Olympians
She was jealous of her filandering husband's girlfriends.
Who is Hera?
This story is about a woman who challenged a goddess by being overly ambitious and proud of her weaving own skills.
What is Arachne and Athena?
Herakles, who murdered his family in a blind rage, was given 12 labors: These are the first labor and the last labor that he had to overcome without weapons.
What are killing the Nemean Lion and travelling to the underworld to capture Cerberus.
This god gave Odysseus a bag of wind to travel safely home.
Who is Aeolus?
This sentence structure:
John loves football, and Jane loves basketball.
What is S+V+O, fanboys S+V+O.
or a "Compound Sentence".
He was the 2nd most feared god because he ruled the seas.
Who is Posiedon?
These two brothers' story represents the Greek creation story and also explains how man harnessed fire.
Who are Epimetheus and Prometheus?
This hero who was destined to kill his grandfather, was given Zeus's shield by Pallas Athena. What is the name of that shield?
What is the Aegis?
This character in the Odyssey is considered the best example of the perfect woman and partner because she was hardworking, loyal, beautiful, and intelligent.
Who is Penelope?
The structure of this sentence is:
After we won the game, we went to Primetime Pizza.
What is Dependent Word+S+V+O, S+V+O.
or
DC, IC
or
Complex Sentence
He was throw off of Mount Olympus by his mother because he was deformed.
Who is Hephaestus, god of fire, volcanoes, and blacksmithing/metalworking?
This story is about how a great Athenian inventor built a labrinth and to escape it, he made wings for himself and his son. It represents the Greek value that kids should grow up not too ambitious and not too unproductive, but sort of in the middle because that was the best for moving the culture forward.
What is Daedalus and Icarus?
How old was Theseus when he pushed the rock over and found his father's sword then travelled to Athens to meet his father, King Aegeus?
What is sixteen?
Why did Odysseus cover his men's ears with wax and not his own?
What is he wanted to hear the beautiful, but awful songs of the Sirens?
Vary this sentence structure:
Bryan ran home in the rain after he worked out at the gym.
Varied answers
Born out of the brain of her father, this goddess was the patron goddess of both Perseus, Theseus and most notably, Odysseus.
Who is Athena?
What is the moral of the story, Orpheus and Erydice?
What is that true love requires unwavering trust, patience?
Who is the only female hero in Greek and Roman mythology?
Who is Atalanta?
Poseidon was upset with Odysseus because of this.
What is Odysseus blinded Poseidon's son, Polyphemus, the cyclops.
This is what kind of phrase:
Surfing in Hawaii can be dangerous.
What is a gerund phrase?
He is the messenger of the gods and known by humans to be a tricky character who loved to play pranks on them. He helped Odysseus overcome Circe's magic.
Who is Hermes?
What is the moral of the story, Baucis and Philemon?
What is that selfless hospitality and kindness to people who are different than we are will be rewarded, while fear, selfishness, and discrimination are punished.
The heroes, Jason and Odysseus, where both seduced by the only two witches in Greek mythology, whose names are:
Medea, whom Jason married, and Circe, whom Odysseus stayed with for one year.
This is the blind prophet whom Odysseus must visit in the underworld.
Who is Tiresias?
This is what kind of phrase:
The falling stars toward the east lit up the night sky.
What is a participial phrase?