Cause & Effect based on Greek Mythology

Kevin Cummins

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Greek Mythology has some of the most

famous characters and stories of all time.

These stories you are going to read will give

you an introduction into Greek Mythology.

The ABC has a great site about Greek

mythology called Winged Sandals. Within

this site you will find a section called

Storytime. Please familiarise yourself with

the four myths that will be the basis of your

tasks today.

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After you have viewed a story please ensure

you revisit the storytime section but this

time take a look at the cast and further

familiarise yourself with the cast by reading

their Bios.

This will inform you if the character is a

Greek God, a Mortal or a monster and also

about their family tree.

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Greek mythology offered the ancient Greeks a reason for why certain things happened.

You are going to identify the cause and effect of each of the four stories and see if you can identify a message or a moral to the story.

For instance another famous Greek myth involves Icaruswho created a set of wings made of wax and feathers who could fly like a bird. Icarus was warned not to try and fly to high near the heavens. He did not take this advice and flew too close to the sun and crashed to the ground and perished as his wax wings melted.

Take a look at the next slide to see how we can identify this.

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Cause Effect

Icarus wanted to escape from Crete He identifies that flying away is his

only option

Icarus needs to create some wings to

fly

He and his father Daedelus create

wings from wax and feathers

Daedelus warns his son not to fly too

high or his wings will perish

Icarus does not listen to his fathers

advice and crashes to the earth

Moral or Messages:

•We should listen to the advice of others.

•We should not try to reach beyond our means.

•Respect your elders.

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You are to create a simple cause and effect

table (you can simply cut and paste mine if

you want) and identify the cause and effect

and message of each of the four stories.

You will be expected to share this with your

peers.

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