Greek Myth Activator 1

Match the following

• Theme

• Journey

• Origin

• How something started

• Morality

• Lesson to be learned

• Quest

• Rules about what is right and wrong

Groups:

(a) Plot Element

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(b) Possible Theme

• Origin Tale

• Conflicts

• gods interfering

• Journey

• transformations

• Destiny

• Morality Tale

Greek myths began as an ​ (a)   .

• oral tradition
• addition to written works

The Iliad and the Odyssey were written down by​ (a)   .

• Homer
• Prometheus
• the chicken

The Iliad tells the tale of the Trojan War. Supposedly, the city of Troy was really attacked over 3,000 years ago. How true do you think this story is if it is that old?

• Totally false

• Unlikely to have happened

• The war may have been real, but there never was a city of Troy 3,000 years ago.

• The city of Troy really was attacked about 3,000 years ago.

• Brad Pitt traveled back in time, so every detail in the movie is accurate.

Which statement below is correct?

• Troy was a real city that was destroyed about 1180 BC, just like the Troy in Homer's Iliad.

• Troy was never real, and the Iliad is just a myth.

• Troy was a real city, but it was built too late to be the city in Homer's Iliad.