1. Greek Mythology

2. What is a Myth?

3. What is a Myth?
Myths are stories based on tradition

4. What is a Myth?
Myths are stories based on tradition
Some may have factual origins while other
are completely fictional

5. What is a Myth?
Myths are stories based on tradition
Some may have factual origins while other
are completely fictional
Myths deal with universal themes
(birth, death, the afterlife, good and evil,
the beginning of the world)

6. What is a Myth?
Myths are stories based on tradition
Some may have factual origins while other
are completely fictional
Myths deal with universal themes
(birth, death, the afterlife, good and evil,
the beginning of the world)
Unlike fairy tales, myths do not always have
a happy ending.

7. What are the purposes
of myths?

8. What are the purposes
of myths?
To explain natural phenomenon
(the creation of the world, thunder, earthquakes etc...)

9. What are the purposes
of myths?
To explain natural phenomenon
(the creation of the world, thunder, earthquakes etc...)
To teach lessons and values
(too much pride is dangerous, to each his/her own, etc...)

10. Gaea & Uranus

12. According to the greeks how was the world
created?
Why is that important?
What does it teach us about the greeks?

13. Made by Giorgio Vasari and Cristofano Gherardi in the 16th century Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.

15. What lessons are in this myth?
What values does the myth teach?
What natural phenomena are explained?
Are the greek myths sexist?

16. Apply your knowledge
Choose one of the following mini projects:
I) Rewrite the myth of the Titans as a
modern story.
II) Interview Cronus about his decision to
rise up against his father.
III) Create your own illustration for the
myth of the Titans
IV) Draw a picture of Cronus or Gaea that
shows their important personality traits.
(Uranus, for example, is shallow because he only cares about how
his children look.)