Lesson Three

Lesson ThreeTodays Agenda and Objective

A: 8/21B: 8/22 Bell RingerIntroduction to Mythology NotesIntroduction to Titan Notes Exit Slip

By the end of class today, we will identify the Titans and understand the motivation behind the actions of the gods

Bell Ringer #2 Imagine that you are a god/goddess and consider the following questions:How/why were you created?With what special powers, aspects of nature, or emotions are you associated?Where do you live?What symbol are you commonly associated with?Be sure to explain your answer to these questions with details about your personality or interests that are a part of your life today.ILLUSTRATE YOUR NEWLY CREATED GOD/GODDESS. BE CREATIVE!

3 INTRO TO MYTHOLOGY-NOTES

Myths are always religious in a sense. There were six primary uses for myths. The uses were:

1. To explain natural phenomena or an occurrence. 2. To explain the creation of the world. 3. To teach people moral lessons. 4. To explain some historical event. 5. To explain some ancient religious practices. 6. To reveal the common hopes and fears of mankind.

4Seven characteristics of a myth are:

1. Myths are early man's desire to explain the universe. (Ex.: Apollo, the son of Zeus, drove the chariot of the sun across the sky.)2. Many gods and goddesses are present in myths. 3. The gods, goddesses, and heroes are super human in nature. (Ex.: Atlas bore the weight of the world and heavens on his shoulders.) 4. Human emotions are experienced by the gods. (Ex.: Hera was jealous. Demeter mourned the loss of her daughter when her daughter was abducted.) 5Seven characteristics of a myth are: 5. Magic is often present in myths. (Ex.: Athena came full-grown out of the forehead of Zeus.) 6. Gods sometimes appear in disguised form. (Ex.: Zeus came to Hera as a poor bird caught in a storm. Athena appeared as an old woman and challenged Arachne to a weaving contest.) 7. A metamorphosis may occur. (Ex.: Smyrna is turned into a myrrh tree.) 6The Gods and Goddesses of Greek MythologyNOTES7History of Greek MythologyLong, long ago in ancient Greece, people told stories that explained the mysteries of life

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Overview--So what is Greek Mythology?Mythology is a collection of myths, or anonymous, traditional stories that explain our beliefs and customs, the wonders of nature and our own historyMyths usually deal with major issues such as the origin of humanity and the mysteries of lifeRemember that every culture has its own myths, i.e. American Indians, Mayans, Buddhists, Hindus, Africans, etc9The Greek mythology of today was the religion of yesterdayLong ago,, the Greeks and Romans believed in the stories we now call myths.The gods and goddesses ruled the Greek world and were believed to be directly responsible for the success or failure of human life.So the Greeks worshiped their gods and regularly prayed, gave offerings and built temples to please the gods.

10NOTES--Three Important Words that Describe the Greeks:Anthropomorphism: means to give human form or qualities to beings or things not human, especially to gods

Polytheism: means the belief in many gods

Oral Tradition: to pass down from generation to generation by word off mouth

Take notes11The Unique Greeks

The Greeks were distinctly different from all previous civilizations because they were one of the first to create gods intheir own image.

The Egyptian Sphinx was certainly not a very human-like god.12The Immortal Gods were also easier to relate to than previous godsUnlike religious gods today, the Greek gods looked and acted humanThey married, loved and quarreled; they had love affairs (and children) with both gods and mortals; they also loved games, challenges and trickeryBut the gods were immortal and would never die because ichor, not blood, ran in their veins

13Greek Gallery Walk ActivityDirections: Work with a partner. After receiving the god/goddess assignment from me, create a gallery walk project with information about that slide about your subject. Other students in the class will be taking notes from your project so make sure you include as much information as you can.

Poster/artwork- must have visuals related to symbol/s and portrait of character along with textual supportSkit- must present key details and show the personality of the god/goddess as well as their special skills/interests and background storiesNewscast- create a news story about a god/goddess that tells a story related to the character's background and be sure to set a mood that relays the mood of the story, you must have at least two newscasters!Character in a Bag- Create a collage on the outside of the bag and put at least two objects in the bag that could somehow relate to or represent your characterDance- Create a dance or step that tells the story of your character, one person could relay the story while the others perform the dance or you could create a chant about the characterShort story/poem- create a brief creative piece about the character that explains the character's background and sets the mood related to the character's story, try to include a symbol that represents the characterSong/rap- create an original song or set lyrics to a song that was already made about the character that explains the character's background and sets the mood related to the character's story, try to include a symbol that represents the characterTwitter account- create twenty original 140 character tweets that would represent your character and be sure to include hashtags and mentions of characters related to your god/goddessGreek Gallery Walk ActivityMount OlympusThe gods and goddesses lived at the top of Mt. Olympus in Greece behind a gate of clouds.There they ate only ambrosia and drankonly nectar.They also kept an eye on the mortals down on earth, which they could visit at any time

16In the beginning

To understand the most famous Greek gods, its important to know where they came from Their story begins at the beginning of time.

At first there was only darkness, or Chaos.17In the beginning...Chaos had two children:Night (darkness)Erebus (death)All was black, empty, silent, endless.Mysteriously, Love was born of darkness and death.18And then...When Love was born, order and beauty began to flourish.Love created Light and Day.Earth (world) was created.She was the solid ground, but also a personality.The Earth bore Heaven to cover her and be a home for the gods.19Gaea (begin notes on organizer)Then Gaea (the Earth) grew out of Chaos

20Gaea or GaiaGaea became Mother Earth, mother off all living things and mother of the first gods.Gaea gave birth to Uranus, the sky.When rain fell on Gaea, plants,animals and rivers were created.Domain-earthShe is a symbolic as a mother figure and EARTH

21URANUSSon of Gaea AND husband of GAEAThe primal Greek god personifying the sky.Domain-sky His equivalent in Roman mythology was Caelus In Ancient Greek literature Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth. According to legend Uranus was conceived by Gaia alone, but other sources cite Aether as his father.

22The TitansGaea and Uranus married and gave birth to 12 Titans, all powerful giants 6 boys and 6 girls.

23Cronus/KronosMarried to his sister RheaOverthrew his father UranusSwallowed his own children (except for Zeus)Overthrown by son, Zeus, and other childrenUsually seen carrying a sickleWas considered a god of harvestDomain-earthRoman equivalent-Saturn

24RheaDaughter of Gaea and UranusMarried brother CronusHer roman name is CybeleSymbol-pair of lionsChildren:Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus

25OceanusOriginal god of oceansand streamsAncient Greeks believedone giant stream surroundedthe EarthMarried Tethys and fatheredsea nymphs and the riversDomain-Arcadia

26TethysPersonification of the fertile oceanSea goddessMarried Oceanus and mothered sea nymphs and the rivers

27Iapetus/IapetosFather of Prometheus,Epimetheus, and AtlasTitan of Mortal lifeNickname the PiercerWorked with his brothers to defeat their father Cronus

28PrometheusThe wisest of Iapetus sonsHad the power to see the future. Fought on the side of Zeus against his brother CronusWith the help of his brother, Epimetheus, created mankindStole and gave the gift of fire to mankind and convinced man to eat the good part of meat and sacrifice the rest to the godsWas punished by Zeus by being chained to a rock to get his liver eaten by an eagle (saved by Hercules)

29Do you recognize this famous Prometheus statue?

30Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center (New York City)

31EpimetheusKnown as the foolish son of Iapetus. His name actually means after-thinker and hindsightHelped create mankind with his brother PrometheusAccepted the gift of Pandoras box, which led to the release of evil in the human world

32AtlasLed his brother Cronus army against ZeusPunished by Zeus by having to sustain the world on his back

33Anthropomorphism: Polytheism: Oral Tradition: Exit Slipon the same sheet as your class notesBased on todays lesson how do each of these words relate to Greek mythology?Take notes34