Greek Mythology

Thinking about the "Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome", choose a SIMILARITY between gods and mortals.

• Mortals were more beautiful, stronger, and taller than gods.

• Gods were believed to be much smarter than men.

• Both can be motivated by revenge, deceit, and jealousy.

• Both can disguise themselves as rocks, trees, or other beings.

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Thinking about the "Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome", choose a DIFFERENCE between gods and mortals.

• Both got married, had children, and needed daily nourishment and sleep.

• Both could make themselves invisible.

• Gods did look similar to mortals, but Gods were more beautiful, taller, and stronger.

• All gods (divinities) had their own houses in Mount Olympus.

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As defined at the end of "Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome," ALLUSION means:

• the action or practice of tricking someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

• the state or quality of being serious and dignified.

• a reference to something. It comes from the root word meaning “to play beside.” Rick Riordan makes many of these comparisons to Greek Myths in Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief.

• living forever; never dying or decaying.

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According to "The Myth of Cronos", who were Cronus' parents?

• Zeus and Hera

• Saturn and Europa

• Jupiter and Pluto

• Uranus and Gaea

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What is a THEME that can be found in "The Myth of Cronos"?

• Beating the odds - winning even when it is extremely unlikely

• Peace - freedom from war

• Faith - showing complete confidence or trust in someone

• Love - a mother will but her love of children above every other relationship

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Which piece of evidence from the text best supports the THEME you picked for "The Myth of Cronus"

• "When it came to Zeus, her sixth and last child, Rhea was determined to save this one child at least, to love and cherish."

• "Priests of Rhea beat their shields together and kept up a constant noise at the entrance..."

• "When Gaea gave birth to other children, such as Cyclops, who looked monstrous, Uranus was not proud of them and put them in a pit under the earth."

• "This filled his wife Rhea with sorrow and anger."

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Name a similarity between "Shrouded in Myth" and "The Myth of Cronus"

• Both involved a prophecy (prediction) and fate.

• Both involved Zeus turning in to golden rain.

• Both involved imprisoning the daughter in a prison with bars.

• Both involved asking their parents for help.

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Pick the KEY ELEMENT that "Prometheus" is best known for.

• Fate and Prophecy

• A Quest or Completion of a Task

• Explanation of the Origins of Life and the Natural World

• A Struggle for Power

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What evidence from "Prometheus" best supports what you chose at the KEY ELEMENT in question 8?

• "Myths often attempt to answer the fundamental questions: How did the world come to be? Who are we? What is our purpose on earth?"

• "The world, as first it was, to the Greeks was a sunless world in which land, air, and sea were mixed up together, over which ruled a deity called Chaos. A giant race of Titans lived on this newly made earth. One of the mightiest Titans was Prometheus. / Prometheus and his brother Epimethus were trusted to give special gifts, abilities, and instincts to the beasts, birds, and fishes of the world."

• "Prometheus, proud of the beautiful thing of his own creation, wanted to give Man a worthy gift, but no gift remained for him."

• "They decided to create a thing that should forever charm the souls and hearts of men and forever be Man’s downfall. This thing was Pandora."

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Pick the KEY ELEMENT that is used MOST in "The Fates".

• A Quest or Completion of a task

• Explanation of the Origins of Life and the Natural World

• Fate and Prophecy

• A Struggle Between Opposing Forces

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