Transcript 7 - Heroes intro

Today’s checklist
Short story test
 Recap: The 12 Olympians
 Introduction to the heroes of Greek
mythology
 Perseus
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Who’s who?
The 12 Olympians
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Zeus
Poseidon
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Lord of the sky
◦ Thunderbolt
◦ Fell in love with many women,
mortal and immortal
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God of the sea
◦ Trident
◦ Had a splendid palace under the
sea
Dionysus
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God of the grape harvest
◦ Grapes, winecup
◦ Worshippepd by the Greeks
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Ares
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God of war
◦ The vulture, dog
◦ Son of Zeus and Hera
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Apollo
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Hermes
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God of light, truth
◦ Golden lyre, laurel
◦ Son of Zeus and Leto, the “most
Greek of all the gods”
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Zeus’ messenger
◦ Winged sandals
◦ Appears most often in myths
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Hephaestus
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Patron of handicrafts, the arts,
smiths
◦ Weapons, smiths
◦ He was the only ugly immortal
Goddesses
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Hestia
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Goddess of the hearth
◦ Symbol of the home
◦ Zeus’ sister
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Hera
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Athena
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Protector of marriage
◦ Cow and peacock
◦ Zeus’ wife and sister
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Protector of civil life
◦ Olive tree, owl
◦ Daughter of Zeus
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Aphrodite
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Goddess of love and beauty
◦ Myrtle tree, dove
◦ Daughter of Zeus and Dione
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Artemis
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Lady of wild things
◦ All wild animals, esp. the deer
◦ Shows the uncertainty between
good and evil
Agree or disagree
I believe it is the nature of people to be
heroes, given the chance.
-James A. Autry
Modern hero myths
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The Harry Potter series serves as a
prime example of a modern
monomyth.
In today’s globalized world, we do
not need to travel far and wide to
experience oddities, trials and
tribulations.
Is the new monomyth an internal
one?
Greek heroes
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The myths surrounding Greek heroes
follow a pattern
Birth
Destiny
Quest
Journey
Romance
Reward
Perseus
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Medusa
Perseus
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When Perseus was born, how did Acrisius
arrange for his daughter and grandson to die?
Why did Polydectes want Perseus dead?
Identify each…
◦ Gorgons
Medusa
Andromeda
What gods/goddesses helped Perseus to obtain
the head of a gorgon?
State three heroic qualities that Perseus
displays.