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Greek Myths

The twelve gods of Mount Olympus

The Greeks believed that the 12 major gods and goddesses lived on Mount Olympus.

Prometheus

• Prometheus created humans and his brother Epimetheus created animals.

• Zeus liked the animals, but did not like the humans.

• Prometheus knew that the humans needed fire, so he stole fire from Zeus.

• Zeus punished Prometheus for stealing fire by chaining him to a rock and having a bird peck at him for eternity.

 Greed, hate, anger, pain, disease, disaster, and death swarmed from the box and around Pandora.

Hercules

• Hercules was the son of Zeus and he was strong and powerful.

• He did many great deeds, but he had a temper and was sent away.

• Theseus found Hercules and told him to go to Athens and ask the god Apollo how to control his temper.

• The god Apollo told Hercules “Go to King Eurystheus and do as he commands.”

• King Eurystheus sent the hero out to perform the most difficult tasks he could think of, twelve in all, and these daring deeds became known as “The Labors of Hercules.” 

• Hercules defeated a lion with magical hide and got the three golden apples of Hesperides

Daedalus and Icarus

• Daedalus was locked in a tower for helping Theseus defeat the Minotaur and escape from Crete with Minos’s daughter.

• He asked the king for some candles and books, so he could at least read while he was locked up.

• Daedalus would feed birds crumbs of bread and take a few of their feathers each day.

• Daedalus and Icarus used the candles, feathers, and thread from a blanket to make wings.

• They flew out the window to escape the tower.

• Daedalus told Icarus not to go to high or the sun would melt the wax.

• Icarus didn't listen and his wings fell apart.

Demeter and Persephone

• The ancient Greeks believed Demeter was the reason that fruits hung heavy on the trees, wheat grew in the fields, and vegetables ripened on the ground. 

• Demeter had a daughter named Persephone, who was the joy of her life. As long as the two of them were together, it was summer year round.

•  Hades stole Persephone and Demeter was so sad that no food would grow.

• Zeus went and demanded Hades return Persephone.

Demeter and Persephone

• Hades said she could not go if she ate any food in the underworld.

• Persephone had eaten 6 pomegranate seeds. Zeus worked it out that she would spend 1 month with Hades for each seed.

• The Greeks believed that during the 6 months that Demeter and Persephone are together the earth is warm and grows food - Spring and Summer.

• During the months when she is with Hades the earth is cold and nothing grows - Fall and Winter.

Arachne the Weaver

• Arachne was a wonderful weaver that bragged that she was better than Athena.

• Athena heard of this and challenged Arachne to a weaving contest.

• Arachne saw that she was not as good as Athena and said she would never weave again.

• Athena did not let that happen by turning Arachne into a spider.

•  That is why some people say all spiders are the children of Arachne the Weaver. 

Multiple Choice

How would you describe Daedalus?

• Wise and smart

• lazy and boring

• strong and brave

• quiet and scared

Multiple Choice

What was in Pandora's box?

• a magical key

• happiness and love

• greed, disease, death

• dead spiders

Multiple Choice

Why did Zeus punish Prometheus

• He made humans too stinky.

• Prometheus stole fire from him.

• Prometheus ate a chicken.

• Prometheus created boring humans.

Poll

Who was your favorite character from the Greek myths?

• Theseus

• Persephone

• Hercules

• Daedalus

• Athena

Multiple Choice

Why did Arachne say she would never weave again?

• Weaving hurt her fingers

• Weaving took to long

• Athena told her to give it up

• She was not as good as Athena

Multiple Select

Click all the labors King Eurystheus gave to Hercules.

• Fight a troll

• subdue a lion with magical hide

• bring three golden apples of Hesperides

• bring three golden pickles from the Picklus sisters

Multiple Choice

How did Icarus die?

• He ate poison berries

• He was killed by Hercules

• He kidnapped Persephone and made Zeus mad

• He didn't listen to his father and flew to close to the sun.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Greeks believe there was 6 months of the year with cold weather and crops didn't grow?

• The minotaur is on the loose

• Hercules stole 3 apples

• Persephone is away from Demeter for 6 months

• Icarus's wings blocks the sun for 6 months.

Multiple Select

Which characters are non-human?