
What is foreshadow?
King of the gods and ruler of Mt. Olympus.
Who is Zeus?
This young girl challenged Athene to a weaving competition and lost.
Who is Arachne?
Myths that describe the lives, powers, and relationships of the gods.
What are the Myths of the Gods?
The journey an archetypal hero goes on.
What is a hero's journey?
A story used to illustrate a moral or a lesson.
What is a parable?
Queen of the Gods
Who is Hera?
Hades kidnapped this goddess and took her to the underworld.
Who is Persephone?
Myths that describe how parts of nature came to be.
What is a Nature Myth?
A prediction about what will happen in the future.
What is a prophecy?
A narrator who can enter the minds of all characters.
What is omniscient?
Goddess of the harvest, agriculture, and the seasons.
Who is Demeter?
The mother of Hephaestus.
Who is Hera?
Myths that describe the adventures of important figures in Greek Mythology often involve the gods as well.
What are Hero Myths?
Excessive pride or self-confidence; usually associated with challenging the gods.
What is hubris?
A transformation due to magic or supernatural powers.
What is metamorphosis?
God of the forge, blacksmiths, craftsmanship, fire, and volcanoes.
Who is Hephaestus?
One example of hamartia that we have read so far is...
When Arachne bragged that she was a better weaver than Athene, Athene turned her into a spider.
a myth about part-human and part-divine being, resulting either as the offspring of a deity and a human, or human (or non-human) creatures that are granted divine status, sometimes after their deaths.
What are demi-god Myths?
A fatal flaw that leads to the hero (ine) downfall in the story.
What is hamartia?
A power beyond human control that is believed to determine what happens to people.
What is fate?
God of the sun, music, poetry, math, and medicine.
Who is Apollo?
These are older gods that existed before the Olympians, famous for their strength and size.
Who are the titans?