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TEAM 1 : HEROES
The word hero comes from the Greek and it means (signifie)
"protector" or "defender”.
A hero / heroine in Greek mythology, was a demigod. A demigod
is the son or daughter from one immortal and one mortal parent.
A hero / heroine also refers to characters who, in the face of
danger and adversity, show courage and self sacrifice - heroism for some greater good of all humanity. This definition originally
referred to martial bravery but extended to more general moral
excellence.
SOME GREEK HEROES:
A. Faites correspondre les textes aux images:
Jason is the Greek legendary hero who was sent
to capture the Golden Fleece to win back his
throne. He left with a band of the greatest heroes
the world has ever known and had a series of
epic adventures.
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Name : …………………………………
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When he was a baby, Hercules was very strong:
he strangled a snake!!
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When Achilles fought in the Trojan War he was
invincible, but the Gods guided the hand of Paris
to shoot an arrow into Achilles' heel.
3
Perseus is a major hero from Greek mythology
best known for his clever decapitation of
Medusa, whose head turned people to stone. He
also rescued Andromeda from the sea monster.
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Name : …………………………………
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Hercules is famous for his many adventures too.
One cycle of these adventures is called the
"Twelve Labours".
5
Name : …………………………………
Trojan War fighter and strategist, Odysseus, is
the most important figure in the epic poem the
Odyssey, attributed to Homer. Odysseus is the
king of Ithaca, son of Laertes and Anticlea,
husband of Penelope, and father of Telemachus.
The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus' return
home at the end of the Trojan War.
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6
Name : …………………………………
Theseus was the hero of Athens who saved the
people from having to send off their sons and
daughters as human sacrifices to the monstrous
Cretan minotaur. With the help of the creature's
half-sister, Ariadne, Theseus killed the monster
and found his way out of the labyrinth.
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Name : …………………………………
When Achilles was a baby, a prophesy said that
he would be killed with an arrow. So his mother
dipped him in the river Styx to try to make him
invulnerable. And invulnerable he was, except
for the spot on his heel where his mother held
him.
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Name : …………………………………
B. Retrouve les mots suivants dans les paragraphes:
Membres de la famille (paragraphes 6, 7 et 8)
Mère
Père
Mari
Fils
Fille (s)
Bébé
Demi-sœur
Retrouve la traduction de ces mots. (Le chiffre entre parenthèses indique le numéro du paragraphe).
Roi (6): _____________
Trône (1): _______________
Guerre (3): _____________
Combattant (6):_______________
Tua (7): ______________
Tirer une flèche (3): _____________________ Etrangla (2): __________________
Capturer (1): ______________
Sauva (7): _______________
Talon (3): ________________
(4) _______________ (origine = rescousse)
Travaux (5): _______________