Greek/ Mythology Group 2Lucia Salinas, Letty Robles, Geo Manzo, Juan Ojeda

Period 6

Oedipus ● King of Thebes

● Willing to marry his mother

● Traveling to Thebes, he found Laius, who provoked a fight in

which Oedipus killed him. Oedipus found Thebes distressed by

the Sphinx. Oedipus solved the riddle given by Sphinx so she

killed herself. Then received the throne of Thebes. He then died in

Colonus where we swallowed into the earth and became a

guardian hero of the land.

http://drhanan.com/arts/sophocles.htmhttp://www.britannica.com/topic/Oedipus-Greek-mythology

AntigoneAfter Oedipus’ death, Antigone’s 2 brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, are waging war

to decide the new ruler of Thebes. They both die and her other brother, Creon, is

decided to be the new ruler. Creon commands that Eteocles is to be buried and

mourned in his honor, but that Polyneices shouldn’t be buried. Antigone was against

this. She defied the law and buried her brother Polyneices. She was caught by Creon

and was locked away in prison. She kills herself, but no one noticed. The blind prophet,

Teiresias, and her Husband, Haemon, plead to release her. Creon eventually relents

and sees that she is dead. Haemon and Creon’s wife kill themselves in despair. Creon is

left with distress and sorrow.

http://www.shmoop.com/antigone-sophocles/summary.html

The Trojan War ● A golden apple arrived at the Olympus where the gods and

goddesses lived. Paris chose Aphrodite. Basically, a gorgeous

princess in Greece called Helen fell in love with Paris but her

husband was super angry. They escaped to Troy, Menelaus

declared war on Troy. Greeks built a huge wooden horse on

the outside of the gates of the undefeated Troy. The Trojans

took the horse in and thinking they have won and have been

awarded. After a while waiting inside, the Greeks stormed

attacking and conquering the Trojans.

● During the Bronze Age

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/prec/www/course/mythology/1200/twar2.htmhttp://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/trojan-war

Pandora

· First woman formed out of clay by the gods, first woman on earth· Zeus orders the other gods to create Pandora· They provided her with beauty and cunning the send her to Epimetheus for a bride· First daughter was Pyrrha (fire) mortal child· Zeus made her evil to men with the power to do evil· Zeus gave her a box and all the evils of the world came out but hope flew out too was called pithos· Each god gave her a gift· In Greek it mean “ the one who bears all gifts”· She was created as a punishment for mankind· Gifts were beautifully evil, made of clay shaping her perfectly

Agamemnon, Orestes, and Electra● General-in-chief of the greeks

● Agamemnon went away his wife, Clytemnestra, was unfaithful to him with Aegisthus.

Soon enough, Clytemnestra and her lover planned to murder Agamemnon and Orestes.

Orestes was Agamemnon’s son and Electra was the sister of Orestes. When Electra,

found out about them being unloyal. She sent Orestes to live with their uncle, Strophius.

Orestes’ sister kept reminding him about the big lie, so eventually Orestes went to go see

Clytemnestra. Orestes pretended to be a messenger for Strophius to announce Orestes’

death to Clytemnestra. Orestes was doubting himself between avenging his father’s death

and saving his mother, considering it is a sin to kill one’s own mother. Orestes did end up

killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, and when he did this he was then followed by

Furies, the goddesses of vengeance, forever. Orestes tried to fix everything by getting rid

of the Furies and by going to Greece. He went to Greece to get released from his crimes

and be forever free from the Furies.

● Took place in City of Athens, Tauris

http://www.ency123.com/2014/06/iphigenia-among-taurians-stories-from.html

http://www.online-mythology.com/agamemnon_orestes_electra/

HERACLESHeracles’ origin was through Zeus and Alcmene. Hera, Zeus’ actual wife, was mad and sent snakes to kill him. Heracles ironically killed them instead. Hera waited for him to form a family with Megara. She made him kill her and his sons. He was guilty and heartbroken, so he tracked down Apollo, the god of truth, and asked to be punished. Apollo knew of the deeds of Hera, but still gave him tasks to do known as the 12 Heroic Labors. The 12 labors were...

1. Kill the Nemean Lion2. Kill the Hydra3. Get the Hind of Ceryneia4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar alive5. Clean King Augeas’ Stables6. Rid Stymphalos of a flock of birds7. Capture the Cretan Bull8. Steal the Horses of Diomedes9. Obtain the belt of Hippolyta

10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon11. Steal the apples of the Hesperides12. Capture and bring back Cerberus http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hercules

Midas

http://www.greeka.com/greece-myths/king-midas.htm

Midas was the king of Phrygia. He was living in luxury with his beloved daughter. Although he was rich, he thought the greatest object in life was gold. Dionysus passed through his kingdom with a satyr named Silenus. Silenus was left behind and got tired, so he took a nap in some rose gardens surrounding the palace of Midas. Midas found him and recognized him instantly and invited him to stay for a couple of days. After that he took Silenus to Dionysus. Dionysus was pleased and offered a wish to Midas. He warned him about the wish for a golden touch, but Midas still went for it. The next day, Midas woke up and started touching everything from pure happiness. However, when he tried to eat an apple, it turned into gold. He has fear. His daughter tried to hug him and turned her into gold. Midas was in absolute regret and prayed to Dionysus to take the curse away. He did so, and Midas lived the rest of his life as a generous man that shared his treasures and was loved by his people. When he died, his whole kingdom mourned his death.

Odysseus/Ulysses Odysseus/ Ulysses· King of Ithaca, small island in the Ionian sea· Known to the Romans as Ulysses· Son of Laertes and Anticleia ( daughter of Autolycus of Parnassus· Man of outstanding wisdom and shrewdness, eloquence, courage, endurance· His wife was Penelope· Fought for ten years at the Trojan war· Came up with the idea of the wooden horse he was protected by athena goddess of wisdom

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