Friday, September 21, 2018

Announcements and Reminders:                              The BIG Fat Greek test is coming up -- likely on September 25.

Targets for Today: I can be prepared for our big test on Greek Mythology.

Today’s  Agenda: Individual reading time. --   If you wish, you may read a "comic strip" about Hercules from the green literature textbook, page 554, "The Twelve Tasks of Heracles."  You could go around the room and review the information about the major gods and goddesses.  There are packets about the heroes in the Mythology handout box.  It's Greek to me:  Παν  χασεδ  α νιμϕ ναμεδ Σιρινξ, ανδ σηε τυρνεδ ιντο α βυνχ οf ρεεδσ. Solution: Pan chased a nymph named Syrinx, and she turned into a bunch of reeds.   Quick Creation Review --  Gaia + Uranos [Then came Uranos with the baby carriage.  Not really!] Then came  the Titans -- What did Uranos do to them? and the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires --  What did Uranos do to them? Who killed Uranos?   He ended up the Lord of the Universe! What did Cronos do to his children?   Who got rid of Cronos?   What was the Titanomachy?   What items of power did the Cyclopes forge for the Olympians to use in their war against the Titans?   Get to know the Fates a bit better: Clotho--young woman, spun the thread Lachesis--middle aged woman, cast the lots to determine how long your life would be and measured out your life’s thread accordingly Atropos--unyielding one.  Old hag. Cut the thread with her scissors, ending your life. Know which Gods helped which heroes. Let's watch more Jason and the Argonauts.    to 56:52 Finish any unfinished projects as we watch.

If You Were Absent: Study for the test!

Vocabulary:

Help and Enrichment  Things to Know for the Test on Greek Mythology Eris and the Apple of Discord Pan chased a nymph named Syrinx, and she turned into a bunch of reeds. This is part of one student's Greek Pantheon.  Phineus and the Harpies The Harpies were mythical monsters in Greek mythology, having the form of a bird and a human face. They carried evildoers to be punished by the Erinyes. Zeus had given the gift of prophecy to King Phineus of Thrace, who used it to uncover the secret plan of the god. Angry, Zeus blinded him and put him on an island, where there was a lot of food; however, Phineus could not eat anything, because the Harpies would steal his food before he could eat it. Years later, Jason and the Argonauts arrived at the island, managing to drive the Harpies away. The Harpies escaped to their cave in Crete, while Phineus helped the Argonauts by telling them how to pass the Symplegades rocks. The Harpies were also seen as the personifications of the destructive winds. Initially, two harpies were mentioned; Aello (storm swift), and Ocypete (swift wing). Later, a third was added, named Celaeno (dark).