English 101

Mrs. Pham

Who's Who in Greek Mythology:

An Introduction to The Odyssey

What do you know about Greek mythology?

Belief SystemsPAGAN

Many gods and goddesses

Lowercase “g”

CHRISTIAN

One God

Capital “G”

The Ancient GreeksTime Period: Around 500 BC

Religion: Pagan

Created stories to explain mysteriesNatural Disasters

EarthquakesStormsVolcanoes

The OdysseyBegan as a popular story told orally

(spoken)

Homer wrote it downGiven credit

Helps us understand ancient Greek cultureImportance of godsTraits of a Hero

Odysseus: Our Hero

Description CunningIntelligentPowerfulStrong

Goes on a journeyFights battlesDefeats

monsters Both pleases

and angers gods

Jigsaw GroupsAs a Group:

Your group needs to become experts on one or two Greek gods

Take good notes!

Then, as a Group:Teach the class

about your gods/goddesses

These people will have little to no knowledge of your topic.

You will need to tell them what notes to take to prepare them for the quiz!

ZEUS: King of the Gods

POSEIDON: God of the Sea

Poseidon looks strikingly similar to…

King Triton!

HADES: God of the Underworld

Capture of PERSEPHONE

Aphrodite

APOLLO: God of the Sun, Light, Truth, and Healing

HERMES: Messanger of Zeus

Mount Olympus: Home of the Gods

The highest Mountain in Greece!Yes, it is a real place – although the Greek gods are fictional.