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The Greek myth “Baucis and Philemon“ appears on page 150 in

Holt Literature and Language Arts. In that myth we learn how two

old people are rewarded by the gods for their generosity. Now

you will read another Greek myth. This one is about two young

people, Atalanta (at •¥ • lan√t¥) and Hippomenes (hi •päm√i •n≤z).This myth, like the myth about Baucis and Philemon, ends with a

metamorphosis (met≈¥ •môr√f¥ • sis), a marvelous change in form.

Notice that though one metamorphosis is a reward, the other

is a dreadful punishment.

Have you ever forgotten to thank someone? In the Greek myth

“Atalanta and Hippomenes,” you’ll see what happens when a

young man forgets to thank a goddess of love for the help she

gave him.

Here’s what you might want to know before you begin the story:

• Myths often teach important lessons about life.

• Venus is the goddess of love.

• Atalanta and Hippomenes are mortals, or humans.

114 The Heart of the Matter: Themes and ConclusionsChapter 3

ReadingStandard 3.6Identify andanalyzefeatures ofthemesconveyedthroughcharacters,actions, andimages.

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Atalanta was a Greek maiden who could run faster than

anyone on earth. She could outrun the winds, Boreas and

Zephyr. Only Mercury, with his winged sandals, ran more

swiftly.

Besides being so fleet-footed, Atalanta was very

beautiful, and many Greek youths from every part of the

kingdom wished to marry her. But Atalanta did not wish

to marry anyone and turned them all away, saying, “I shall

be the bride only of him who shall outrun me in the race,

but death must be the penalty of all who try and fail.”

In spite of this hard condition there still were a few

brave suitors willing to risk their lives for a chance of

winning Atalanta.

For one of the races the runners chose the youth

Hippomenes for judge.

Hippomenes felt both pity and scorn for the runners.

He thought they were foolish to risk their lives, and bade

them go home. He reminded them that the land was full

of lovely maidens who were kinder and more gentle than

Atalanta.

“But you have not yet seen Atalanta,” said one of the

suitors to Hippomenes. “You do not know all her beauty

and loveliness. See, she comes!”

Hippomenes looked, and saw Atalanta as she drew

near. She laid aside her cloak and made ready for the race.

A Greek Myth

Improve your fluency byreading the boxed passagealoud. Read it once slowlyand carefully. Then, read itagain, with more speed.Read it a third time, and add expression to thedescription of Atalanta.

Circle the words in the firsttwo paragraphs that describean important characteristicof Atalanta.

Many names in Greek mythsare difficult to pronounce.Zephyr will be easier to read if you remember thatph makes the f sound. Trybreaking difficult names into syllables and soundingthem out. For example,At/a/lan/ta or Hi/ppom/e/nes.

suitors (sºt√¥rz) n.: menwho are courting, or wish to marry, a woman.

scorn (skôrn) n.: feelingthat someone or somethingis worthless, or not worthy of notice.

“Atalanta and Hippomenes” from A Child’s Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales by Margaret Evans Price.Copyright 1924 by Rand McNally & Company; copyright renewed 1952 by Margaret Evans Price. Reprinted bypermission of Lucy Eddins on behalf of the Estate of Margaret Evans Price.

For a moment she stood poised like a graceful white bird

about to fly.

The suitors who stood beside her trembled with fear

and eagerness.

At a word from Hippomenes the runners were off,

but at the first step Atalanta flew ahead. Her tunic fluttered

behind her like a banner. Her hair, loosened from its

ribbon, blew about her shoulders in bright waves.

As she ran, Hippomenes thought her very beautiful

and became envious of the runner who might win her. He

shouted praises when she reached the goal far ahead of her

poor suitors.

Hippomenes forgot that the penalty of failure was

death. He did not remember the advice he had given the

other runners to go home and forget the loveliness of

Atalanta. He knew only that he loved her and must himself

race with her.

Raising his head toward Mount Olympus, he prayed to

Venus, the goddess of love, and asked her to help him.

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Atalanta and Hippomenes (detail) by Sebastiano Marsili (1572). Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.

envious (en√v≤•¥s) adj.:jealous; wanting somethingthat someone else has.

penalty (pen√¥l•t≤) n.:punishment.

• • • • • • Notes • • • • • •

As he stood beside Atalanta, waiting for the signal for

the race to start, Venus appeared to him and slipped three

golden apples into his hands.

“Throw them one by one in Atalanta’s path,”

whispered Venus.

The goddess was invisible to everyone but

Hippomenes. No one saw her as she gave him the apples,

nor heard her as she told him what to do with them.

Atalanta looked pityingly at the handsome youth as

he stood ready to run. She was sorry for him, and for a

moment she hesitated and almost wished that he might

win the race.

The signal was given, and Atalanta and Hippomenes

flew swiftly over the sand. Atalanta was soon ahead, but

Hippomenes, sending up a prayer to Venus, tossed one of

his golden apples so that it fell directly in front of Atalanta.

Astonished at the beautiful apple which seemed to fall

from nowhere, she stooped to pick it up.

That instant Hippomenes passed her, but Atalanta,

holding the apple firmly in her hand, at once darted ahead.

Again she outdistanced Hippomenes. Then he threw the

second apple.

Atalanta could not pass without picking it up, and

then, because of the apple in her other hand, paused a

moment longer. When she looked up, Hippomenes was

far ahead.

But gaining, she overtook and passed him. Then, just

before she reached the goal, he threw the third apple.

“I can win easily,” thought Atalanta, “even though I

stoop for this other apple.” As she was already holding an

apple in each hand, she paused just for an instant as she

wondered how to grasp the third.

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What does Venus tellHippomenes to do with the golden apples?

stooped (stºpt) v.: bentover.

• • • • • • Notes • • • • • •

° Cybele (sib√¥• l≤).

That moment Hippomenes shot past, reaching the goal

before Atalanta.

Amid the wild shouts of those who watched, he

wrapped the maiden’s cloak around her shoulders and led

her away. Hippomenes was so happy that he forgot to

thank the goddess Venus, who followed them to the

marriage feast.

Invisible, she moved among the wedding guests. She

saw Atalanta place the golden apples in a bowl of ivory

and admire their beauty, but Hippomenes, in his delight,

thought no more of the apples or of the goddess who had

given them to him.

Venus was angry with Hippomenes for being so

thoughtless, and instead of blessing the lovers she caused

them to be changed into a lion and a lioness, doomed

forever to draw the chariot of Cybele,° the mother of

Jupiter, through the heavens and over the earth.

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Underline the word thought-less in line 90, used todescribe Hippomenes. Whatimportant theme in the mythis reflected in this word?

Although Hippomenes winsthe race, has he really outrunAtalanta? Explain.

Pause at line 78. In your ownwords, explain how Atalantais tricked.


Theme Complete the following If/Then Chart to see how the story’s

theme would differ if Atalanta or Hippomenes had acted differently.

Metamorphosis A metamorphosis (met≈¥•môr√f¥•sis) is a marvelous

change in form. Greek myths are full of metamorphoses. What meta-

morphosis rewards Baucis and Philemon? What metamorphosis pun-

ishes Atalanta and Hippomenes?

Personal Word List The names of several gods and goddesses are

mentioned in “Atalanta and Hippomenes.” Write their names in your

Personal Word List, and tell who they are.

Personal Reading Log What did you think of the cruel ending of

this myth? If you could change the ending, what would you want

to happen? Write your response in your Personal Reading Log. Give

yourself 2 points on the Reading Meter for completing this myth.

Checklist for Standards Mastery Use the Checklist for Standards

Mastery to determine your skill in identifying theme.

If Then

Atalanta had . . .

Hippomenes had . . .

Atalanta and Hippomenes Interactive Reading, page 115

Interact with a Literary Text

Word-and-Theme Diagram Use this word-and-theme diagramto record important ideas from “Atalanta and Hippomenes.” First,select several words from the myth you think are important. Then,explain how each word reveals a theme in the myth.

“Atalanta and Hippomenes”

Theme Theme

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Word

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DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION

Atalanta and Hippomenes

■ Learners Having DifficultyYou may want to have strug-gling readers listen to thestory, available in the AudioCD Library.

■ Benchmark Students Todevelop fluency, have studentstake turns reading aloud. Tryletting them decide how manywords, sentences, or para-graphs they will read.

■ Advanced Students Mythsand folk tales were meant tobe told orally. After the classhas read the story, haveadvanced learners tell thestory to learners who are hav-ing difficulty.

TEACHER TO TEACHER

Suggest to students that they notbe thrown by words such asstrategy or theme. Point out thatwhen identifying theme, we areasking ourselves, “What is thisstory trying to say?” or “What isthis story really about?”

READING OPTION

Because there are numerous ref-erences to events that occurredin the past, the chronology inthis myth might be confusing.You may wish to have studentscreate a sequence chart as theyread to help them put the storyevents in time order.

Build Independence Through Interactive Selections(Interactive Reading, pages 114–139)

Atalanta and Hippomenespage 115

■ Have students recall the Greek myth “Baucis and Philemon.” Askvolunteers to relate important themes from the myth of Baucis andPhilemon. Then, tell them that they are going to read anotherGreek myth.

■ Read the Greek Myth Study note and the Before You Read notealoud. Have students think about times when they neglected toexpress gratitude. Did their forgetfulness have consequences?

■ For the Decoding note, you may want to add that, in general, thenames of the characters in Greek myths are pronounced just asthey are written. Pronounce the names of Hippomenes andAtalanta syllable by syllable.

■ Read the first two paragraphs of “Atalanta and Hippomenes”aloud. Then have students read the Identify note.

■ Ask students what words they would circle to describe Atalanta.Make sure they choose words such as: run faster, outrun the winds,swiftly, and fleet-footed.

■ Have students read the rest of the myth independently whileresponding to the sidenotes in their books.

■ After students read the Fluency passage, ask volunteers to mentionone thing they noticed about their reading, such as a word theyemphasized or a place they read faster or slower.

■ Have students complete the If/Then Chart on Interactive Readingpage 119 to further explore the theme.

■ Photocopy and distribute the “Most Important Word” Web inSection Three of the Teacher’s Edition. Have students recordimportant words from the myth and analyze how these words pro-vide clues to the theme.

■ Make copies of the Word-and-Theme Diagram on InteractiveReading page 120 to use as an informal assessment.

■ Use the Vocabulary Check and the Comprehension Check onTeacher’s Edition pages 38 and 39 to evaluate mastery of the standards.

38 Interactive Reading

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Vocabulary CheckVocabulary CheckAtalanta and Hippomenes ■ Interactive Reading, page 115

Reading Standard 1.2 Identify and interpret figurative languagein prose text.

A. Words in ContextUse words from the list above to complete the paragraph. Use each word only once.

Atalanta had many (1) _______________ who wished to marry her, and they

were all (2) _______________ of one another. Each one (3) _______________

before her, and asked for her hand. Atalanta, however, told them that anyone who

could outrun her could marry her, but death would be the (4) _______________ for

losing. Hippomenes felt nothing but (5) _______________ for any man who dared

to race against her, but then he decided that he himself must do it. Had he known he

would later be doomed, he might have thought twice.

B. Figurative Language: SimilesA simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like, as, than, orresembles. Circle the two things being compared in each simile below. Then rewriteeach sentence, creating a different comparison. For example, for the first simile youmight write “For a moment she stood like a pine tree, still and tall.”

1. For a moment Atalanta stood poised like a graceful white bird about to fly.

2. Atalanta’s tunic fluttered behind her like a banner.

men who are courting, or wish to marry, a woman

feeling that someone or something is worthless, notworthy of notice

jealous; wanting something that someone else has

punishment

bent over

suitors, noun

scorn, noun

envious, adjective

penalty, noun

stooped, verb

Vocabulary DevelopmentVocabulary Development

Chapter 3 39

Name ______________________________ Class _____________ Date _____________

Comprehension CheckComprehension CheckAtalanta and Hippomenes ■ Interactive Reading, page 115

Reading Standard 3.6 Identify and analyze features of themesconveyed through characters, actions, and images.

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truth about life revealed in a work of literature

main character in a work of literature; the onewho takes action to get something

character who opposes the protagonist

A. Circle the letter of the correct response to each item below.

1. The protagonist of this story is—A Zeus C HippomenesB Atalanta D Venus

2. The antagonist of this story is—F Zeus H HippomenesG Atalanta J Venus

3. Which theme is revealed through the actions of Hippomenes? A Dedication brings success. C Don’t forget to thank those who

help you.B Beauty is all that matters. D Love is worth dying for.

4. Which theme is revealed through the actions of Atalanta?F Distraction can have negative consequences.G Beauty is extremely important.H It is better to be alone than to be married.J Don’t be tricked into eating red apples.

B. Suppose this myth was told from the point of view of the goddess Venus. Whatmight be different about the story?

theme

protagonist

antagonist

Academic VocabularyAcademic Vocabulary

112 Interactive Reading: Teacher’s Edition

Chapter 3

Practice Read: Walk a Mile in Someone Else’s ShoesVocabulary Check, page 36

A: 1. grief2. inflexible3. peered4. smirked

B: 1. (Students should circle or underline “worked,like a microchip.”) I worked effectively and very fast.

2. (Students should circle or underline “trying tosave a sinking ship.”) He was trying to save a hopeless situation.

3. (Students should circle or underline “climbedthe ladder”) She had successfully movedup in her job.

Comprehension Check, page 37A: 1. A

2. H3. C4. G

B: Students’ responses will vary. Sample response:Donnelle’s mom and dad switched jobs for aweek. Donnelle’s dad took over at home, and hermom went to work for the newspaper. They didthis experiment to see whose job was harder.

Atalanta and HippomenesVocabulary Check, page 38

A: 1. suitors2. envious3. stooped4. penalty5. scorn

B: 1. For a moment, she stood as still as a statue.2. Her tunic rustled behind her like a flag.

Comprehension Check, page 39A: 1. C

2. G3. C4. F

B: Venus would focus on Hippomenes and the factthat he forgot to thank her properly for her help.If she told the story, the theme of “the impor-tance of showing gratitude” would be even morepronounced and important.

Myths in Our Lives and Word OriginsVocabulary Check, page 40

A: 1. ancient2. essential3. foundations4. chaos5. ritual

B: 1. “myths” and “mirrors”2. “grandparents” and “oak trees”

Comprehension Check, page 41A: 1. C

2. G3. A4. F

B: Responses will vary. Strong answers that eitheragree or disagree with Bruchac will be firmlysupported.

Fabiano and ReyesVocabulary Check, page 42

A: 1. confidante2. enamored3. derided4. virtuous5. consolation

B: 1. a2. c3. b

Comprehension Check, page 43A: 1. A

2. F3. A

B: Responses will vary. Sample answer: I learnedthat you should never be quick to judge someoneon how she looks. It’s important to get to knowsomeone, first.

Pupil Pages with Answers 177

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as in

visi

ble

to e

very

one

but

Hip

pom

enes

.No

one

saw

her

as

she

gave

him

th

e ap

ples

,

nor

hea

rd h

er a

s sh

e to

ld h

im w

hat

to

do w

ith

th

em.

Ata

lan

ta lo

oked

pit

yin

gly

at t

he

han

dsom

e yo

uth

as

he

stoo

d re

ady

to r

un

.Sh

e w

as s

orry

for

him

,an

d fo

r a

mom

ent

she

hes

itat

ed a

nd

alm

ost

wis

hed

th

at h

e m

igh

t

win

th

e ra

ce.

Th

e si

gnal

was

giv

en,a

nd

Ata

lan

ta a

nd

Hip

pom

enes

flew

sw

iftl

y ov

er t

he

san

d.A

tala

nta

was

soo

n a

hea

d,bu

t

Hip

pom

enes

,sen

din

g u

p a

pray

er t

o V

enu

s,to

ssed

on

e of

his

gol

den

app

les

so t

hat

it f

ell d

irec

tly

in f

ron

t of

Ata

lan

ta.

Ast

onis

hed

at

the

beau

tifu

l app

le w

hic

h s

eem

ed t

o fa

ll

from

now

her

e,sh

e st

oop

edto

pic

k it

up.

Th

at in

stan

t H

ippo

men

es p

asse

d h

er,b

ut

Ata

lan

ta,

hol

din

g th

e ap

ple

firm

ly in

her

han

d,at

on

ce d

arte

d ah

ead.

Aga

in s

he

outd

ista

nce

d H

ippo

men

es.T

hen

he

thre

w t

he

seco

nd

appl

e.

Ata

lan

ta c

ould

not

pas

s w

ith

out

pick

ing

it u

p,an

d

then

,bec

ause

of

the

appl

e in

her

oth

er h

and,

pau

sed

a

mom

ent

lon

ger.

Wh

en s

he

look

ed u

p,H

ippo

men

es w

as

far

ahea

d.

Bu

t ga

inin

g,sh

e ov

erto

ok a

nd

pass

ed h

im.T

hen

,ju

st

befo

re s

he

reac

hed

th

e go

al,h

e th

rew

th

e th

ird

appl

e.

“I c

an w

in e

asily

,”th

ough

t A

tala

nta

,“ev

en t

hou

gh I

stoo

p fo

r th

is o

ther

app

le.”

As

she

was

alr

eady

hol

din

g an

appl

e in

eac

h h

and,

she

pau

sed

just

for

an

inst

ant

as s

he

won

dere

d h

ow t

o gr

asp

the

thir

d.

50 60 70

Ata

lan

ta a

nd

Hip

po

men

es117

Wh

at d

oes

Ven

us

tell

Hip

po

men

es t

o d

o w

ith

th

e g

old

en a

pp

les?

She

says

he

sho

uld

thro

w t

hem

in

Ata

lan

ta’s

pat

h

du

rin

g t

he

race

.

sto

op

ed(stºpt)

v.:b

ent

ove

r.

• •

•

•

• •

No

tes

• •

•

•

• •

For

a m

omen

t sh

e st

ood

pois

ed li

ke a

gra

cefu

l wh

ite

bird

abou

t to

fly

.

Th

e su

itor

s w

ho

stoo

d be

side

her

tre

mbl

ed w

ith

fea

r

and

eage

rnes

s.

At

a w

ord

from

Hip

pom

enes

th

e ru

nn

ers

wer

e of

f,

but

at t

he

firs

t st

ep A

tala

nta

fle

w a

hea

d.H

er t

un

ic f

lutt

ered

beh

ind

her

like

a b

ann

er.H

er h

air,

loos

ened

fro

m it

s

ribb

on,b

lew

abo

ut

her

sh

ould

ers

in b

righ

t w

aves

.

As

she

ran

,Hip

pom

enes

th

ough

t h

er v

ery

beau

tifu

l

and

beca

me

envi

ous

ofth

e ru

nn

er w

ho

mig

ht

win

her

.He

shou

ted

prai

ses

wh

en s

he

reac

hed

th

e go

al f

ar a

hea

d of

her

poor

su

itor

s.

Hip

pom

enes

for

got

that

th

e p

enal

tyof

failu

re w

as

deat

h.H

e di

d n

ot r

emem

ber

the

advi

ce h

e h

ad g

iven

th

e

oth

er r

un

ner

s to

go

hom

e an

d fo

rget

th

e lo

velin

ess

of

Ata

lan

ta.H

e kn

ew o

nly

th

at h

e lo

ved

her

an

d m

ust

him

self

race

wit

h h

er.

Rai

sin

g h

is h

ead

tow

ard

Mou

nt

Oly

mpu

s,h

e pr

ayed

to

Ven

us,

the

godd

ess

oflo

ve,a

nd

aske

d h

er t

o h

elp

him

.

30 40

116

The

Hea

rt o

f th

e M

atte

r: T

hem

es a

nd

Co

ncl

usi

on

sCh

apte

r 3

Ata

lan

ta a

nd

Hip

po

men

es (

det

ail)

by

Seb

asti

ano

Mar

sili

(157

2). P

alaz

zo V

ecch

io, F

lore

nce

.

envi

ou

s(en√v≤•¥s

)ad

j.:je

alo

us;

wan

tin

g s

om

eth

ing

that

so

meo

ne

else

has

.

pen

alty

(pen√¥l•t≤

)n

.:p

un

ish

men

t.

• •

•

•

• •

No

tes

• •

•

•

• •


Pupil Pages with Answers 179

Ata

lan

ta a

nd

Hip

po

men

es119

Them

eC

om

ple

te t

he

follo

win

g If

/Th

en C

har

t to

see

ho

w t

he

sto

ry’s

them

e w

ou

ld d

iffe

r if

Ata

lan

ta o

r H

ipp

om

enes

had

act

ed d

iffe

ren

tly.

Meta

mor

phos

isA

met

amo

rph

osi

s (met≈¥•môr√f¥

•sis)

is a

mar

velo

us

chan

ge

in f

orm

. Gre

ek m

yth

s ar

e fu

ll o

f m

etam

orp

ho

ses.

Wh

at m

eta-

mo

rph

osi

s re

war

ds

Bau

cis

and

Ph

ilem

on

? W

hat

met

amo

rph

osi

s p

un

-

ish

es A

tala

nta

an

d H

ipp

om

enes

?

Pers

onal

Wor

d Li

stTh

e n

ames

of

seve

ral g

od

s an

d g

od

des

ses

are

men

tio

ned

in “

Ata

lan

ta a

nd

Hip

po

men

es.”

Wri

te t

hei

r n

ames

in y

ou

r

Pers

on

al W

ord

Lis

t, a

nd

tel

l wh

o t

hey

are

.

Pers

onal

Rea

ding

Log

Wh

at d

id y

ou

th

ink

of

the

cru

el e

nd

ing

of

this

myt

h?

If y

ou

co

uld

ch

ang

e th

e en

din

g, w

hat

wo

uld

yo

u w

ant

to h

app

en?

Wri

te y

ou

r re

spo

nse

in y

ou

r Pe

rso

nal

Rea

din

g L

og

. Giv

e

you

rsel

f 2

po

ints

on

th

e R

ead

ing

Met

er f

or

com

ple

tin

g t

his

myt

h.

Chec

klis

t fo

r St

anda

rds

Mast

ery

Use

th

e C

hec

klis

t fo

r St

and

ard

s

Mas

tery

to

det

erm

ine

you

r sk

ill in

iden

tify

ing

th

eme.

IfTh

en

Ata

lant

a ha

d ..

.

Hip

pom

enes

had

...

Aft

er t

hei

r d

eath

s, B

auci

s an

d P

hile

mo

n t

urn

ed in

to e

ntw

ined

tree

s, t

og

eth

er f

ore

ver.

Bu

t A

tala

nta

an

d H

ipp

om

enes

are

ch

ang

ed

into

lio

ns

and

fo

reve

r d

oo

med

to

dra

w t

he

char

iot

of

a g

od

des

s.

°C

ybel

e(sib√¥

•l≤

).

Th

at m

omen

t H

ippo

men

es s

hot

pas

t,re

ach

ing

the

goal

befo

re A

tala

nta

.

Am

id t

he

wild

sh

outs

of

thos

e w

ho

wat

ched

,he

wra

pped

th

e m

aide

n’s

cloa

k ar

oun

d h

er s

hou

lder

s an

d le

d

her

aw

ay.H

ippo

men

es w

as s

o h

appy

th

at h

e fo

rgot

to

than

k th

e go

ddes

s V

enu

s,w

ho

follo

wed

th

em t

o th

e

mar

riag

e fe

ast.

Invi

sibl

e,sh

e m

oved

am

ong

the

wed

din

g gu

ests

.Sh

e

saw

Ata

lan

ta p

lace

th

e go

lden

app

les

in a

bow

l of

ivor

y

and

adm

ire

thei

r be

auty

,bu

t H

ippo

men

es,i

n h

is d

elig

ht,

thou

ght

no

mor

e of

the

appl

es o

r of

the

godd

ess

wh

o h

ad

give

n t

hem

to

him

.

Ven

us

was

an

gry

wit

h H

ippo

men

es f

or b

ein

g so

thou

ghtl

ess,

and

inst

ead

ofbl

essi

ng

the

love

rs s

he

cau

sed

them

to

be c

han

ged

into

a li

on a

nd

a lio

nes

s,do

omed

fore

ver

to d

raw

th

e ch

ario

t of

Cyb

ele,

°th

e m

oth

er o

f

Jupi

ter,

thro

ugh

th

e h

eave

ns

and

over

th

e ea

rth

.

80 90

118

The

Hea

rt o

f th

e M

atte

r: T

hem

es a

nd

Co

ncl

usi

on

sCh

apte

r 3

Un

der

line

the

wo

rd t

ho

ug

ht-

less

in li

ne

90, u

sed

to

des

crib

e H

ipp

om

enes

. Wh

atim

po

rtan

t th

eme

in t

he

myt

his

ref

lect

ed in

th

is w

ord

?

Poss

ible

an

swer

s:

Peo

ple

sh

ou

ld e

xpre

ss

gra

titu

de

for

the

go

od

th

ing

s o

ther

s

do

fo

r th

em.

Alt

ho

ug

h H

ipp

om

enes

win

sth

e ra

ce, h

as h

e re

ally

ou

tru

nA

tala

nta

? Ex

pla

in.

Sug

ges

ted

res

po

nse

:

Ata

lan

ta is

rea

lly

fast

er; H

ipp

om

enes

use

s th

e ap

ple

s to

tric

k an

d d

istr

act

her

.

Pau

se a

t lin

e 78

. In

yo

ur

ow

nw

ord

s, e

xpla

in h

ow

Ata

lan

tais

tri

cked

.

Sug

ges

ted

res

po

nse

:

She

sto

ps

to p

ick

up

two

go

lden

ap

ple

s

bu

t ca

nn

ot

han

dle

the

thir

d o

ne,

so

Hip

po

men

es p

asse

s

her

.



10

Myt

hs

in O

ur

Live

s /

Wo

rd O

rig

ins

1

21

Jose

ph

Bru

chac

Pro

babl

y th

e fi

rst

stor

ies

peop

le e

ver

told

wer

e m

yth

s—

stor

ies

that

exp

lain

peo

ple’

s re

lati

onsh

ips

wit

h t

he

gods

an

d

wit

h t

he

pow

ers

ofcr

eati

on.M

yth

s ar

e ce

ntr

al t

o hu

man

expe

rien

ce.A

ll ov

er t

he

wor

ld—

in E

uro

pe a

nd

Asi

a,in

Au

stra

lia a

nd

Afr

ica,

in N

orth

Am

eric

a an

d So

uth

Am

eric

a,

on t

he m

any

Paci

fic

Isla

nds

—w

e fi

nd

grea

t bo

dies

of

myt

hs.

Alt

hou

gh t

he

myt

hs

may

dif

fer

grea

tly

in t

hei

r de

tails

,

all o

fth

em e

xpla

in h

ow,l

ong

ago,

thin

gs c

ame

to b

e.

Poly

nes

ian

peo

ple

tell

how

th

e go

d M

aui g

oes

fish

ing

and

catc

hes

th

e H

awai

ian

Isl

ands

on

his

mag

ical

hoo

k,pu

llin

g

them

up

out

ofth

e de

ep.L

akot

a In

dian

peo

ple

tell

how

life

on e

arth

beg

an w

ith

Tu

nka

-sh

ila,“

Gra

ndf

ath

er R

ock,

”

risi

ng

up

out

offi

re t

o cr

eate

dry

lan

d an

d cl

ouds

.Th

e

Gre

eks

tell

how

,ou

t of

Ch

aos,

Ear

th,a

nd

Sky

wer

e bo

rn.

Myt

hs

Mak

e U

s H

um

an

chao

s(k†√äs

)n

.:d

iso

rder

edfo

rmle

ss m

atte

r, su

pp

ose

d t

oh

ave

exis

ted

bef

ore

th

e u

ni-

vers

e to

ok

its

pre

sen

t o

rder

lysh

ape.

In t

he

sele

ctio

n, c

hao

sis

cap

ital

ized

bec

ause

it is

per

son

ifie

d a

s a

livin

g f

orc

e.In

ord

inar

y u

sag

e, c

hao

sis

no

t ca

pit

aliz

ed.

Myt

hs

rem

ain

tim

eles

s fo

r m

any

reas

on

s: (

1) T

hei

r m

essa

ges

rela

te t

o a

ll p

eop

le e

very

wh

ere;

(2)

th

e la

ng

uag

e o

f

myt

ho

log

y is

use

d in

ou

r d

aily

live

s; a

nd

(3)

man

y w

ord

s in

the

Eng

lish

lan

gu

age

hav

e th

eir

ori

gin

s in

Gre

ek m

yth

olo

gy.

The

sele

ctio

ns

you

’re

abo

ut

to r

ead

will

giv

e yo

u s

om

e

bac

kgro

un

d a

bo

ut

myt

ho

log

y an

d in

tro

du

ce y

ou

to

so

me

inte

rest

ing

wo

rd o

rig

ins.

Readin

gSta

ndard

2.6

Det

erm

ine

the

adeq

uacy

and

appr

opri

aten

ess

of a

n au

thor

’sco

nclu

sion

s.

This

art

icle

is d

ivid

ed in

tose

ctio

ns,

intr

od

uce

d b

y h

ead

ing

s. U

nd

erlin

e ea

chh

ead

ing

.

Un

der

line

the

def

init

ion

of

myt

hin

th

e fi

rst

par

agra

ph

.U

nd

erlin

e th

e to

pic

of

the

seco

nd

par

agra

ph

.

Ata

lant

a an

d H

ippo

men

esIn

tera

ctiv

e R

ead

ing

,pag

e 11

5

Inte

ract

wit

h a

Lit

erar

y Te

xt

Wor

d-a

nd

-Th

eme

Dia

gram

Use

th

is w

ord-

and-

them

e di

agra

mto

rec

ord

impo

rtan

t id

eas

from

“Ata

lan

ta a

nd

Hip

pom

enes

.”Fi

rst,

sele

ct s

ever

al w

ords

fro

m t

he

myt

h y

ou t

hin

k ar

e im

port

ant.

Th

en,

expl

ain

how

eac

h w

ord

reve

als

a th

eme

in t

he

myt

h.

“Ata

lan

ta a

nd

H

ipp

om

enes

”

Them

eTh

eme

Wo

rd

Exam

ple

an

swer

s ap

pea

r b

elo

w.

120

The

Hea

rt o

f th

e M

atte

r: T

hem

es a

nd

Co

ncl

usi

on

sCh

apte

r 3

love

Wo

rd

bea

uty

Wo

rd

tho

ug

htl

ess

Love

can

mak

e u

s lo

se o

ur

go

od

sen

se.

Tho

ug

htl

essn

ess

can

hav

e g

rave

co

nse

qu

ence

s.

Them

e

Peo

ple

are

attr

acte

d t

oth

e b

eau

ty

of

oth

ers.


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