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Introduction to Mythology Notes
Introduction to Titan Notes
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By the end of class today, we will identify the Titans and
understand the motivation behind the actions of the gods
Imagine that you are a god/goddess and consider the
following questions:
 How/why
were you created?
 With what special powers, aspects of nature, or
emotions are you associated?
 Where do you live?
 What symbol are you commonly associated
with?
Be sure to explain your answer to these questions with
details about your personality or interests that are a
part of your life today.
ILLUSTRATE YOUR NEWLY CREATED GOD/GODDESS. BE
CREATIVE!
INTRO TO MYTHOLOGY-NOTES
Myths are always religious in a sense. There
were six primary uses for myths. The uses
were:
1. To explain natural phenomena or an
occurrence.
2. To explain the creation of the world.
3. To teach people moral lessons.
4. To explain some historical event.
5. To explain some ancient religious practices.
6. To reveal the common hopes and fears of
mankind.
Seven characteristics of a myth are:
1. Myths are early man's desire to explain the
universe. (Ex.: Apollo, the son of Zeus, drove the
chariot of the sun across the sky.)
2. Many gods and goddesses are present in
myths.
3. The gods, goddesses, and heroes are super
human in nature. (Ex.: Atlas bore the weight of
the world and heavens on his shoulders.)
4. Human emotions are experienced by the gods.
(Ex.: Hera was jealous. Demeter mourned the
loss of her daughter when her daughter was
abducted.)
Seven characteristics of a myth are:
5. Magic is often present in myths. (Ex.:
Athena came full-grown out of the
forehead of Zeus.)
6. Gods sometimes appear in disguised
form. (Ex.: Zeus came to Hera as a poor
bird caught in a storm. Athena appeared
as an old woman and challenged
Arachne to a weaving contest.)
7. A metamorphosis may occur. (Ex.:
Smyrna is turned into a myrrh tree.)
NOTES
 Long, long
ago in ancient Greece, people
told stories that explained the mysteries
of life…
 Mythology
is a collection of myths, or
anonymous, traditional stories that explain
our beliefs and customs, the wonders of
nature and our own history
 Myths usually deal with major issues such as
the origin of humanity and the mysteries of
life
 Remember that every culture has its own
myths, i.e. American Indians, Mayans,
Buddhists, Hindus, Africans, etc…
 The
Greek mythology of today was the
religion of yesterday
 Long ago,, the Greeks and Romans
believed in the stories we now call
myths.
 The gods and goddesses ruled the Greek
world and were believed to be directly
responsible for the success or failure of
human life.
 So the Greeks worshiped their gods and
regularly prayed, gave offerings and built
temples to please the gods.
 Anthropomorphism: means
to give
human form or qualities to beings or
things not human, especially to gods
 Polytheism: means
gods
 Oral Tradition: to
the belief in many
pass down from
generation to generation by word off
mouth
The Greeks were
distinctly different
from all previous
civilizations because
they were one of the
first to create gods in
their own image.
The Egyptian Sphinx
was certainly not a very
human-like god.
 The
Immortal Gods were also easier to
relate to than previous gods
 Unlike religious gods today, the Greek
gods looked and acted human
 They married, loved and quarreled; they
had love affairs (and children) with both
gods and mortals; they also loved games,
challenges and trickery
 But the gods were immortal and would
never die because ichor, not blood, ran in
their veins
Directions: Work with a partner. After receiving the god/goddess assignment
from me, create a gallery walk project with information about that slide about
your subject. Other students in the class will be taking notes from your project so
make sure you include as much information as you can.
• Poster/artwork- must have visuals related to symbol/s and portrait of
character along with textual support
• Skit- must present key details and show the personality of the
god/goddess as well as their special skills/interests and background
stories
• Newscast- create a news story about a god/goddess that tells a story
related to the character's background and be sure to set a mood that
relays the mood of the story, you must have at least two newscasters!
• Character in a Bag- Create a collage on the outside of the bag and put
at least two objects in the bag that could somehow relate to or
represent your character
• Dance- Create a dance or step that tells the story of your character, one
person could relay the story while the others perform the dance or you
could create a chant about the character
Greek Gallery Walk Activity
• Short story/poem- create a brief creative piece about
the character that explains the character's background
and sets the mood related to the character's story, try
to include a symbol that represents the character
• Song/rap- create an original song or set lyrics to a
song that was already made about the character that
explains the character's background and sets the
mood related to the character's story, try to include a
symbol that represents the character
• Twitter account- create twenty original 140 character
tweets that would represent your character and be sure
to include hashtags and mentions of characters related
to your god/goddess
 The
gods and goddesses
lived at the top of Mt. Olympus
in Greece behind a gate of
clouds.
 There they ate only ambrosia and drank
only nectar.
 They also kept an eye on the
mortals down on earth, which
they could visit at any time
To understand the most famous Greek
gods, it’s important to know where they
came from… Their story begins at the
beginning of time.
At first there was only darkness, or
Chaos.
Chaos
had two children:
• Night (darkness)
• Erebus (death)
“All was black, empty, silent,
endless.”
Mysteriously, Love was born of
darkness and death.
When
Love was born, order and
beauty began to flourish.
Love created Light and Day.
Earth (world) was created.
• She was the solid ground, but also
a personality.
The Earth bore Heaven to cover her
and be a home for the gods.
Then Gaea (the Earth) grew out of Chaos…
 Gaea
became Mother Earth,
mother off all living things and
mother of the first gods.
 Gaea gave birth to Uranus,
the sky.
 When rain fell on Gaea, plants,
animals and rivers were created.
 Domain-earth
 She is a symbolic as a mother figure and
EARTH
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Son of Gaea AND husband of
GAEA
The primal Greek god
personifying the sky.
Domain-sky
His equivalent in Roman
mythology was Caelus
In Ancient Greek literature
Uranus was the son and
husband of Gaia, Mother
Earth.
According to legend Uranus
was conceived by Gaia alone,
but other sources cite Aether
as his father.
 Gaea
and Uranus married and gave birth
to 12 Titans, all powerful giants – 6 boys
and 6 girls.
 Married
to his sister Rhea
 Overthrew his father Uranus
 Swallowed his own children
 (except for Zeus)
 Overthrown by son, Zeus,
and other children
 Usually seen carrying a sickle
 Was considered a god of harvest
 Domain-earth
 Roman equivalent-Saturn
 Daughter
of Gaea and
Uranus
 Married brother Cronus
Her roman name is Cybele
 Symbol-pair of lions
Children:Poseidon, Hades, Demeter,
Hestia, Hera, Zeus
 Original
god of oceans
and streams
 Ancient Greeks believed
one giant stream surrounded
the Earth
 Married Tethys and fathered
sea nymphs and the rivers
 Domain-Arcadia
 Personification
 Sea
of the fertile ocean
goddess
 Married Oceanus and
mothered sea
nymphs and the
rivers
 Father
of Prometheus,
Epimetheus, and Atlas
 Titan of Mortal life
 Nickname “the Piercer”
 Worked with his brothers
to defeat their father Cronus
 The wisest of Iapetus’ sons
 Had the power to see the
future. Fought on the side of Zeus against
his brother Cronus
 With the help of his brother, Epimetheus,
created mankind
 Stole and gave the gift of fire to mankind
and convinced man to eat the good part of
meat and sacrifice the rest to the gods
 Was punished by Zeus by being chained to
a rock to get his liver eaten by an eagle
(saved by Hercules)
 Do
you recognize this famous
Prometheus statue?
 Known
as the foolish son of
Iapetus. His name actually
means “after-thinker” and
“hindsight”
 Helped create mankind with
his brother Prometheus
 Accepted the gift of
Pandora’s box, which led to
the release of evil in the
human world
 Led
his brother
Cronus’ army against
Zeus
 Punished by Zeus by
having to sustain the
world on his back
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Anthropomorphism:
Polytheism:
Oral Tradition: