6.8 Religion and Mythology

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What is a myth & Polytheism review notesFamily Tree

Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west?

Why do we fall in love with people?

Do Now

WWBAT define and give examples of myths.

WWBAT diagram the complexity of Greek Polytheism.

Objective

"Myth has two main functions," the poet and scholar Robert Graves wrote in 1955. “The first is to answer the sort of awkward questions that children ask, such as ‘Who made the world? How will it end? Who was the first man? Where do souls go after death?’…The second function of myth is to justify an existing social system and account for traditional rites and customs.” In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life. They explained everything from religious rituals to the weather, and they gave meaning to the world people saw around them.

Based on the passage above, how would you best explain what a myth is?

Do you know of any myths?

What types of questions could myths answer?

What is a myth?

Greeks were polytheistic Greek Gods explained many of the

phenomenon’s (impressive, extraordinary) and disasters of the world

Also used as stories to teach lessons

Myth (Definition) •a story about the Gods and Goddess used

to explain or teach

Greek Religion

Stories told about the Gods and Goddess to explain phenomenon's and tragedies

Why do people do what they do?

What are Myths?

Echo- reflection of sound

Narcissist- to be in love with oneself

Olympian- majestic, honored

Herculean- very powerful

Words we get from Greece and Greek Myths!

  Why does Greece have many gods and

goddesses?  

How did Greek Gods affect the culture of Greece?

How did ancient Greeks explain natural disasters? Actions of people?

And then chaos had a baby.

In the beginning… there was

CHAOS

Erebus - darkness Eros – love Tartarus – the underworld Gaea – the earth

Gaea then made the mountains, the heavens, and the sea.

Children of Chaos

But they grew up not so little…. And became known as the

The Earth (Gaea) and the Heavens (Uranus) made lots of babies….

TITANSWho then made more babies… with each other.

Z

eus

And one of those babies was…

ZEUS’ FAMILY TREE

Get to know each other – very likely you will marry a member of your family. Get ready to go on a date!

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