Transcript Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece
Mythology
Warm-Up
1. Silently enter class and copy homework
into agenda.
2. Quietly use the restroom/water.
3. Answer this question on a loose-leaf sheet
of paper. It will be collected. Please write
question and answer using complete
sentences. Use a minimum of three
supporting answers. How did the
physical features of ancient Greece
influence the growth of its civilization?
Vocabulary
• Mythology – a story about
supernatural beings or heroes that
explains aspects of life.
• Fables- short stories that teach the
reader lessons about life or give advice
on how to live
• Homer- one of the greatest poets in
history who wrote the two epic (really
big) poems the Iliad (about the Trojan
War)and the Odyssey (King Odysseus
travels home from the Trojan War)
Focus
• What role did
mythology play in the
lives of the ancient
Greeks?
• How does ancient
Greek mythology
continue to impact
modern society?
The Greeks created myths to
explain the world.
Earthquakes, floods,
changing seasons,
harvesting crops, good
fortune, stars twinkling,
sun setting, moon rising,
etc.
To keep the gods happy,
the Greeks built great
temples to honor the
gods…..as well as
making statues,
festivals, feast days, and
even the Olympic
Games!
Ancient Greek literature
provides some of the world’s
greatest poems and stories.
• Homer and his epic
poems the Iliad and
the Odyssey.
• Sappho and her Lyric
Poetry – poems and
lyrics set to music
• Aesop’s Fables – told
stories to teach
people lessons
Aesop’s Fable – “The Boy Who
Cried Wolf”
• There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the
foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all
day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little
company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the village
calling out “Wolf, Wolf,” and the villagers came out to meet him, and
some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This
pleased the boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the
same trick, and again the villagers came to his help. But shortly after
this a Wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry
the sheep, and the boy of course cried out “Wolf, Wolf,” still louder
than before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice
before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody
stirred to come to his help. So the Wolf made a good meal off the
boy’s flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the
village said:
• “A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”
Greek literature lives on and
influences our world even today.
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The works of ancient Greek writers
including Homer, Sappho and Aesop
are still alive and read today.
Language
– A long journey is called an
“odessey”, after Homer’s Odessey
– Something very large and
powerful is called “titanic” after the
Titans,
– The planets are named after the
gods
Literature and the Arts
– Painters and sculptors have used
the gods in their work
– movies are about the gods
– and sports teams use mythical
names as mascots.
The Gods and Goddesses of
Mount Olympus
By
Aliki
Determine the purpose of this
story. What category(s) does it
fit under? Prove it?
Guided Focus
• What role did mythology
play in the lives of the
ancient Greeks?
• How does ancient Greek
mythology continue to
impact modern society?
Independent Activity
1. What role did mythology play in the lives of the ancient Greeks?
A. Choose one of the gods as your city-state’s Patron (main and most important) god. First
explain why this one god works best in your city-state. Provide three ways your city-state will
honor this god and make them “happy”. Be very specific. Also, explain what will occur if
your Patron god is “unhappy”. How will your city-state know? And how will they handle this
issue?
B. Re-write or create your own Greek myth, poem, song, play, or fable. You must use at least
three ancient Greek mythological characters. A minimum of two to three paragraphs.
Example…maybe the Titans do not win….or the Trojan War Horse does not fool the Trojans
and Troy is not destroyed.
2. How does ancient Greek mythology continue to impact modern society?
A. Design a movie poster, to advertise at a movie theater, about a “movie” on Greek Mythology.
Include a title, an exciting scene from the movie, a caption, and at least three characters
(Gods/Goddesses) staring in the movie. Make sure the characters’ special abilities make
since for the movie. Love story = Hera, Aphrodite, Zeus, Eros and War = Athena, Ares
B. Design an Ancient Greek Mythological Characters Themed amusement park. Include the
name of the rides, booths and any special attractions. Have at least 7 rides, booths, events,
etc. Be sure to include the names of the rides along with a brief description and the god it is
named for. Draw this out like a map or aerial view.
C. Rename and change the mascots of 7 to 10 schools, colleges, professional sports teams.
Include the following: old name, new name, new mascot, reasons why each new mascot is
appropriate to the team and no longer the old name.