Greek Mythology

Tragedy and Triumph

Pandora

• “Curiosity kills the cat”

• What was in the box?

• What should you learn from this?

Daedalus and Icarus

• “Don’t fly too close to the sun”

• The ambition and desire of youth

• Tragedy or triumph?

Jason and the Golden Fleece

• “What goes around comes around”

• What lesson can you learn from this?

• What deed did Jason do that changed his whole future?

The Odyssey

• What was Odysseus’s problem?

• What lessons can be learned?

• Tragedy of triumph?

Odysseus

• Odysseus: A Different Kind of Hero• Greek Mythology and the Human Destiny• The Modern Influence of Homer’s Epics• Map of the Path of the Odyssey• Odysseus’s Trip from the Trojan War• Polyphemus and the Island of the Cyclops• Charybdis and Scylla• Odysseus’s Homecoming• Fate vs. Free Will

Did you know?

• What Greek master was known for his fables?

• Ever heard of this one?