Greek
Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
Zeus
What is the Roman name for Heracles?
Hercules.
Who is the king of the gods in Egyptian mythology?
Ra.
Who is the king of the gods in Norse mythology?
Odin.
Provide an example of a mythology reference in pop culture.
Percy Jackson, Thor: Ragnarok, Spiderman, Hercules, etc.
How long was Odysseus away from home? (TOTAL!!)
20 years.
What is the Roman name for Eros?
Cupid.
What does the story of Geb and Nut create and how?
Geb (the Earth) and Nut (the sky) were a forbidden love. When they were separated it created the skyline we see every day.
Who are the two key sons of Odin AND what are they the gods of?
Thor (god of thunder) and Loki (god of mischief)
Give me a specific example of something being created in a myth.
Persephone/Demeter: changing of the seasons
Geb/Nut: skyline
Gaia/Uranus: creation of the universe
Ask/Embla: humankind
Who is the son of Zeus and Hera, god of fire and forge, and the husband of Aphrodite?
Hephaestus
How many labors did Heracles complete and why?
12 labors and because he killed his wife and child.
What is Anubis the god of and what is his job? Be specific!
Anubis is the god of the Afterlife. When someone dies, he weighs their heart with a feather. If their heart weighs more than the feather, they cannot pass to the afterlife. If it is equal or less than the feather, they can pass on to the afterlife.
Thor once said "Asgard is not a place...it's a _______."
"Asgard is not a place...it's a people."
Give me a specific example of a lesson learned from a myth.
Pandora: In all that is bad there is always hope.
Bastet/Sekhmet: Everyone benefits from balance in their lives.
Osiris vs. Seth: Jealousy will never get you far.
What does the kidnapping of Persephone create in our world? EXPLAIN HOW.
Persephone is the daughter of Demeter. So when she was kidnapped by Hades, she and Demeter made a deal to split her for half a year each. When Persephone is with Hades, Demeter is sad, causing fall/winter. When Persephone is with her mother, Demeter is happy, causing spring/summer.
Name two Roman Gods and the name of their Greek counterparts.
Jupiter-Zeus
Neptune- Poseidon
Pluto- Hades
Juno- Hera
Name two Egyptian myths and the two Greek myths we compared them to.
Anubis vs. Hades
Joppa vs. Trojan Horse
Horus vs. Heracles
Provide a Norse myth in which something is created and tell me how it is created in this myth.
Humankind- Odin and his brothers made people out of tree trunks
Scholars (good and bad)- Mead of poetry from Odin directly or spilled
Human world- Ymir the giant was killed and used to create Midgard
What are the four key characteristics of creation myths?
1. Creation from nothing
2. Begins in chaos
3. Gods/higher powers
4. Teaches a lesson about human nature
What is the name of the story formatting and sequencing we talked about with myths like The Odyssey and Percy Jackson? Name 1-2 steps in this format.
The Hero's Journey.
- ordinary world
- call to adventure
- refusal of the call
- meeting the mentor
- road of trials
- reward
- road back
We have talked extensively about how Greek and Roman gods are similar BUT tell me one way they're different.
Greek gods focus more on physical attributes.
Greek gods are more totalitarian/aggressive.
What is the key difference between gods in Egyptian mythology vs other cultures? (Think of how their gods are represented.)
Egyptian gods are represented as animals or are a literal thing (Geb IS the Earth, Sekhmet IS a lioness) whereas other cultures they are just the gods OF something (Poseidon is the god OF the sea, not the literal sea.)
What is known as "the end of days" in Norse mythology? Tell me one thing that would happen in this situation.
Ragnarok.
- Thor and Loki would be killed
- Asgard would be destroyed
- Odin would be killed
- Giants run free
Compare any two myths we have read that are similar. Provide details of how they similar and different.
Anubis vs. Hades