Mythology Lessons and Allusions

Lesson
Don't let your curiosity get the best of you.  Do as you are told.

• The Twelve Labors of Hercules
• The Trojan Horse
• Pandora's Box
• Achilles

Lesson
Beware of something that seems too good to be true.

• Achilles
• The Trojan Horse
• The Golden Touch
• The Twelve Labors of Hercules

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Lesson
Money can't buy happiness.  Family is more important.

• Pandora's Box
• Achilles
• The Trojan Horse
• The Golden Touch

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Lesson
Never give up.  (Perseverance)

• The Twelve Labors of Hercules
• The Golden Touch
• Pandora's Box
• The Trojan Horse

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Lesson
Nobody is invincible.  Everyone has a weakness.

• The Trojan Horse
• Achilles
• The Twelve Labors of Hercules
• The Golden Touch

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Allusion Outside the Story:
Something that is too good to be true

• A Pandora's Box
• A Herculean Task
• A Trojan Horse
• An Achilles Heel

Allusion Outside the Story:
A weakness that leads to downfall

• A Herculean Task
• An Achilles Heel
• The Golden Touch
• A Pandora's Box

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Allusion Outside the Story:
Something you have to do that seems impossible

• The Golden Touch
• A Pandora's Box
• A Trojan Horse
• A Herculean Task

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Allusion Outside the Story:
Someone who is very lucky and always successful has _____________.

• A Trojan Horse
• The Golden Touch
• A Pandora's Box
• An Achilles Heel

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Allusion Outside the Story:
A temptation that leads to trouble.

• A Pandora's Box
• A Herculean Task
• A Trojan Horse
• The Golden Touch