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Greek Mythology

Background Ancient Greeks believed in gods and goddesses Zeus ruled all gods Zeus and his wife, Hera lived on Mount Olympus Each god or goddess is linked to an idea or part of nature Ancient Greeks believed the gods and goddesses taught lessons to people who were too proud or arrogant

Characteristics of Myths Created by ancient people Originally existed as an oral narrative Explain natural occurrences Express beliefs about right and wrong Feature gods and goddesses who have human traits or human heroes with superhuman traits Explore universal themes

Characteristics of Epic Tales A long narrative poem or story Deals with the deed of a traditional or historical hero Supernatural beings or heroes Usually involves the hero going off on an important quest Uses narrative and literary techniques

New Literary Language Oxymoron—combines two contradictory terms Sweet sorrow Icy hot Pun—a play on words The ballet shoes made a point I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

Why the Seasons Change Scientists explain the changing of the seasons as the rotating of the Earth vs the Earth’s revolution around the Sun The Ancient Greeks explain the seasons with the story of “Demeter and Persephone”

“Demeter and Persephone” Includes several characteristics of myths: Explains a natural occurrence: why seasons change Contains gods and goddesses with human traits Explores universal themes of want & plenty and love & loss

Gods & Goddesses in “Demeter and Persephone” Pluto – King of the Underworld Aphrodite – goddess of love & beauty Eros – god of love (Cupid to the Romans) Demeter – goddess of the harvest Persephone – daughter of Demeter Zeus – Master of all Gods & Goddesses Hermes – messenger of the Gods

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