Stories from Classical Mythology

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Lesson 9

• Stories from Classical Mythology

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What is mythology?
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Is it about
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Or
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Or even
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Well
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• Mythology
• is
• a collection of ancient stories

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Greek Roman Mythology

• Fascinating
• Inspiring
• Entertaining

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Gods on Mountain Olympus
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Zeus

• ZEUS (Roman name Jupiter) was the supreme god of
  the Olympians.

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Hera

• HERA (Roman name Juno) was the goddess of
  marriage. Hera was the wife of Zeus and Queen of
  the Olympians.

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Apollo

• APOLLO (Roman name Apollo) was the son of Zeus
  and Leto. He was the Greek god of sun and the god
  of prophesy, music, and poetry.

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Aphrodite

• APHRODITE (Roman name Venus) was the daughter of
  Zeus, the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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Ares

• ARES (Roman name Mars) was the son of Zeus, the
  god of war.

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Eros

• EROS (Roman name Cupid)
• God of love
• Son of Aphrodite and Ares

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Hercules

• He was the son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene. He
  was made to perform twelve great tasks, called
  The Twelve Labors of Hercules and became a god.

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A little extra work!
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• Who is Helen of Troy?

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• Who is Pandora?

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• What does a Pandoras Box mean?

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• The source of all evils

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• Who is Medusa?

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