MYTHOLOGY

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MYTHOLOGY

• ELA 9
• RESEARCH
• IN COLLABORATION WITH
• MRS SUDA

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WHAT IS A MYTH?

• A traditional story rooted in primitive folk
  beliefs of cultures
• Uses the supernatural to interpret natural events
• Explains the cultures view of the universe and
  the nature of humanity

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WHICH CULTURES HAVE MYTHS?

• GREEK INDIAN
• ROMAN NATIVE AMERICAN
• CELTIC EGYPTION
• AFRICAN JAPANESE
• NORSE CHINESE
• SCANDANAVIAN
• MESOAMERICAN AZTEC/MAYAN

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The Principal GodsGreek (Roman)

• Cronos and Rhea were parents of
• Zeus (Jupiter, Jove)
• Poseidon (Neptune)
• Hades (Pluto)
• Hera (Juno)
• Hestia (Vesta)
• Demeter (Ceres)

• Other Olympians include
• Athena (Minerva)
• Ares (Mars)
• Hebe (Juventas)
• Hephaestus (Vulcan)
• Apollo (Apollo)
• Artemis (Diana)
• Hermes (Mercury)
• Aphrodite (Venus)
• Dionysus (Bacchus)
• Persephone

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Today we will hear some of their stories

• The Olympians
• Home Mount Olympus in Greece
• 12 gods
• Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Atemis, Athena,
  Demeter, Persephone, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes,
  Hestia,Poseidon, Zeus
• Values
• Strengths and weaknesses
• Zeus Ruler of the Greek Gods

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Pandoras Box
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Daedalus and Icarus
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Why Spiders Spin A Story of Arachne
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HOW DID THE STORIES WE HEARD ILLUSTRATE THESE
IDEASWHAT IS A MYTH?

• A traditional story rooted in primitive folk
  beliefs of cultures
• Uses the supernatural to interpret natural events
• Explains the cultures view of the universe and
  the nature of humanity

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FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD YOU WILL EXPLORE
THE BOOKS ON MYTHOLOGY AND READ ABOUT A GOD,
GODDESS, OR MONSTER FROM ONE OF THE CULTURES
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HERE ARE SOME IDEAS TO CONSIDER.

• Greek Hercules, King Midas, Echo and Narcissus,
  Cupid and Psyche, Trojan Horse.
• The Monsters Medusa, Cyclopes, Minotaur
• Creation Tales how do they differ from culture
  to culture, how are they similar?
• Death and evil how is it treated in Mythology
• Norse - Odin, Thor
• Mythology and our constellations
• Love stories from the myths