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Name: _______________________________ Block: _______ Date: ________________ Chapter 8 – Ancient Greece Section 3 – Greek Mythology and Literature Essential Questions: Why did Greeks create myths? How has Greek literature influenced our world today? I. Myths Explain the World A. Greek Gods 1. People today have __________________ explanations for events like thunder, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. 2. The ancient Greeks did not have these scientific explanations. Instead, they believed their ____________ caused these events to happen. 3. They created _______________ to explain the gods’ ______________. B. Gods and Mythology 1. The Greeks saw the work of gods in _____________ events all around them. 2. They had myths that explained the common _______________________. 3. The also had a goddess of agriculture, ____________________, that created the ___________________. 4. To keep the gods happy, the Greeks built great _______________ to honor them all around them. 5. In return, however, they expected the gods to give them _____________ when they needed it. 6. Many Greeks in need of advice traveled to ______________ to speak to the _________________, a female priest of __________________ to whom they thought the god gave answers. C. Heroes and Mythology 1. ___________ all the Greek myths were about ____________. 2. The Greeks loved to tell stories of heroes who had special _______________ and faced terrible ___________________. 3. Perhaps the most famous of all Greek heroes was man named _______________ who fought many ___________________ and performed nearly impossible _______________. II. Family Life A. Homer and Epic Poetry 1. Among the earliest Greek writings are two great epic poems, ______ __________ and ______ ______________, by a poet named ________________.The Iliad tells the story of the last three years of the _____________ ______. It focuses on the deeds of the Greeks, especially _______________, the greatest of all Greek _________________. 2. The Odyssey describes the challenges that the Greek hero ______________ faced on his way home from the ____________. 3. Homer’s poems were central to the ancient Greek _________________ system. 4. Homer’s poems ____________________ later writers. They copied some his writing ______________ and borrowed some of the stories and ideas he wrote about in his works. 5. His poems are considered some of the ________________ literary works ever produced. B. Lyric Poetry 1. Other poets wrote poems set to _______________. 2. During the _____________________ the poet played a string instrument called a __________ while he read the poem. 3. Most poets in Greece were ___________, but the most famous lyric poet was a woman named ________________. Most of her poems were about ________ and ___________________. C. Fables 1. Other Greeks told stories, called ____________, to teach people important ________________ or give advice on how to _______________. 2. _______________, famous for his fables, used _______________ as the main characters in his stories. They typically has ________________ qualities. 3. Two of Aesop’s most famous fables are: “The ____________ and the _________” and “The ________ Who Cried _________” III. Greek Literature Lives A. Language 1. Many English __________, ______________, and __________ come from Greek mythology. a) Titanic (something very _________ and ____________) comes from the ____________, a group of large and powerful gods in Greek myth b) The expression “_______________ heel” (a person’s weak spot) comes from the great warrior Achilles who was killed when an ____________ struck his heel. c) The name of the ________________ Sea comes from Aegeus, a legendary Greek __________. B. Literature and the Arts 1. Great ____________ and ________________ have used gods and heroes as the subjects of their works. 2. ________________ have retold ancient stories set in modern times. 3. _____________________ have also borrowed stories from ancient myths. (ex: ____________) 4. Many ______________ teams have adopted the names of powerful figures from myths. (ex: Titans)