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Lesson Three

Lesson Three. Today’s Agenda and Objective A: 8/21 B: 8/22 . Bell Ringer Introduction to Mythology Notes Introduction to Titan Notes Exit Slip By the end of class today, we will i dentify the Titans and understand the motivation behind the actions of the gods. Bell Ringer #2 .

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Lesson Three

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  1. Lesson Three

  2. Today’s Agenda and Objective A: 8/21 B: 8/22 Bell Ringer Introduction to Mythology Notes Introduction to Titan Notes Exit Slip By the end of class today, we will identify the Titans and understand the motivation behind the actions of the gods

  3. Bell Ringer #2 Imagine that you are a god/goddess and consider the following questions: How/why were you created? With what special powers, aspects of nature, or emotions are you associated? Where do you live? What symbol are you commonly associated with? Be sure to explain your answer to these questions with details about your personality or interests that are a part of your life today. ILLUSTRATE YOUR NEWLY CREATED GOD/GODDESS. BE CREATIVE!

  4. INTRO TO MYTHOLOGY-NOTES Myths are always religious in a sense. There were six primary uses for myths. The uses were: 1. To explain natural phenomena or an occurrence. 2. To explain the creation of the world. 3. To teach people moral lessons. 4. To explain some historical event. 5. To explain some ancient religious practices. 6. To reveal the common hopes and fears of mankind.

  5. Seven characteristics of a myth are: 1. Myths are early man's desire to explain the universe. (Ex.: Apollo, the son of Zeus, drove the chariot of the sun across the sky.) 2. Many gods and goddesses are present in myths. 3. The gods, goddesses, and heroes are super human in nature. (Ex.: Atlas bore the weight of the world and heavens on his shoulders.) 4. Human emotions are experienced by the gods. (Ex.: Hera was jealous. Demeter mourned the loss of her daughter when her daughter was abducted.)

  6. Seven characteristics of a myth are: 5. Magic is often present in myths. (Ex.: Athena came full-grown out of the forehead of Zeus.) 6. Gods sometimes appear in disguised form. (Ex.: Zeus came to Hera as a poor bird caught in a storm. Athena appeared as an old woman and challenged Arachne to a weaving contest.) 7. A metamorphosis may occur. (Ex.: Smyrna is turned into a myrrh tree.)

  7. The Gods and Goddesses of Greek Mythology NOTES

  8. History of Greek Mythology Long, long ago in ancient Greece, people told stories that explained the mysteries of life…

  9. Overview--So what is Greek Mythology? • Mythology is a collection of myths, or anonymous, traditional stories that explain our beliefs and customs, the wonders ofnature and our own history • Myths usually deal with major issues such as the origin of humanity and the mysteriesof life • Remember that every culture has its own myths, i.e. American Indians, Mayans, Buddhists, Hindus, Africans, etc…

  10. The Greek mythology of today was the religion of yesterday • Long ago,, the Greeks and Romans believed in the stories we now call myths. • The gods and goddesses ruled the Greek world and were believed to be directly responsible for the success or failure of human life. • So the Greeks worshiped their gods and regularly prayed, gave offerings and built temples to please the gods.

  11. NOTES--Three Important Words that Describe the Greeks: • Anthropomorphism: means to give human form or qualities to beings or things not human, especially to gods • Polytheism: means the belief in many gods • Oral Tradition: to pass down from generation to generation by word off mouth

  12. The Unique Greeks The Greeks were distinctly different from all previous civilizations because they were one of the first to create gods in their own image. The Egyptian Sphinx was certainly not a very human-like god.

  13. The Immortal Gods were also easier to relate to than previous gods • Unlike religious gods today, the Greek gods looked and acted human • They married, loved and quarreled; they had love affairs (and children) with both gods and mortals; they also loved games, challenges and trickery • But the gods were immortal and would never die because ichor, not blood, ran in their veins

  14. Greek Gallery Walk Activity • Directions: Work with a partner. After receiving the god/goddess assignment from me, create a gallery walk project with information about that slide about your subject. Other students in the class will be taking notes from your project so make sure you include as much information as you can. • Poster/artwork-must have visuals related to symbol/s and portrait of character along with textual support • Skit- must present key details and show the personality of the god/goddess as well as their special skills/interests and background stories • Newscast- create a news story about a god/goddess that tells a story related to the character's background and be sure to set a mood that relays the mood of the story, you must have at least two newscasters! • Character in a Bag- Create a collage on the outside of the bag and put at least two objects in the bag that could somehow relate to or represent your character • Dance- Create a dance or step that tells the story of your character, one person could relay the story while the others perform the dance or you could create a chant about the character

  15. Greek Gallery Walk Activity • Short story/poem- create a brief creative piece about the character that explains the character's background and sets the mood related to the character's story, try to include a symbol that represents the character • Song/rap- create an original song or set lyrics to a song that was already made about the character that explains the character's background and sets the mood related to the character's story, try to include a symbol that represents the character • Twitter account- create twenty original 140 character tweets that would represent your character and be sure to include hashtags and mentions of characters related to your god/goddess

  16. Mount Olympus The gods and goddesses lived at the top of Mt. Olympus in Greece behind a gate of clouds. There they ate only ambrosia and drank only nectar. They also kept an eye on the mortals down on earth, which they could visit at any time

  17. In the beginning… To understand the most famous Greek gods, it’s important to know where they came from… Their story begins at the beginning of time. At first there was only darkness, or Chaos.

  18. In the beginning... • Chaos had two children: • Night (darkness) • Erebus (death) • “All was black, empty, silent, endless.” • Mysteriously, Love was born of darkness and death.

  19. And then... • When Love was born, order and beauty began to flourish. • Love created Light and Day. • Earth (world) was created. • She was the solid ground, but also a personality. • The Earth bore Heaven to cover her and be a home for the gods.

  20. Gaea (begin notes on organizer) Then Gaea (the Earth) grew out of Chaos…

  21. Gaea or Gaia Gaea became Mother Earth, mother off all living things and mother of the first gods. Gaea gave birth to Uranus, the sky. When rain fell on Gaea, plants, animals and rivers were created. Domain-earth She is a symbolic as a mother figure and EARTH

  22. URANUS Son of Gaea AND husband of GAEA The primal Greek god personifying the sky. Domain-sky His equivalent in Roman mythology was Caelus In Ancient Greek literature Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth. According to legend Uranus was conceived by Gaia alone, but other sources cite Aether as his father.

  23. The Titans Gaea and Uranus married and gave birth to 12 Titans, all powerful giants – 6 boys and 6 girls.

  24. Cronus/Kronos Married to his sister Rhea Overthrew his father Uranus Swallowed his own children (except for Zeus) Overthrown by son, Zeus, and other children Usually seen carrying a sickle Was considered a god of harvest Domain-earth Roman equivalent-Saturn

  25. Rhea Daughter of Gaea and Uranus Married brother Cronus Her roman name is Cybele Symbol-pair of lions Children:Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus

  26. Oceanus Original god of oceans and streams Ancient Greeks believed one giant stream surrounded the Earth Married Tethys and fathered sea nymphs and the rivers Domain-Arcadia

  27. Tethys Personification of the fertile ocean Sea goddess Married Oceanus and mothered sea nymphs and the rivers

  28. Iapetus/Iapetos Father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas Titan of Mortal life Nickname “the Piercer” Worked with his brothers to defeat their father Cronus

  29. Prometheus • The wisest of Iapetus’ sons • Had the power to see the future. Fought on the side of Zeus against his brother Cronus • With the help of his brother, Epimetheus, created mankind • Stole and gave the gift of fire to mankind and convinced man to eat the good part of meat and sacrifice the rest to the gods • Was punished by Zeus by being chained to a rock to get his liver eaten by an eagle (saved by Hercules)

  30. Do you recognize this famous Prometheus statue?

  31. Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center (New York City)

  32. Epimetheus Known as the foolish son of Iapetus. His name actually means “after-thinker” and “hindsight” Helped create mankind with his brother Prometheus Accepted the gift of Pandora’s box, which led to the release of evil in the human world

  33. Atlas Led his brother Cronus’ army against Zeus Punished by Zeus by having to sustain the world on his back

  34. Exit Slip—on the same sheet as your class notesBased on today’s lesson how do each of these words relate to Greek mythology? Anthropomorphism: Polytheism: Oral Tradition:

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