Vocabulary
What is a myth?
What is a story created to give explanations for things that happen around us or how people behave. Passed on for generations these stories are mixtures of morals and poetry to teach proper behavior among different cultures.
This message can be taken from the story of Echo and Narcissus
What is... things are not always as they appear.
a boy/man who is trying to win the love or date a girl/woman.
What is a suitor
the one where the goddesses bribed Paris to choose one of them to be "the fairest"
What is Trojan War Part 1 - The Apple of Discord
Define hubris
What is having too much pride and arrogance about yourself. Hubris was looked down upon by the gods and deserved punishment.
a woods nymph who loved Narcissus and while waiting on him to love her she turned to stone answering with repeated words.
Who is Echo
This theme was common among the four women in the story of The Golden Apple. (Eris, Aphrodite, Hera, Athena)
What is vanity or pride.
to make a loud emotional sound
The one with a Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age
What do mortal and immortal mean?
What is mortals must die and immortals will never die.
A young man who only loved himself and thus broke hearts of all the girls around him. Cursed because of his arrogance he died loving his own reflection.
Who is Narcissus
In the story with Atlas and Hercules what are two possible themes we discussed?
What are... treat others as you want to be treated, be careful who you trust, or jealousy doesn't get you anywhere.
impossible to harm or damage
The one where Love hatched from a gigantic egg
What is Creation
What is a satyr?
What is a half man half goat character.
This man took a bribe from Aphrodite and told her she was the fairest. Receiving the bribe started the Trojan War.
Who is Paris
In the Trojan War reading what what theme can we take from part four when Troy brought the wooden horse into the city.
guests enjoying themselves in a lively noisy way
What are revelers
The one where a beautiful woman left her country and sparked a war
What is the Trojan War
What are Ambrosia and Nectar ?
This man thought he killed Achilles but didn't and then had to battle Achilles and was killed.
Who is Hector
Explain the meaning of "pride goes before a fall".
What is ... if you're too conceited or self-important, something will happen to make you look foolish.
The name of the epic poem written by Homer that includes the stories of the Trojan War.
The one where the weight of the world was on their shoulders and neither wanted to hold it
What is The Three Golden Apples, Hercules and Atlas