Who's Who in Greek Mythology: An Introduction to The Odyssey
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English 101 Mrs. Pham Who's Who in Greek Mythology: An Introduction to The Odyssey
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Who's Who in Greek Mythology: An Introduction to The Odyssey. English 101 Mrs. Pham. What do you know about Greek mythology?. Belief Systems. PAGAN Many gods and goddesses Lowercase “g”. CHRISTIAN One God Capital “G”. The Ancient Greeks. Time Period: Around 500 BC Religion: Pagan - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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English 101Mrs. Pham
Who's Who in Greek Mythology:
An Introduction to The Odyssey
What do you know about Greek mythology?
Belief SystemsPAGAN
Many gods and goddesses
Lowercase “g”
CHRISTIAN
One God
Capital “G”
The Ancient GreeksTime Period: Around 500 BC
Religion: Pagan
Created stories to explain mysteriesNatural Disasters
EarthquakesStormsVolcanoes
The OdysseyBegan as a popular story told orally
(spoken)
Homer wrote it downGiven credit
Helps us understand ancient Greek cultureImportance of godsTraits of a Hero
Odysseus: Our Hero
Description CunningIntelligentPowerfulStrong
Goes on a journeyFights battlesDefeats
monsters Both pleases
and angers gods
Jigsaw GroupsAs a Group:
Your group needs to become experts on one or two Greek gods
Take good notes!
Then, as a Group:Teach the class
about your gods/goddesses
These people will have little to no knowledge of your topic.
You will need to tell them what notes to take to prepare them for the quiz!
ZEUS: King of the Gods
POSEIDON: God of the Sea
Poseidon looks strikingly similar to…
King Triton!
HADES: God of the Underworld
Capture of PERSEPHONE
Aphrodite
APOLLO: God of the Sun, Light, Truth, and Healing
HERMES: Messanger of Zeus
Mount Olympus: Home of the Gods
The highest Mountain in Greece!Yes, it is a real place – although the Greek gods are fictional.
