Greek Mythology: The Odyssey

Intro to the Odyssey

An Epic poem for an EPIC adventure!

Poll

How familiar are you with Greek Mythology?

• I love this stuff! I know a ton about it! I am the Queen/King of Greek Mythology!

• I am pretty familiar with the basics. I know a some of gods/goddesses, and about the underworld...and some of the myths.

• I know a bit from other classes and/or because I like playing video games that are mythology based...

• I think I remember the names and powers of maybe a couple gods/goddesses... but I don't know very much.

• I am total newbie with this stuff... I know other things, but little or nothing about Greek Mythology.

Open Ended

Show What You Know! Write down something (or several things) you already know about Greek Mythology... The names of the Greek Gods or Goddesses...anything counts.

Four Generations of Greek Gods

1. Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky)

2. The 12 Titans (Kronos, Rhea, etc.)

3. The Olympians -- (Zeus and Hera, etc)

4. The Children of the Olympians

(Mars, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, etc)

THESE are the ones we will be studying...

Home of the Greek Gods and Goddesses

Open Ended

The Odyssey is actually a sequel to the story of The Illiad, which tells the story of the Trojan War.

What do you know about the Trojan war?