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Greek Mythology Assignment
To complete this assignment you will need to go to Mrs. Murray’s website at:
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/suashley/
Once there, click on “Resources” under the “History 10” section.
Activity One (15 points) – For each advertisement on the website, answer the following
questions:
Advertisement #1 - ______________________________________ (name of
company/product)
1. What is the product being sold or the service being offered?
2. What Greek god/goddess does the advertisement/product refer to?
3. Explain why the advertiser has chosen to use that particular reference to mythology to
sell their product, services, or idea. What do they want the consumer to associate with
their product?
Advertisement #2 - ______________________________________ (name of
company/product)
1. What is the product being sold or the service being offered?
2. What Greek god/goddess does the advertisement/product refer to?
3. Explain why the advertiser has chosen to use that particular reference to mythology to
sell their product, services, or idea. What do they want the consumer to associate with
their product?
Advertisement #3 - ______________________________________ (name of
company/product)
1. What is the product being sold or the service being offered?
2. What Greek god/goddess does the advertisement/product refer to?
3. Explain why the advertiser has chosen to use that particular reference to mythology to
sell their product, services, or idea. What do they want the consumer to associate with
their product?
Advertisement #4 - ______________________________________ (name of
company/product)
1. What is the product being sold or the service being offered?
2. What Greek god/goddess does the advertisement/product refer to?
3. Explain why the advertiser has chosen to use that particular reference to mythology to
sell their product, services, or idea. What do they want the consumer to associate with
their product?
Advertisement #5 - ______________________________________ (name of
company/product)
1. What is the product being sold or the service being offered?
2. What Greek god/goddess does the advertisement/product refer to?
3. Explain why the advertiser has chosen to use that particular reference to mythology to
sell their product, services, or idea. What do they want the consumer to associate with
their product?
Activity Two (15 points: Relevance, Presentation, Explanation)
Look at table two of the gods, goddesses and mythological figures on the website.
1. Design your own logo for a make-believe company based on one of them.
2. Your company's product must have some reference or association to the mythological
figure you have selected.
3. Your logo needs a company name and a visual. You need to write an explanation for
why you have selected that image and reference to represent your company.
4. Complete your logo/advertisement on a plain piece of white paper. Make sure it is done
in colour and neatly presented.
EXAMPLE:
DEMETER is the goddess of grains,
crops and agriculture. I have chosen
her symbol, the sheaf of wheat, to
promote my natural food company
where all products are organically
grown. I am trying to use Demeter's
association with the earth to advertise
the goodness of the foods I sell.
Good Grains
Natural Food
Company
Activity Three
1. Choose one of the Popular Expressions handouts and complete the chart.
Popular Expression Chosen
Modern Situation
Summary of Associated
Myth
Expression in Your Own
Words