What is it?
Who is Who?
Wayson 2002
TR6
Breaking down the word
for meaning
What is Mythology?
Myths are stories about supernatural
beings, in early times handed down
orally from one generation to
another–
Myths attempt to Explain such ideas as
Nature…… Where did earth come from?
Man ….. Where did man come from?
Gods….. How many? Role of gods?
•
A collection of myths belonging
to a people and addressing
their origin, history, deities,
ancestors, and heroes.
•
What cultures created myths?
Celtic mythology
Greek mythology
Norse mythology
Roman mythology
African mythology
Egyptian mythology
Aboriginal mythology
And Many more
Greek and Roman Mythology
Link
Greek and Roman Gods and heroes
are usually the same character with a
different name.
Odysseus
Greek
Ulysses
Latin
(Roman)
Why is
Mythology
IMPORTANT?
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Constant
References
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Language
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The Odyssey by Homer
“The Odyssey, meaning 'the story of Odysseus',
takes place ten years after the Trojan War in
the Mediterranean Sea. Odysseus, who has
been away from his homeland for over twenty
years, struggles to return. His tale of the
hardships he encountered is told, and the fate
of his homeland is resolved. He murders all of
the suitors plaguing his household, returns to
his wife and son, and restores peace to his
island of Ithacs.”
(http://members.aol.com/hastudios/Odyssey/)
Odysseus Travels
Italy
Gods and Goddess in
The Odyssey
Zeus (Jupiter), Ruler of
the Olympians
The son of Kronos and
Rheia
Zeus of the thunderbolt
Married Seven times
Gods and Goddess in
The Odyssey
Athena
(Minerva)*
Daughter of
Zeus and Metis
’The Daughter of
Wisdom’
Protector of
Odysseus
*Roman name
Athena sprang from
Zeus head.
Mythological Creatures
Journal Question
Based on this Power Point
Presentation, what predictions
do you have about the events
that will take place
in “The Odyssey?”