Theseus & the Minotaur
Vocabulary
Persephone & Demeter
Vocabulary
How Summer & Winter Began
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Describe what is happening in Panel 13 from Theseus and the Minotaur.
What is Theseus confronts the Minotaur deep in the Labyrinth.
100
A hall or hallway
What is a corridor
100
In the Greek Myth “Persephone and Demeter”, why does Demeter place Celeus and Metanira’s son on the fire ?
What is to thank them by making their son immortal.
100
Cleverness
What is cunning
100
Look at the illustration on page 206 from the passage “How Summer and Winter Began”. What information in the illustration is not stated in the text ?
What is Co-chin’s face shows interest and wonder as she gazes upon Miochin.
200
What do Panels 13 and 14 suggest about Theseus ?
Theseus is heroic in taking on so powerful a foe.
200
A complicated structure made of passageways that wind around in such puzzling ways that it is difficult to fine one's way through.
What is a maze or Labyrinth
200
What is a common theme shared by “Persephone and Demeter” and “Theseus and the Minotaur ?”
What is survive in extreme situations.
200
Chaos and confusion
What is turmoil
200
What is a theme shared by “Persephone and Demeter” and “How Summer and Winter Began”.
What is love, power and survival
300
Define the word sacrifice.
The act of giving or offering up something.
300
A person held against their will.
What is a hostage
300
Describes how love affects Demeter’s final decision in the Greek Myth, “Persephone and Demeter”, to accept or not accept Hermes’s compromise.
What is Demeter loves Persephone so much that she knows she has to compromise or risk losing her entirely.
300
Smart, wily or clever
What is shrewd
300
How are “How Summer and Winter Began” and “Persephone and Demeter” alike ?
What is both tales explain how the seasons came about and suggest that it happened from a deal made between gods or spirits. They both say that the seasons were decided on through compromise.
400
How does the final illustration in Panel 19 contrast with those that came before it ?
It shows a peaceful and happy scene.
400
Doomed and made to do something
What is condemned
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Describe the most important way in which Persephone’s struggle for survival is different from Theseus’s ?
What is Persephone is a powerless captive and Theseus is a hero with resources.
400
One who arranges a deal or bargain (often used in business)
What is negotiator
400
What is the name of the two gods and what seasons do they represent ?
What is Miochin represents Spring and Summer; Shakok represents Fall and Winter.
500
What happens to the story from the time Ariadne gives Theseus the golden thread until the end of the story ?
What is increases the pace or speed of the story
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Undying, able to live forever
What is immortal
500
Describe what Persephone must do in order to survive at least part of the time as an earth dweller.
What is she must live as Queen of the Underworld for six months each year.
500
Agreement in which both sides give up something (term used in business when creating contracts)
What is compromise
500
What 3 animals help Miochin beat Shakok ?
What is an eagle, a bat, and a magpie.
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