1. 1/30/09 BR- 1. In ancient Greece what god might you offer a sacrifice to if you were going on a sea voyage? 2. What is the job of a sibyl? Today: The Greek Pantheon

2. Chapter 2 Things to Understand Write out the information for these 5 concepts. Hand it in at the end of class. 1.Greek Creation Myth and Family Tree 2.Characteristics of the Gods (What did they do, how did they behave, differences from humans) 3.How did people interact with the gods? Oracles – how did they work? Priests – what did they do? 4.How the Greeks used myths to guide people’s behavior 5.Why would Greeks believe these myths and stories?

3. For Monday: Read chapter 5 and make a “Cast of Characters”: You should make a chart that explains how each of these people played a role in the Trojan War 1.Helen 2.Paris 3.Aphrodite 4.Menelaus 5.Agamemnon 6.Hector 7.Achilles 8.Odysseus