“In the Beginning”
According to the first creation myth, the universe was created out of Chaos or
____________________________________.
The purpose of “In the Beginning” explains how the universe and
gods were created.
The fate of Atlas at the end of the “War in Heaven” is he must hold
____________________________________. The “War in Heaven” myth
shows how gods can be capable of good and also of _______. We
also learned that gods cannot be killed in battle because they
cannot ______.
_______________wounded his father with a sickle and
ruled in his father’s place. Then, he swallowed his
____________ to avoid the curse Uranus placed on
him. Later, _______________, his wife, hid the child, ______________________and
gave her husband a _______________which he also swallowed thinking it was a baby.
_________________later overthrew his father, and banished him. All of his brothers and sisters
that had been swallowed were ______________up after Zeus gave his father a drink. A
________year war followed between the Olympian gods and the Titans.
“After the Earth Appeared”
Prometheus was a good friend of humans and wanted to give them the gift
__________ but Zeus said no (because he didn’t like ________________). Prometheus
decided to sneak up to Mount Olympus and ________________. He than gave the gift
of fire to humans. This angered Zeus and so he tortured Prometheus by chaining him to a
mountain and having an _____________________. Prometheus actually did several things to
make Zeus mad. Prometheus tricked Zeus with the ____________, stole his ________, AND
would not tell who would overthrow him. His sufferings “were to be without end” because
Prometheus is __________ (he can’t die!). Zeus sought more revenge on Prometheus by sending
___________ down to earth. When Pandora opened the jar (which she
was told not to…but she did it anyway) ____________________ came flying
out. Over time, humans became more and
_____so Zeus was determined to destroy the
human race with a __________. After the flood,
only _______ people survived: Deucalion and
Pyrrha (who had remained pious when the rest
of the humans had become evil). Deucalion and Pyrrha restored the
human race. Prometheus had a brother named Epimetheus who was
________________ and needed lots of help from his brother Prometheus. The story of Pandora’s
box explains why there was misery and pain in the ancient Greeks lives and is representative of
___________ from the Old Testament in “Genesis” (You know, Adam and Eve and that apple).
“The Palace of Olympus”
Gods rarely noticed humans because they
were too caught up in their own arguments
and fights. If they did notice humans, it was
to decide
________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
The __________ decided who would be the ruler of the gods. Zeus won the coin toss and
ruled from above with thunderbolts. He was the most powerful.
Zeus was never secure because he new there was a prophecy (the
fates told him so) that said his reign would come to
_______________.
Gods and goddesses of Olympus are different from the
Biblical God because they can be ____________
_____________________
,
, and ____________________
as humans.
“Icarus and Daedelus”
Icarus is the _________________son of Daedelus. Unfortunately, they
trapped on an island (which later
are
on in
the story is named after Icarus).
Daedelus is King Minos’
____________________. The two plan to escape the island by
two sets of wings that Daedelus has fashioned. Daedelus (Dad) warns Icarus (son)
____________________________________. But…Icarus doesn’t listen. Icarus’ wings which are
made with wax melt and he plummets back to earth. The moral of the story is
__________________________________________________________________.
“Narcissus”
________ was known for being a
ladies’ man and would often call
on
the nymph ________ to distract
his
wife Hera while he was out.
_________ eventually figured out what her husband was
up to and curses Echo’s voice causing her to repeat the
last thing anyone says. (This explains why we hear
echoes) Ironically, Echo repeats the last words of
Narcissus when he is lost in the woods. The _________ is
her words are the same but with different meaning. Isn’t
this ironic?! Now, Narcissus is very ____________. So
conceited, it leads to his downfall. Narcissus dies and in
his place grown a daffodil (ever notice how a daffodil
droops mournfully?).
Both Echo and Narcissus die from a broken heart.
“Demeter and Persephone” or “Ceres and Proserpine”
________, the god of love, was the root of the problem (a.k.a.
Cupid). He shot Hades right in the heart with his arrow.
________ – Mom. Demeter gets
very mad that her daughter is
gone (do you blame her?) and
curses the entire land.
Persephone eventually is
allowed to spend some time on
earth but when Persephone is
deep within the earth; Demeter
grieves and kills all the
__________ (we call that time
winter).
________________ – Daughter. Goddess of Spring. She was
cheerful and bright. Queen of the Underworld and abducted by
Hades. Persephone couldn’t return to earth forever because she
nibbles on some __________ in the underworld (she was hungry
and the pomegranate seeds looked
tasty).
___________ – God of the
Underworld. After being hit
in the heart with Eros’ love arrow,
Hades falls madly in love
with ______________ and abducts
her.
The weak little water nymph ___________ tries to stop Hades but is no
match.
The moral of the story is to
_________________________________________.