January 16, 2020 - Thursday

Class Work

1. Review of the Titans and 12 Olympians

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ7BBjoXa14 Video Review

A. Select your favorite - Don't tell anyone!
B. Write the name of your favorite on a slip of paper - fold it - don't tell!
C. Play "3 Guesses".
D. Visit with classmates and try to guess their favorite Titan or Olympian. You, the owner of the answer, give a hint. If the person guesses the correct Titan or Olympian, move on to another student. If the person does not guess correctly, give a second hint and then a third if the Titan or Olympian is not guessed. Provide the answer after the third hint and incorrect guess.

2. Titans: Cronus ( R: Saturn), Ocean, Thethys, Hipperin,Mnemosyne, Themis, Iapetus (Father of Atlas and Prometheus)
3. Olympians:

1. Zeus/Jupiter, 
2. Poseidon/Neptune, 
3. Hades/Pluto, Hestia/Vesta,
4.  Hera/Juno,
5. Ares/Mars, 
6. PallasAthena/Minerva, 
7. Phoebus Apollo, 
8. Aphrodite/Venus, 
9. Hermes/Mercury, 
10. Artemis/Diana, 
11. Hephaestus/Vulcan. 
12. Hestia/Vesta

4. It is time to meet the lesser gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus
A. Eros/Cupid, Attended by Anteros, Himeros, and Hymen
B. Hebe,
C. Graces
D. Muses (9)
E Themis
F. Dike
G. Nemesis
H. Aidos

5. The Gods of the Waters

1.  Poseidon
2. Ocean
3. Pontus
4. Nereus
5. Triton
6. Proteus
7. Naiads

Just in case there are not enough gods and goddesses for you, here are seven more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZSxYi8fd6Y

6. The Underworld/Hades - (Let's draw!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEbWU3izcE  (Viewing)

Kingdom of the dead

Hades/Pluto

Persephone

Location? 

Tartarus

Erebus

Ghosts

Acheron (River)

Cocytus (River)

Charon

Tartarus

Cerberus

Rhadamanthus

Minos

Aeacus

Elysian Fields

3 more rivers ( Phlegethon, Styx, Lethe)

Pluto's palace

Erinyes (Furies)

Sleep & Death

Homework:  

1. What movie do you intend to watch? Let's brainstorm some options.

Search for "Mythological Movies" for options. 

Here are what some "experts" think. (Forgive their anglo/saxon expletives. )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lftugNGtkvc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PqTWIt4vvc

Assignment: 

1. Watch the movie.

2. Keep track of the actions of the gods and goddesses. (10 points)

In what ways did the god and/or goddesses influence the actions of humans and the outcomes of the events? (Paragraphs) (20 points)

3. Explain if the movie version lived up to your expectations for the gods and goddesses. Explain what you would change if you were remaking the movie. (Paragraphs.) (20 points) 

Be ready to share in class on Tuesday. 

Due: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 1: 30 pm.