LO To understand the myth of Tantalus Wednesday 30 th June 2021 Tantalus What have we learnt so far about crime and punishment according to Greek mythology Tell me three things Challenge ID: 934998
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Challenge:
Can you remember why Sisyphus did not escape death a third time? Explain the importance of Zeus’ intervention.
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Slide2What have we learnt so far about crime and punishment according to Greek mythology?
Tell me three things.
Challenge:
Who do you think committed the worst crime so far and why?
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Slide3How did people view King Tantalus? Support with evidence from the text.
What was the truth about King Tantalus?
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Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a king named Tantalus. Everyone in his kingdom, including his wife and son, thought he was the most wonderful man in the world. Everyone believed that he was a very good king, who was concerned about his people and their needs. But the truth was, King Tantalus was just plain rotten. He put up a good show, but he was evil.
King Tantalus couldn’t care less about his wife or his son or his people. The only thing King Tantalus cared about was himself. He thought his wife and his son and his people were stupid. He thought of himself as the smartest man in the world, much smarter than most of the gods, quite possibly smarter than all of them. Everyone in his kingdom believed there was no way to trick a god. Everyone knew the gods were all-knowing. Everyone, that is, except King Tantalus.
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Slide4Why did King Tantalus want to trick the gods?
What was King Tantalus’ plan?
Why would the gods not want the world to question their intellect?
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King Tantalus decided to trick the gods into doing something embarrassing, something they would never do, something they would never want anyone knowing about. That would prove he was smarter than any god.
King Tantalus knew there was one thing that the gods would never do. They would never eat human flesh. He was sure of it. Otherwise, there would not be any people left on earth!
King Tantalus decided to invite some of the gods to dinner. For the main course, he had his own son killed and made into a stew. If the gods were all-knowing, they would not eat it, and no harm done. But, if they did eat the stew, King Tantalus could reveal the "secret" ingredient, and blackmail the gods forever into giving King Tantalus everything he wanted.
He knew the gods would never want a mere mortal to show the world how stupid they really were.
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Slide5Why did the people in King Tantalus’ kingdom always believe him?
Why was King Tantalus’ plan not successful?
How does the myth end?
What do you think is the message of the myth?
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If the gods refused to be blackmailed, he would threaten to tell his kingdom that the gods had killed his son and made him into a stew. He knew the people would believe him. They always believed him. No one would leave offerings for the gods after that. King Tantalus was so delighted with his idea that he giggled and chuckled and laughed about it for days. The people were pleased to see their king so happy.
When the gods came to dinner, they knew right away what King Tantalus had done. First, they brought his son back to life, stronger and more handsome than ever before. Then, they punished King Tantalus by planting him firmly in the royal garden, next to an apple tree. The gods enchanted his feet so he could not move. They also enchanted the apple tree. Every time the hungry King Tantalus reached for an apple, the apple tree moved the branch just out of reach.
Word soon spread about the kingdom. Anyone who wanted to could peer over the garden wall and see King Tantalus stuck in the ground. The people were upset, no one more than his wife and son. As more and more stories of the rotten ugly things King Tantalus had done came to light, the people turned their backs on the royal gardens. No one came to the king's rescue.
King Tantalus slowly withered away.
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Slide6What has happened?
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How did it happen?
What will happen next?
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Slide7Can you include a range of ambitious adjectives and punctuation within your police report?
Imagine that it is the modern day world. You need to produce a police incident report that highlights the brutal murder of Tantalus’ son and the act of cannibalism that he wished to carry out:
Who was killed?
How were they killed?Who is responsible for the murder?What action should be taken?Were there any witnesses?
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Slide8What knowledge have you learnt today?
What skills have you learnt or developed today?How has your previous learning helped you with today’s lesson?
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