English 101Mrs. 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.