Honors English I - Summer Reading

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Study Guide for

Heroes, Gods, and Monsters

Why are you reading this book?

No matter how much our world advances with technology, the stories of the gods from ancient times remain steadfast in popular culture.For example, the Percy Jackson series, Harry Potter series, The Clash of the Titans, Hercules, and Wonder Woman all revamp classical Greek mythology stories and modernize them.

Heroes, Gods, and Monsters is an anthology rather than a novel, so this study guide will help you focus on the book's most important characters and themes. A well-educated person should know these characters and mythological places. The connections to modern stories is undeniable as well as references to products and iconic, product logos in modern life.

Students who complete this study guide will be permitted to use the study guide during parts of the Summer Reading Test given in class the first week of school. The test format will be a combination of multiple choice questions and written-response questions.

PART. I KEY TERMS(Vocabulary notes are located at the end of the book.)

Term Origins MeaningAphrodisiac

Atlas

Calliope

Clotho

Chronos

Cyclops/Cyclopes

Echo

Elysian Fields

Eros

Midas touch

Muses

Narcissistic

Olympus

Psyche

Pygmalion

Stygian

Titanic

PART II. THE GODS (AND GODDESSES)Determine Flaws of the Gods/Goddesses Using the Seven Deadly

Sins : 1. Greed-excessive desire for material

possessions2. Sloth- physical and/or spiritual laziness3. Envy- insatiable jealousy4. Pride- excessive admiration of oneself5. Wrath- rage; feelings of hatred and anger6. Lust- intense desire 7. Gluttony- overconsumption of food

Name of God/Goddess and Territory

Roman

Name

Parentage Powers Flaws (according to

the seven deadly sins)

Zeus; lives and controls Mount Olympus

Jupiter Cronos: FatherRhea: Mother

All powerfulTransforms into animals

wrath, lust

Hera

Athene

Poseidon

Hades

Name of Roma Parentage Powers Flaws

God/Goddess and Territory

n Name

(according to the seven

deadly sins)Demeter

Birth of the Twins

Artemis

Apollo

Sons of Apollo

Hermes

Hephaestus

Aphrodite

Name of Demigod and

Roman

Parentage Powers Flaws (according to

Territory Name the seven deadly sins)

Perseus

Daedalus

Theseus

Atalanta

PART III. NATURE MYTHSMYTH: Prometheus

SUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

MYTH: PandoraSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

MYTH: PhaetonSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

MYTH: OrpheusSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

MYTH: Narcissus and EchoSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

MYTH: Eros and PsycheSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

MYTH: ArionSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

PART IV: FABLESA fable is a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters

FABLES: MidasSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

MYTH: PygmalionSUMMARY

MAIN CONFLICT

MAIN CHARACTERS

KEY LESSON

PART V. MYTHICAL PLACESDirections: Take notes on these places in terms of their importance to Greek mythology.

Mount Olympus Crete (Mount Ida)

River Styx Elysian Fields

Acheron River Delos Island

Aulis Delphi

Colchis Athens