PPT-Greek Myths Theseus and the Minotaur

King Minos of Crete was a powerful man feared by the rulers of the lands around him When he demanded goods or men for his great armies they felt they had to agree When he demanded they send tributes to honor him they sent them without question It was the only way they could stop him going to war with them However his demands on Athens became too much for them to bear. W. D. GRIFFIN, JR.. JANUARY 19, 2014. HOUSE OF CECROPS. . sprang from the repelled seed of Hephaestus who had attempted to rape Athena and had fallen to earth. . Athena placed him in a chest and gave him to the daughters of Cecrops to be cared for . Dante. Circle . 1. Limbo. On the first level, also called Limbo, reside those who died before being baptized as well as virtuous pagans who lived and died before the birth of Christ. Here can be found poets and philosophers from the pagan world such as Virgil, Homer, Horace, Ovid, Socrates, Plato and, surprisingly (considering that he led the Arab armies against the Christian crusaders) the Moslem leader Saladin. . 29. th. . and . 30. th. 3. rd. . Class of the Second Semester. Attendance. . Finish going . over the opening mythology notes.. Go over the answers to the mythology questions after all notes are given. Ancient Roman Religion. BELIEFS. Religion . was polytheistic and it was influenced by Hellenistic Greece. . ( Hellenistic Greece - period . between . 323 . BC and . 146 . BC ) . B. elieved . in many gods. . Pages 13. -23. What is Greek mythology?. Greek Mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the . a. ncient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature. of . the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. 2 Contents IntroductionKemal DervişGreek Myths and RealityLoukas Tsoukalis“The Greek economy is not adjusting”George Pagoulatos“Greeks are Lazy and Unskilled”Dimitris Kat Members:21338. 楊劭謙. (presenter ). . . 21339. 潘為傑. . . 21340. 鄧韵叡. . . 21341. 閻一中. . . 21342. 謝允剛. Lesson 3 – Greek Mythology and Literature . Lesson 3 – Greek Mythology . and Literature. Words to Know . Mythology. Homer. Sappho. Aesop. Fables. If You were there…... As a farmer in Ancient Greece, your way of life depends on events in nature. The crops you grow need sunshine and rain, though thunder and lightening scare you. When you look up at the night sky, you wonder about the twinkling lights you see there. You know that at certain times of the year, the weather will turn cold and gray and plants will die. Than, a few months later, green plants will grow again.. II. MEDUSA. Medusa. Famously known as the woman with snakes for hair. She was originally a beautiful, golden-haired maiden.. Medusa was a priestess of Athena, and dedicated to a celibate life. Poseidon desired her, and there are two stories…. How many Greek, Roman, Celtic, Egyptian, English, Scottish, Welsh, German myths do you know?. What do they have in common?. 1.) To remember the traits of a hero from last half term.. 2.) To understand the character of Theseus and what he had to go through to defeat the minotaur. . Ware: Attic Black Figure. Shape: Kylix, lip . Painter: Attributed to the . Tleson. Painter. Date: ca 550 BC. Museum Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Ware: Attic Black Figure. Background. Setting. Crete. Largest and most populous of Greek Islands. KingMinos. Son of Zeus and human princess, Europa. Her beauty inspired the love of Zeus. Zeus, to protect her from his jealous wife, Hera, takes her from her home in Phoenicia comes to her in the form of a white bull to further throw Hera off his trail. 2 ContentsIntroductionKemal DerviGreek Myths and RealityLoukas Tsoukalis147The Greek economy is not adjusting148George Pagoulatos147Greeks are Lazy and Unskilled148Dimitris Katsikas Kyriacos Filinis Who thought it up?. What did they believe?. How . many Gods & Goddesses? . Sources. Information on the Greek belief system comes from many sources. Unlike followers of religions such as Christianity, Judaism, & Islam, the Greeks did not have a single sacred text, such as the Bible or Koran from which their beliefs and religious practices derived. Instead, they generally used oral traditions, passed on by word of mouth, to relate sacred stories. Priest and priestesses to various gods would also guide people in worship in various temples across Greece. We know something about these beliefs because Greek poets such as Homer, Hesiod and Pindar, and Greek dramatists such as Euripides, Aristophanes & Sophocles mention the myths in their various works. .