Deucalion and Pyrrha

How did Lycaon try to trick Zeus?

• He gave Zeus human flesh to eat.

• He pretended to be a god himself.

• He offered Zeus poisoned meat.

• He claimed to be king of Arcadia.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did Zeus choose to destroy mankind?

• fire

• thunderbolts

• flood

• earthquake

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why were Deucalion and Pyrrha saved?

• Because they were children of Prometheus and Epimetheus

• Because they were the most intelligent humans

• Because they just and faithful

• Because they were so good-looking

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did Deucalion and Pyrrha survive?

• They were just lucky.

• They climbed the tallest tree.

• They hid in a strong mountainside.

• They climbed into an ark and floated.

When Deucalion and Pyrrha prayed, they asked

• why they were spared.

• how to recover the human race.

• how to grow crops and get food.

• where they should go.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Their mother's bones were really

• stones.

• branches.

• animal bones.

• parts of the ark.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

The thrown objects became people. "Even now we show traces of this origin, for we have ___________ in our bodies like the __________ in a piece of marble."

**Spelling counts!!

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What might be the theme (main lesson) of the story?

• The gods value goodness and loyalty.

• Deucalion and Pyrrha were saved.

• The gods are always cruel to humans.

• Always be prepared.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2