PPT-Gods and Myths:

ancient answers on the creation of the World Ancient Cosmology. Journal. What are some of the difficult aspects of going to a private, Christian school? . Why Read Myths and Folktales?. They . tell about the beginnings of things.. Include . marvelous or supernatural events and tell of deeds and adventures of gods and goddesses, heroes, and heroines. . Folktales, &. . Fables. What is a myth?. A . traditional. story that explains some aspect of . human life. or . the natural world. .. Myths. , Folktales, and Fables are all considered . oral literature. Station 1. The Gods and Myths. What . are the purposes of myths in Greek culture. ?. Myths were used to explain the world around them..  . 2. Why . is the story of Prometheus an example of a myth. ?. MYTH = Unproven belief or invented story. Drug myths are unrealistic beliefs that are often used to justify drug use. EXAMPLE = “I drive more carefully when I’ve had a drink than when I’m fully sober.”. and Scientific Cases for Archetype. A Michael . Thier. production. Photo credit. : Kathryn . Thier. during a 13-hour flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. Now that you are analytical scholars of archetype, many of you have begun to wonder why so many culture that seem so different have so many similarities in their foundational stories.. Describe how choosing to use drugs, alcohol and tobacco will negatively impact . YOUR health . triangle:. Mental/. Emotional. Social. Physical. MYTH = Unproven belief or invented story. Drug myths are unrealistic beliefs that are often used to justify drug . Folklore. . can be defined. …. . as all the traditions, customs, and stories that are passed along by word of mouth in a culture.. “Folk” . means. …. . ordinary people. a. nd. “lore” . Eve Albert, Hannah Littlefield, and Andrea Thatch. Athena. Aphrodite. Hera. Paris. Helen. Eris. King Menelaus of Sparta. Aphrodite- Goddess of love, beauty, and desire. Supported Trojan. Athena- Goddess of wisdom and war. Supported Greeks. Ancient Greek & Roman myths. s. ometimes told great adventures where the main characters went on a . quest. . (. journey). which challenged them to do tasks and prove themselves.. The ancient Greeks and Romans were not the only cultures to write myths.. LIT WARM-UP:. WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DO YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT GREEK MYTHOLOGY? . What is Mythology?. “Mythology” is a word used to describe all myths of a particular society. . Every culture has its own myths that help us understand its customs and ways of viewing the world. . 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.. 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. . Romans . were/are highly religious and maintained good relations with their gods & goddesses. . Our word myth is derived from the ancient Greek word . muthos. ; meaning a spoken or written story. Myths are broken into three main types: legends, pure myths, and folktales. Types of myths:. Legends. 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. .