CantaClassics

Today we will look at one of the more famous creation myths – the story of Prometheus.  Use the internet or your textbook, if you have it, and find answers to the following questions:

1. What does Prometheus’ name mean?

2. What part did he play in the creation of mankind?

3. Why was Zeus not pleased with these new creatures?

4. Describe the argument that Prometheus was asked to settle and what did he do to settle the argument?

5. What ‘package’ did Zeus pick and what was his reaction to this?

6. How did Prometheus defy Zeus?

7. Describe in some detail how Zeus punished humankind?

8. How did he punish Prometheus?

9. What secret did Prometheus have and how did he use it to gain his freedom?

Today’s lesson is about the best known Greek creation myth – the one regarding the war between the younger gods and the titans. The objectives are:

• To describe the general story of the creation myth
• To identify and describe the key gods and beings featured in the myth

Task:

• Read about the myth – click on the following link – The Creation Myth.
• Don’t forget to click on the names of gods etc.
• Create a simple flow chart of events
• We will split up the key beings / places amongst the three of you.  For the names you are given you need to write down a description of who / what they are with a relevant picture.  Do a google image search to find a picture.  Either print it out or email it to me so I can show it to everybody on Friday.  Be prepared to report back to each other

Lucy needs to find – Gaia (Gaea), Tartarus, Aphrodite, Typhoeus

Corey needs to find – Kronus (Cronus), Cyclopes, Erinnyes (Erinyes), Rhea

Sam needs to find – Hecatonchires, Zeus, Atlas, Uranus

Again – this will be discussed and reported on Friday.

THIS WORK DOES NOT NEED TO BE EMAILED OR FAXED.  I will have a look on Friday.

A detailed account of this is in your textbook (if you have it) pages 10-12

Every culture has it s own story about how the world is created.  The Greeks were no exception.  There are two creation myths we want to look at.  The first is a nice story with its origins in the time of the Pelasgians.  It involves the goddess Eurynome. 

The objective for this lesson is simple - To understand the story of Eurynome

 Read the story at Eurynome

Create a visual flow chart describing the process by which Euryonome created the world.  A flow chart needs to create a step by step account of a process.  A visual flow chart uses mainly pictorial representations (with a simple sentence underneath) to show a step by step process. 

Start at the beginning – what happened first?  Then what?  Keep outlining the process of the creation of the world.  You should end up with a number of steps outlining the story

Please comment to ask a question.

THIS IS WORK FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY