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Four Great AdventuresFour Great AdventuresPhaethonPhaethon
Bellerophon & PegasusBellerophon & PegasusOtus & EphialtesOtus & Ephialtes
DaedalusDaedalus
PhaethonPhaethon
CharactersCharacters
Phaethon- son of the Phaethon- son of the Sun who wanted to Sun who wanted to drive his father’s drive his father’s chariotchariot
Sun god- father of Sun god- father of Phaethon who Phaethon who promised by the river promised by the river Styx to give Phaethon Styx to give Phaethon anything he wantedanything he wanted
PlotPlot
Phaeton was a lad Phaeton was a lad who was laughed at who was laughed at for claiming that Sun for claiming that Sun god was his fathergod was his father
He went to his He went to his father’s kingdom and father’s kingdom and asked if the god was asked if the god was really his fatherreally his father
The Sun god The Sun god promised by the river promised by the river Styx to give Phaethon Styx to give Phaethon anything he wanted to anything he wanted to prove that he really prove that he really was Phaethon’s was Phaethon’s fatherfather
Phaethon ask to drive Phaethon ask to drive his father’s chariot for his father’s chariot for a daya day
The Sun god tried to The Sun god tried to dissuade his son for dissuade his son for he knew that it was he knew that it was dangerousdangerous
Phaethon did not Phaethon did not listen to his fatherlisten to his father
The Sun god had no The Sun god had no choice but to give in choice but to give in to his son’s requestto his son’s request
Phaeton was having fun Phaeton was having fun at the beginning of his at the beginning of his journey but later on the journey but later on the horses realized that the horses realized that the driver was not their driver was not their master and refused to master and refused to listen to himlisten to him
He was set aflame and He was set aflame and burned everything on his burned everything on his path until Jove struck him path until Jove struck him death with his lightningdeath with his lightning
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Sun’s kingdom in the galaxySun’s kingdom in the galaxy
ThemeTheme
The value of obedienceThe value of obedience Arrogance and ignorance are dangerous Arrogance and ignorance are dangerous
mixturemixture
Bellerophon and PegasusBellerophon and Pegasus
CharactersCharacters
Bellerophon- the Bellerophon- the young lad who young lad who wanted nothing more wanted nothing more in the world but to in the world but to tame Pegasustame Pegasus
Pegasus- the winged Pegasus- the winged horsehorse
King Proteus- the king King Proteus- the king who sent Bellerophon who sent Bellerophon on a journey to kill the on a journey to kill the ChimaeraChimaera
PlotPlot
Bellerophon slept at Bellerophon slept at the temple of Athena the temple of Athena in order to tame in order to tame Pegasus Pegasus
He became the envy He became the envy of all for possessing of all for possessing PegasusPegasus
The wife of King The wife of King Proteus accused Proteus accused Bellerophon of doing Bellerophon of doing wicked things after wicked things after she was rejected by she was rejected by BellerophonBellerophon
King Proteus sent King Proteus sent Bellerophon on a Bellerophon on a journey of killing the journey of killing the ChimaeraChimaera
After defeating the After defeating the monster, Bellerophon monster, Bellerophon believed that he was believed that he was equal with the gods and equal with the gods and decided to go to mount decided to go to mount OlympusOlympus
Pegasus knowing this is Pegasus knowing this is not the case, threw not the case, threw Bellerophon off his backBellerophon off his back
Bellerophon ate his own Bellerophon ate his own soulsoul
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Athena’s templeAthena’s temple King Proteus kingdomKing Proteus kingdom Chimaera’s lairChimaera’s lair SkySky
ThemeTheme
The value of humilityThe value of humility
Otus and EphialtesOtus and Ephialtes
CharactersCharacters
Otus and Ephialtes- Otus and Ephialtes- twin giants who thinks twin giants who thinks they are stronger than they are stronger than the godsthe gods
Artemis-goddess of Artemis-goddess of the huntthe hunt
Ares-god of warAres-god of war
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The twins always set The twins always set out to prove that they out to prove that they are stronger than the are stronger than the godsgods
They successfully They successfully kidnapped Ares and kidnapped Ares and are planning to kidnap are planning to kidnap ArtemisArtemis
They chased Artemis They chased Artemis through the woods through the woods but Artemis is smartbut Artemis is smart
She tricked the twins She tricked the twins into killing each otherinto killing each other
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ForestForest
ThemeTheme
Arrogance is dangerousArrogance is dangerous Humility before the godsHumility before the gods
DaedalusDaedalus
CharactersCharacters
Daedalus- smart inventor Daedalus- smart inventor who designed the who designed the labyrinth of the Minotaurlabyrinth of the Minotaur
Icarus- son of Daedalus Icarus- son of Daedalus who went near the sonwho went near the son
King Minos- the king who King Minos- the king who sent Daedalus and Icarus sent Daedalus and Icarus into prison after helping into prison after helping TheseusTheseus
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After helping Theseus After helping Theseus escape from the escape from the labyrinth, Daedalus labyrinth, Daedalus and Icarus were and Icarus were imprisonedimprisoned
In order to escape, In order to escape, Daedalus made wings Daedalus made wings made of wax for both made of wax for both of themof them
Daedalus warned his Daedalus warned his son not to go near the son not to go near the sun for the wings sun for the wings would meltwould melt
Icarus did not listen to Icarus did not listen to his father so his wings his father so his wings melted and he fell to melted and he fell to ocean and drownedocean and drowned
Daedalus escaped Daedalus escaped and arrived in the and arrived in the kingdom of Cretekingdom of Crete
King Minos devised a King Minos devised a plan to capture plan to capture Daedalus again by Daedalus again by conducting a contest conducting a contest
Any man that can Any man that can successfully put a successfully put a thread in an intricate thread in an intricate seashell would win seashell would win the contestthe contest
Daedalus Daedalus successfully did it by successfully did it by using an ant and King using an ant and King Minos knew it was Minos knew it was only Daedalus who only Daedalus who can think such can think such solutionsolution
The king of Crete The king of Crete refused to give refused to give Daedalus up to king Daedalus up to king MinosMinos
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Prison CellPrison Cell SkySky CreteCrete
ThemeTheme
The value of common sense and ingenuityThe value of common sense and ingenuity The value of obedienceThe value of obedience