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Who's Who in Greek Mythology: An Introduction to The Odyssey

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

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Who's Who in Greek Mythology: An Introduction to The Odyssey

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  1. Who's Who in Greek Mythology: An Introduction to The Odyssey English 101 Mrs. Pham

  2. What do you know about Greek mythology?

  3. Belief Systems PAGAN Many gods and goddesses Lowercase “g” CHRISTIAN One God Capital “G”

  4. The Ancient Greeks • Time Period: Around 500 BC • Religion: Pagan • Created stories to explain mysteries • Natural Disasters • Earthquakes • Storms • Volcanoes

  5. The Odyssey • Began as a popular story told orally (spoken) • Homer wrote it down • Given credit • Helps us understand ancient Greek culture • Importance of gods • Traits of a Hero

  6. Description Cunning Intelligent Powerful Strong Goes on a journey Fights battles Defeats monsters Both pleases and angers gods Odysseus: Our Hero

  7. Jigsaw Groups • As 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!

  8. ZEUS: King of the Gods

  9. POSEIDON: God of the Sea

  10. Poseidon looks strikingly similar to… King Triton!

  11. HADES: God of the Underworld Capture of PERSEPHONE

  12. Aphrodite

  13. APOLLO: God of the Sun, Light, Truth, and Healing

  14. HERMES: Messanger of Zeus

  15. Mount Olympus: Home of the Gods The highest Mountain in Greece! Yes, it is a real place – although the Greek gods are fictional.

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