PPT-OF GODS AND HEROES

The Trojan War Homer and the Epic Cycle The myth of the Trojan War was a great and continuing inspiration to Greek artists and poets The main lines of the story were sketched out by early epic poets such as Homer eighth century BC but the tradition was never firmly fixed Later poets treated the myth freely small incidents were enlarged new episodes were introduced local variants incorporated and different even contradictory interpretations offered. Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Mythology in European Art About Greek Vases Black-Figure AmphoraPainter of Berlin 1686, about 540 B.C. Hydria A hydria Caeretan HydriaEagle Painter, about 525 B.C. Sid Mythology. The Greeks and . Their Beliefs. • The Greeks were “a . tough, restless, ambitious. , hard-living, . imaginative race. .”. • The Greeks loved life.. • They believed in living life to the . Unit 5. Week 1. Day 1. Introducing the Theme. Theme Reader p. 257. The title of this unit is . Heroes Across time. . People admire heroes for things they have done or ways they have acted. What are some things a hero might do?. Protagonist and Antagonists. A protagonist is the main character, the essential or prime personal character in a text, . movie, play.. The antagonist is the main character's chief opponent.. Why do we have heroes?. Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Mythology in European Art About Greek Vases Black-Figure AmphoraPainter of Berlin 1686, about 540 B.C. Hydria A hydria Caeretan HydriaEagle Painter, about 525 B.C. Sid Heroes and Myths: Greek . vs. Today. Who is your hero?. Take a few minutes and write down what makes a hero to YOU.. Write down someone you think of as a hero, based on the qualities you wrote.. Guitar hero doesn’t count…. 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.. A hero is authentic, whereas a celebrity represents . derived (original) values. A . hero has achieved . something. Hero portrays their true self with all of their flaws. The Hero created himself. A Hero . Output: 30 Athlete Leaders trained and serving as Health Advocates amongst their peers, at SO events and on public platforms. Rationale:. Peer to peer education is often most effective. Integrates ALP’s programme in to Healthy Communities. eHow. Create a Setting . Setting. Before beginning writing, consider your setting, which will be dependent upon the types of characters in your myth. Many myths involve some kind of connection between realms, such as characters traveling between heaven and earth, or between two different kinds of worlds. Your setting should also establish the point in time that your myth occurs. Because many myths relate to origin, consider placing it back in . Mrs. Samaddar. 1. Many people have faced and overcome obstacles to . become famous. . . These . are the heroes you read about in books, newspapers, magazines, and Internet articles. . 2. You watch these heroes as they relive their accomplishments on TV or in movies about their lives.. What is mythology?. Mythology. -- A collection of . stories, . esp. . belonging . to a particular religious or cultural tradition. . . A . myth. is a traditional story belonging to a group or culture. . How do you define a hero or heroine? . Create a list of character traits heroes and heroines possess. (At least 5). Choose an individual from our society who represents or embodies your definition and character traits. . Remember: context, audience, meaning, purpose, stylistic features. . Intertextuality: exploring Greek myths. In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life. They explained everything from religious rituals to the weather, and they gave meaning to the world people saw around them.