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Name: ___________________ English 9 Period: _____ Ms. Viel What is a myth? A myth is a traditional _______________ serving to explain some phenomenon, ____________________, or ___________. What are some the characteristics of the Gods? Where do the Gods live? Getting to know the Gods Zeus - Hera - Athena - Poseidon - Demeter - apollo - Hades - Aphrodite - Hephaestus - Ares Eros - Dionysus - Artemis - Muses – _______ sister goddesses known for song, ___________, and sciences Nymphs – _________ goddesses, beautiful maidens who lived in _________ Naiad – ___________ nymph, gave life to rivers, streams, fountains, etc. Dryad – ________ nymph Aphrodisiac – a ________ potion, named for _____________, goddess of love Arachnophobia – a fear of __________ Atlas – a _______, named after the ________ who bore the sky on his shoulders and was turned to stone by __________. Calliope – musical ___________, named for the Goddess Calliope; name comes from two words meaning “_________” and “________”. Cloth – The Greeks believed that ___________ was controlled by ______ terrible ___________ called the _______. Clotho spun the ___________________ on her spindle. Lachesis __________ the thread. Atropos, Lady of the ________, snipped the thread of life when it had been measured out. Chronology – comes from the Greek God _______, the God of ________. Chronology is the ________ of measuring time and of dating _________ in the order of their occurrence. Cyclops (Cyclopes) – Greek _________. Names comes from two Greek words “_________” and “_____”. Echo – named after the ________ Echo who fell in love with Narcissus. She could not tell him of her love because she was under a _______ which allowed her to repeat only the last word of what was said to her. Narcissistic – to be ____________ by the idea of one’s own __________; comes from Narcissus, the ______ who fell in love with _____________________. Elysian Fields – place of _______________ Erinyes or the __________ - punished people for their ________ on the earth. They were referred to as _______________, which ironically meant “the _______ ones”. This is where the term euphemism comes from. A euphemism is a less direct word or phrase for one considered _____________ Example – He died….__________________ Erotic – relating to _______, derived from _______, Aphrodite’s son, the secret _______ whose arrows were tipped with sweet poison. Fortune – derived from _________, the Roman goddess of _______ and vengeance, mistress of __________. Her name is a variant of the ________ word votrumna, meaning “__________” because she turned the giant wheel of the year, stopping it at either ____________, _________, ______, or __________. Hades – describes the home of the _______; comes from the Greek word meaning “the _________.” Jove – one of the names for Jupiter/Zeus, has come to mean “ ___________________ __________________________________”. We even hear the phrase “By Jove!” and the adjective jovial derives from the word as well. Labyrinth – a _________, prison-garden full of puzzling paths built by ______________. Martial – “____________”; comes from _______ aka Ares, the God of War Mercurial - _______, _________, changeable; refers to the disposition of Mercury aka __________, the MessengerGod Midas Touch – the _________ touch, is said of those who are good at _______________. Oracle – Greek word meaning “_________” A person who seems to possess great knowledge or __________ is called an oracle. Panic – derived from the God _____, the _____________, flute-playing king of field and wood whose ______ cry was supposed to spread frenzy and fear among his _________. Psyche – in Greek it meant “_________”. Today, however, in English it has come to mean the entire mental __________. Python – comes from the Greek word “___________,” is used to describe _______ such as the _____ which kill its prey by ____________ it. Saturday – named for the God _________, a Roman name for __________ Titan – referred to the race of ________, has been used to describe anything which is __________ in size or __________ (Titanic) Typhoon – a violent _______, comes from Typhon, a terrible ________. He was ______________, ______________; he had great leathery wings and few through the air shrieking horribly, spitting flames. Volcano – derived from ________, the Roman Smith-God aka _____________, who took a mountain as his smithy. When he heated up his forge, clouds of smoke arose from the mountains. Why We Study Mythology… By studying myths, a person can learn how a culture thought, lived, and expressed themselves. HISTORY can tell you facts about a people, but MYTH shows you the personality, beliefs, fears, and hopes of that culture’s people. Relying only on only HISTORY to tell you about a people is like reading someone's driver's license instead of meeting him or her face-to-face.