Resource Guide - Victoria Theatre Association
... A. My son was studying the Greek myths in second grade when he asked me to tell him some bedtime stories about the gods and heroes. I had taught Greek myths for many years at the middle school level, so I was glad to do it. When I ran out of myths, he was disappointed and asked me if I could make up ...
... A. My son was studying the Greek myths in second grade when he asked me to tell him some bedtime stories about the gods and heroes. I had taught Greek myths for many years at the middle school level, so I was glad to do it. When I ran out of myths, he was disappointed and asked me if I could make up ...
lesson plans and activities
... students build in as much action and dialogue as they wish. Medea reacting to being abandoned by Jason after aiding him in his quest offers the basis for an interesting monologue. Your students may want to refine their role-playing by trying many versions, discussing them and taping the best. They c ...
... students build in as much action and dialogue as they wish. Medea reacting to being abandoned by Jason after aiding him in his quest offers the basis for an interesting monologue. Your students may want to refine their role-playing by trying many versions, discussing them and taping the best. They c ...
Abstract
... tragedy (among other Athenian political texts) offers to the radical democracy of the time (e.g. Griffith 1995; Ober 1998; Morgan 2003; and Carter 2007). The power of humans over each other at the end of the trilogy has its menacing aspect: the Furies explicitly tie their violence to instilling a ri ...
... tragedy (among other Athenian political texts) offers to the radical democracy of the time (e.g. Griffith 1995; Ober 1998; Morgan 2003; and Carter 2007). The power of humans over each other at the end of the trilogy has its menacing aspect: the Furies explicitly tie their violence to instilling a ri ...
Dionysus
... the great center for drama where plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were performed. Drama was produced at festivals, honoring Dionysus in his theater under the presidency of his priest, by performers wearing masks and special dress. That is how tragedy (which originally meant “goat song for ...
... the great center for drama where plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were performed. Drama was produced at festivals, honoring Dionysus in his theater under the presidency of his priest, by performers wearing masks and special dress. That is how tragedy (which originally meant “goat song for ...
Homer 8th Century BC
... King of Sparta, to be her husband and the other Kings of Greece swear an oath to support their alliance. Paris, son of Troy’s King Priam, sees Helen and desires her. She has, according to the playwright Marlowe, “the face that launched a thousand ships” because all the kings of Greece rallied to get ...
... King of Sparta, to be her husband and the other Kings of Greece swear an oath to support their alliance. Paris, son of Troy’s King Priam, sees Helen and desires her. She has, according to the playwright Marlowe, “the face that launched a thousand ships” because all the kings of Greece rallied to get ...
saved
... religious practices such as hydromancy (divination using water), pyromancy (divination using fire), augury (divination by omens), and astragalomancy itself (divination using sheep bones as ritual dice) were handed down from father to son and mother to daughter, in existence in almost every remote to ...
... religious practices such as hydromancy (divination using water), pyromancy (divination using fire), augury (divination by omens), and astragalomancy itself (divination using sheep bones as ritual dice) were handed down from father to son and mother to daughter, in existence in almost every remote to ...
Comprehensive Notes for Epic and Myth Unit
... Since Homer’s time, ___________________ has been considered a _____________, or type of literature just as __________________________, fiction, and drama are genres. In an _______________________, the poet-narrator begins by stating the tale’s subject and asking for poetic ____________________from a ...
... Since Homer’s time, ___________________ has been considered a _____________, or type of literature just as __________________________, fiction, and drama are genres. In an _______________________, the poet-narrator begins by stating the tale’s subject and asking for poetic ____________________from a ...
Greek Mythology Webquest - Wythe County Schools Moodle Site
... 7. www.mythweb.com/hercules/ - This website tells you about Hercules and his labors. You can read it in Spanish and in English. 8. http://entrenet.com/~groedmed/greekm/mythmino.html - This website describes the minotaur. It lets people know about all it's adventures and more. 9. http://eacwc.evansvi ...
... 7. www.mythweb.com/hercules/ - This website tells you about Hercules and his labors. You can read it in Spanish and in English. 8. http://entrenet.com/~groedmed/greekm/mythmino.html - This website describes the minotaur. It lets people know about all it's adventures and more. 9. http://eacwc.evansvi ...
Family Roots: Oedipus Rex Study Guide
... Climax (Circle one: Internal/External): What is Mythology Worksheet – study parts in bold Myths attempt to explain three things. List two: The chief source of ancient myths is from what? Myths are stories about supernatural beings; how were these handed down from one generation to another in e ...
... Climax (Circle one: Internal/External): What is Mythology Worksheet – study parts in bold Myths attempt to explain three things. List two: The chief source of ancient myths is from what? Myths are stories about supernatural beings; how were these handed down from one generation to another in e ...
The Wisdom of the Sages: On the Homeric Hymn
... underworld, before she departed he forced her to eat some pomegranate seeds which prevented her from remaining on Earth all year. Escorted by Hermes, Persephone climbed into her husband’s chariot drawn by four untamed horses. She was taken to her mother, and the two embraced each other. When they st ...
... underworld, before she departed he forced her to eat some pomegranate seeds which prevented her from remaining on Earth all year. Escorted by Hermes, Persephone climbed into her husband’s chariot drawn by four untamed horses. She was taken to her mother, and the two embraced each other. When they st ...
File - Excellence in "Edu-Tainment"
... The fates or the oracle often had something to say about the birth of a hero Often the prediction so frightened the parents that they abandoned the child in the wilderness, but since the heroic child was favored by the gods, he was saved and raised by someone other than his parents Sometimes, ...
... The fates or the oracle often had something to say about the birth of a hero Often the prediction so frightened the parents that they abandoned the child in the wilderness, but since the heroic child was favored by the gods, he was saved and raised by someone other than his parents Sometimes, ...
The pegasus
... Often mistaken for a unicorn or horse, however, a Pegasus has wings and no horn. ...
... Often mistaken for a unicorn or horse, however, a Pegasus has wings and no horn. ...
Daedalus and Icarus
... • Escaped by making wings made of trees • Daedalus warned his son not to fly close to sun or else wings would melt • Icarus flew close to the sun, his wings melted and he fell in the sea and drowned ...
... • Escaped by making wings made of trees • Daedalus warned his son not to fly close to sun or else wings would melt • Icarus flew close to the sun, his wings melted and he fell in the sea and drowned ...
Lecture 4
... teaching is to repeat that over and over again until you learn it, only to make me shut up. They conceived of the universe in terms they could understand. When they asked, “How did the vegetation get here?” they thought about the one process of creation that they knew something about, which was sex. ...
... teaching is to repeat that over and over again until you learn it, only to make me shut up. They conceived of the universe in terms they could understand. When they asked, “How did the vegetation get here?” they thought about the one process of creation that they knew something about, which was sex. ...
ANCIENT GREECE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
... (3) Recommended homework: Have the students decorate the cover of their booklets to personalize them. (4) Define the following: cubit, digit, hand/palm, fathom, and foot. Continue discussion from previous days about standards and how people used to measure in the above terms. Pick two students of di ...
... (3) Recommended homework: Have the students decorate the cover of their booklets to personalize them. (4) Define the following: cubit, digit, hand/palm, fathom, and foot. Continue discussion from previous days about standards and how people used to measure in the above terms. Pick two students of di ...
Lecture 04 - Missouri State University
... would be 750 years ago. Does that make sense, Elizabeth? I caught you yawning. Don't you dare yawn in my class. Only I yawn in my class. Consequently, we can expect Ovid to have a much more optimistic world view than Hesiod. If you want to have a nice multi-syllabic German word to throw around I giv ...
... would be 750 years ago. Does that make sense, Elizabeth? I caught you yawning. Don't you dare yawn in my class. Only I yawn in my class. Consequently, we can expect Ovid to have a much more optimistic world view than Hesiod. If you want to have a nice multi-syllabic German word to throw around I giv ...
Document
... We have so far been looking at some common properties of poetic language that allow us to isolate an Indo-European poetic heritage in early Greek literature, but to what extent are we able to isolate other aspects of tradition (such as the names and attributes of gods) that would fit into this lingu ...
... We have so far been looking at some common properties of poetic language that allow us to isolate an Indo-European poetic heritage in early Greek literature, but to what extent are we able to isolate other aspects of tradition (such as the names and attributes of gods) that would fit into this lingu ...
The Myrmidons
... eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of Phthiotis who was a son of Zeus and “wideruling” Eurymedousa, a princess of Phthiotis. She was seduced by him in the form of an ant. An etiological myth of their origins, simply expanding upon their supposed etymology— the name in Classical Greek was interp ...
... eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of Phthiotis who was a son of Zeus and “wideruling” Eurymedousa, a princess of Phthiotis. She was seduced by him in the form of an ant. An etiological myth of their origins, simply expanding upon their supposed etymology— the name in Classical Greek was interp ...
Poseidon - pstevensfhs
... Poseidon often used the powers of earthquakes, water, and horses to create fear and punishment on people as his revenge. Poseidon’s love affair involved his sister, Demeter. Poseidon followed Demeter everywhere, and to avoid him she turned herself into a mare. Poseidon then transformed himself into ...
... Poseidon often used the powers of earthquakes, water, and horses to create fear and punishment on people as his revenge. Poseidon’s love affair involved his sister, Demeter. Poseidon followed Demeter everywhere, and to avoid him she turned herself into a mare. Poseidon then transformed himself into ...
Research on Chinese and Western Cultural
... Long ago, there was a boy, clever, diligent and honest. Orphaned at an early age, he was very poor. However, he adopted an abandoned old buffalo, which proved to be v ery loyal and relieved him a lot from the hard labor in the fields. The two enjoyed a ve ry good relationship, being seen together al ...
... Long ago, there was a boy, clever, diligent and honest. Orphaned at an early age, he was very poor. However, he adopted an abandoned old buffalo, which proved to be v ery loyal and relieved him a lot from the hard labor in the fields. The two enjoyed a ve ry good relationship, being seen together al ...
Greek Myths and Legends - Courthouse Junior School
... • Odysseus was the main character in Homer’s The Odyssey • The Odyssey is considered to be one of the oldest and first stories ever written down in western culture. • He is known in the Roman culture as Ulysses • “Greeks ‘discover Odysseus’ palace in Ithaca, proving Homer’s hero was real” The Telegr ...
... • Odysseus was the main character in Homer’s The Odyssey • The Odyssey is considered to be one of the oldest and first stories ever written down in western culture. • He is known in the Roman culture as Ulysses • “Greeks ‘discover Odysseus’ palace in Ithaca, proving Homer’s hero was real” The Telegr ...
Research on Chinese and Western Cultural
... Long ago, there was a boy, clever, diligent and honest. Orphaned at an early age, he was very poor. However, he adopted an abandoned old buffalo, which proved to be v ery loyal and relieved him a lot from the hard labor in the fields. The two enjoyed a ve ry good relationship, being seen together al ...
... Long ago, there was a boy, clever, diligent and honest. Orphaned at an early age, he was very poor. However, he adopted an abandoned old buffalo, which proved to be v ery loyal and relieved him a lot from the hard labor in the fields. The two enjoyed a ve ry good relationship, being seen together al ...
1 Ancient Greece Project Plan Overview Josh Evans – jtevans21
... have recently immigrated to Canada and have gone through the ELL program. There are currently 8 ELL learners, with one level 2 and the rest ranging from level 3-5. However, all of the students are comfortable with the English language and can speak and write effectively.The class is energetic and it ...
... have recently immigrated to Canada and have gone through the ELL program. There are currently 8 ELL learners, with one level 2 and the rest ranging from level 3-5. However, all of the students are comfortable with the English language and can speak and write effectively.The class is energetic and it ...
CLAS C205: Classical Mythology
... There are two important requirements for success in this course: reading the material well, and attending the lectures as an actively engaged participant. The first requirement means going through the reading carefully and challenging yourself to bring together in your mind some main ideas and inter ...
... There are two important requirements for success in this course: reading the material well, and attending the lectures as an actively engaged participant. The first requirement means going through the reading carefully and challenging yourself to bring together in your mind some main ideas and inter ...