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Please respond to this question in Please respond to this question in your journal:your journal:
What do you know about What do you know about myths and mythology? myths and mythology?
Even in 2009Even in 2009Mythology is all Mythology is all
around us!around us!
Have you seen it?Have you seen it?
Home and Home and GardenGarden
According to Greek mythology, Hyacinthus Hyacinthus was a youth who was loved, and accidentally killed by, Apollo. From his blood sprang the hyacinth that we see today.CrocusCrocus was changed by the
gods into a white and yellow plant because he loved without being loved again.
NarcissusNarcissus, for reasons you will find out later, was transformed into a flower that still bears his name.
For reasons you will learn later, Atlas was condemned by Zeus to support the world and the heavens on his shoulders.
AjaxAjax was a hero and a solider in the Trojan War who fought against the Greeks. Hence, the Ajax slogan “Tough on Grease.”
Town and CityTown and CityThe rod of Asclepius The rod of Asclepius is an
ancient Greek symbol associated with astrology, and with healing
the sick through medicine. Asclepius, the son of Apollo,
was practitioner of medicine in ancient Greek mythology.
The blind symbol of justice is said to be based off of
Themis, Themis, the goddess of law and order.
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In Greek mythology, Nike is the winged goddess of victory.
The term odyssey odyssey, which means a long quest or
adventurous voyage, comes from the travels of the famous
Greek hero, Odysseus.
HermesHermes, pictured here, was the messenger of the Gods. He was also considered the guardian of roads, commerce, invention, cunning and theft.
As you will read later, King Midas wished that all he touched would turn to gold. Hence, the Midas slogan “Trust the Midas Touch”
“Human beings have always been mythmakers.”
Karen Armstrong, author of A Short History of Myths
An Introduction to Greek An Introduction to Greek MythologyMythologyWhat is Greek Mythology?
• A collection of myths and legends that represent the remains of the ancient Greek religion.
So, what are myths?• Myths are ancient stories that teach a moral lesson and usually explain how something came to be.• The characters in these stories represent metaphors that the ancient Greeks used to make sense of the world around them and of life in general.
What do you want to look What do you want to look for when reading a myth? for when reading a myth?
1. The Moral Lesson: What is this myth trying to teach us?
2. An Explanation: Does it explain how something came to be? If so, what?
3. Connections: How does this myth connect to other myths, modern day literature, or our daily lives?