10/2/19 Gabriella Krichevsky Period 8

10/2/19

Gabriella Krichevsky Period 8 Blogger #12

Aim: How does Greek mythology highlight the values, principles, and apex of human-kind?

Do now: POP Quiz!

Kahoot after pop quiz 

How does Edith Hamilton define Mythology?

-myth was created in a time when people had a deep connection with nature and the earth.

-little distinction had been made between the real and unreal.

-mankind believed that it would suffer the wrath of some divinity and the only way to keep the divinity at bay was through sacrifice, pain, and/or suffering.

-the first written record of Greek mythology begins with Homer’s “the Iliad”

-1,000 years before Christ

-the Greeks, unlike the Egyptians, made their gods in their own image.

-mankind became the center of the universe with the Greeks.

-the gods before the Greeks were colossal, intimidating, otherworldly.

-the Greek gods had human-like qualities which included amiability and fury.

-the men who made the myths had an affinity for the rational.

-magic and witchcraft is almost devoid in Greek Mythology, with the exception of Medea and Circe.

-The Greeks honored the poet more than the priest.

-there are no ghosts in Greek Mythology; the did not fear the dead.

What did i learn?

I learned about what really defines mythology and the restrictions of what defines mythology.

Why did i learn this?

This helped me to better understand the mythology background of this class, and what i will be learning this year.

How will i use what i learned?

This background knowledge of Mythology that we learned in class today can be used to develop and further my knowledge of mythology in the future of the class.