Creation of Titans/Gods
The titan with enough daring to destroy Uranus
Cronus
Believes that fire would give humans power, envy and greed
Zeus
What is a brand name inspired by a mythological character?
Nike, Midas or Mercury
Why did Hera hate Heracles?
She hated Heracles who was the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene
Starts with once upon a time and often end with happy ever after
Fairy tale
Presented Zeus and his brothers with gifts
Cyclopes
How did Prometheus create humans?
With a mix of earth and water he molded the human shapes in the image of gods and he blew the breath of life into their bodies
What does the word mythology mean and where does it come from?
It means story and it comes from the Greek
What are two labors which show Heracles' using his brain rather than his brawn?
Lion of Nemea, Hydra, Great boar of Eurystheus, Golden apples of the Hesperides
A type of story that teaches a lesson
Folktale
The gifts that Zeus and his brother's received
Poseidon - three pointed spear
Hades - cape which made him invisible
Zeus - thunderbolt
The best metal worker in the universe
Hephaestus
What do myths attempt to explain?
Nature, man and gods
Why did Heracles go to Delphi?
For the great Apollo’s oracle. Once there, he learned that to make up for his crime he must serve Eurystheus for 12 years
A story that normally answers how things came to be
Myths
Names of the Cyclopes and their storm powers
Brontes was thunder, Steropes was lightning, Arges was the thunderbolt
Prometheus’ punishment
He would be bound to rock forever. No rest, no company, no food. He would be the food as everyday a vulture would tear out his liver and everyday it would grow back
What do human myths explain?
Our life, our victories, our defeats, our ends
What are the names of the Gods who help Heracles?
Athena, Atlas, Prometheus, Artemis
Facts are distorted or exaggerated and they may be partly true
Legends
Names of the hundred handed ones
Cottus, the furious; Briareus, the Vigorous; Gyges, the big limbed
What does Prometheus teach humans?
- How to use fire (how to light, feed and put out a fire)
- The mysteries of writing, healing, shipbuilding, metalworking and animal herding
Why do we study myths?
It shows how people viewed the world at the most basic level, before science and technology
Name five of Heracles labours
(1)Lion of Nemea, (2)Hydra, (3)Stag of Artemis, (4) Boar of Eurystheus, (5)Clean the stables of Augeas, (6)Destroy birds of Stymphalus, (7)Cretan bull, (8)Man-eating mares of Diomedes, (9)Belt of Hoppolyta, (10)Oxen of Geryon, (11)Golden apples of Hespirides, (12)Cerberus
Many were once believed to be true by the cultures they belonged to
Myths