Choose two characters from an Ancient Greek myth and write a descriptive passage for each. One of your characters should be a mythical beast. You may want to sketch the characters too.
Pegasus is a flying horse and is the son of poseidon the God of the sea also the son of Medusa, the horrible monster with snakes as her hair.
Pegasus did not mind that he was born as a horse, in fact he quite liked it. Pegesus` only problem was that people kept on trying to kidnap him. After all he was a horse which could fly. Anyone could see the value of that. When Pegasus was being kidnapped the Gods always got involved with it, so partly he was safe , but lonely. He could not live underwater with his father and did not want to live with his mother because he was not fond of snakes. The other horses shied away from him because they knew he was different.
One day Zeus decieded to adopt Pegasus as his special friend and horse. He brought him to live in Mount Olympus. Then Pegasus became a very famous horse that Zeus rode on. Soon Zeus and Pegausus became the best of friends and finally Pegasus had a home.
Minotaur
The Minotaur was a monster with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull. The Minotaur was the offspring of the Cretan Queen Pasiphae and a majestic bull. Due to the Minotaur's monstrous form, King Minos ordered the craftsman, Daedalus, and his son, Icarus, to build a huge maze known as the Labyrinth to house the beast. The Minotaur remained in the Labyrinth receiving annual offerings of youths and maidens to eat. He was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
The Nymphs are like fairy and they are very scary. Nymphs are all womens. Nymphs were female spirits of the natural world, minor goddesses of the forests, rivers, springs, meadows, mountains and seas. Nymphs were also companions of the gods. Other nymphs were nurses of the gods, including the Idaian nymphs that nursed the god Zeus.
Pegasus
In Greek mythology Pegasus was a beautiful, winged horse. Pegasus was represented as a goodhearted, gentle creature. myth said that Pegasus was the son of mortal Medusa. He was a ancient Greek horse. Pegasus kept himself busy by saving others.
Medusa is a women who has snake as hair and special powers witch is turning people in to stone.However she has terrible tusks and , a face that can turn ANYONE into a statue[stone]
Medusa had a son pegasus,who was born as a horse vand did not realy mind. Seeing herself as a ominus creature, Medusa fled her home to never return.
Apollo was proud and artistic. He could be cruel, yet he was very caring towards his mother and sister.
Apollo, Greek god of sun was the original overachiever. No wonder he became his fathers favorite son. At the age of 4 days, showing an incredible talent of archery, Apollo killed the serpent named Python, who had been harassing his mother.
The Greek god Apollo and his twin sister Artemis were born to Leto (A titan goddess). The birth of the twins was not an easy one, for their mother had been pursued throughout her pregnancy by a serpent called Python and had never been allowed a moment's rest. Going into labor, she finally found a safe spot where she could deliver. After the first twin, Artemis, was born, Leto was too exhausted to continue. Artemis, born just minutes earlier had to become Leto's midwife, helping her safely deliver the infant Apollo.
Zeus welcomed the twins by giving them both silver bow and arrows, promising Artemis she would never have to marry if she never wanted to, and giving Apollo a golden chariot pulled by swans.
Cerberus
Cerberus in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed dog or "hellhound", with a serpent's tail, a main of snakes and lion's claws. He guards the entrance of the underworld to stop the dead from escaping and the living from entering. Cerberus is featured in many works of ancient Greek and roman literature and works in both ancient and modern art and architecture. The difference between it's head is: some people think he has three, some think 2, or one but some people think it is variable.
Perseus was a famous Greek hero. Like Hercules, he was part god and part man. As well as Hercules, his father was the mighty Zeus, king of all the gods. His mother was a princess. She lived in the city-state of Argos. Perseus was famous for many things. But he is probably most remembered best for killing the dreadful Medusa, the Gorgon who could turn men into stone, and whose hair was made of hissing snakes. Medusa was a dreadful monster. Pegasus, the flying horse, was grateful that his mother, the horrible Medusa, was dead! Although Zeus was Pegasus' best friend, Pegasus remained good friends with Perseus all their days.
The Story of the Cyclops Cave While sailing home from the Trojan War, Odysseus and his men came ashore to restock their food and water. They were thrilled to find a cave full of sheep! They knew the sheep probably belonged to someone, but they were hungry and they hoped, if the owner showed up while they were there, that he would understand that they had fought for Greece and won. They built a fire in the cave, and cooked some sheep on a sharpened stick. There was a giant roar! A Cyclops appeared at the mouth of the cave, swinging a club. Odysseus grabbed the sharpened stick and blinded the Cyclops. Odysseus and his men got safely away by pretending to be sheep. They made bah-bah sounds until they had crawled to safety.
There was a Greek myth about a creature called a Minotor who was stuck in a maze and could not get out it was a huge problem so the Greeks.So decided for children and adults to go in to the maze and kill this Minotor after lots of convincing there was only one brave person out of everyone to get the Minotor out of the maze and keep everyone safe.
The Centaurs were half-man half-horse creatures. Their upper half was human, while their lower half had four legs like a horse. In general, centaurs were loud and vulgar. However, one centaur named Ch-iron was intelligent and skilled in training. He trained many of the Greek heroes including Achilles and Jason of the Argonauts. The centaur is a mythological creature. Its head, arms, and chest are those of a human and the rest of its body, including four legs, hindquarters, and a tail is like that of a horse.
There are also deer-centaurs, dog-centaurs, and the Gaelic androcephalous or man-headed horse. Both Greeks and Etruscans sometimes painted a centaur-like animal with the entire body of a human rather awkwardly attached in various ways to the lower or back parts of a horse.
Perseus is a major hero from Greek mythology best known for his clever decapitation of Medusa, whose head turned people to stone. He also rescued Andromeda from the sea monster. Like most of the mythological heroes, the genealogy of Perseus makes him the son of a god and a mortal. Perseus is the legendary founder of Peloponnesian city of Mycenae, home of Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War, and the father of the legendary ancestor of the Persians.
Athena is goddess of intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, handicrafts, and wisdom. According to most traditions, she was born from Zeus's head fully formed and armored. She was depicted crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield and a spear, and wearing the aegis over a long dress. Poets describe her as "grey-eyed" or having especially bright, keen eyes. She was a special patron of heroes such as Odysseus. She was also the patron of the city Athens (which was named after her) Her symbol is the olive tree. She is commonly lay shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl. She had lots of half brothers and sisters including: Apollo,Aphrodite,Ares and Artemis and lots more. The Romans identified her with Minerva. Athena – according to one myth – was the favorite daughter of Zeus. Some origin stories have Athena being born outside of Olympus and raised by the god Triton. The ancient Greeks believed that Athena had visited many mythological places such as Libya’s Triton River in North Africa and the Phlagraean plain.
Hydra In a creepy swamp there once was a deadly nine-headed serpent called the hydra. Killing this horrible creature was one of the 12 tasks Heracles(son of Zeus, who was king of the gods) had to complete to become immortal. After Heracles threw some flaming spears at this hideous beast the hydra had decided to attack Heracles so he had hit it with a club. But as Heracles discovered if you chop of a hydras head of more grow in its place! Then Heracles friend Lolus then leaps and gets a flaming torch. After an epic battle the two men had destroyed the horrible nine-headed serpent.
Pegasus Pegasus was a flying horse in Greek mythology usually depicted as white coloured. His father was Poseidon and his mother was the Gorgon Medusa. He was born along with his brother Chrysaor when Medusa was decapitated by Perseus. Pegasus was captured and tamed by the Greek hero Bellerophon and helped him in his fights against the Chimera and the Amazons. Later Bellerophon continued riding Pegasus on their way to Mount Olympus, but Zeus dismounted him on the way. Pegasus continued on the journey and reached Olympus
Pythagoras was an influential Greek mathematician and philosopher, best known for the theory to which he gave his name.
Very little is known about Pythagoras's life. He is thought to have been born on the Greek island traveled widely in his youth, visiting Egypt and Persia. He settled in the city. There he began teaching and soon had a clutch of students who lived a structured life of study and exercise, inspired by a philosophy based around mathematics. This circle came to be known as the Pythagaros.
Medusa was a monster in Greek mythology, known as a Gorgon. She had the face of a hideous woman, but had poisonous snakes on her head, instead of hair. She was the daughter of Phorcys, a God of the sea, and Ceto, a female sea God. Phorcys is said to have had claws for legs and skin covered with red spikes. Medusa was originally a beautiful woman with long golden hair. She was punished by the Gods for falling in love with Poseidon. Medusa spent some time wandering in Africa. According to legend, some baby snakes fell from her head, which is why there are so many snakes in Africa. Anyone looking directly at Medusa would be instantly turned to stone. She was killed by Perseus who saw her reflection in a mirror, to avoid looking at her. Perseus is one of the most famous of the Greek heroes. He was sent to kill the Gorgon, armed with a mirrored shield, winged-sandals, and a cloak of darkness.
Pegasus is a flying horse and is the son of poseidon the God of the sea also the son of Medusa, the horrible monster with snakes as her hair.
ReplyDeletePegasus did not mind that he was born as a horse, in fact he quite liked it. Pegesus` only problem was that people kept on trying to kidnap him. After all he was a horse which could fly. Anyone could see the value of that. When Pegasus was being kidnapped the Gods always got involved with it, so partly he was safe , but lonely. He could not live underwater with his father and did not want to live with his mother because he was not fond of snakes. The other horses shied away from him because they knew he was different.
One day Zeus decieded to adopt Pegasus as his special friend and horse. He brought him to live in Mount Olympus. Then Pegasus became a very famous horse that Zeus rode on. Soon Zeus and Pegausus became the best of friends and finally Pegasus had a home.
Minotaur
The Minotaur was a monster with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull. The Minotaur was the offspring of the Cretan Queen Pasiphae and a majestic bull. Due to the Minotaur's monstrous form, King Minos ordered the craftsman, Daedalus, and his son, Icarus, to build a huge maze known as the Labyrinth to house the beast. The Minotaur remained in the Labyrinth receiving annual offerings of youths and maidens to eat. He was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
Nymphs
ReplyDeleteThe Nymphs are like fairy and they are very scary. Nymphs are all womens. Nymphs were female spirits of the natural world, minor goddesses of the forests, rivers, springs, meadows, mountains and seas. Nymphs were also companions of the gods. Other nymphs were nurses of the gods, including the Idaian nymphs that nursed the god Zeus.
Pegasus
In Greek mythology Pegasus was a beautiful, winged horse. Pegasus was represented as a goodhearted, gentle creature. myth said that Pegasus was the son of mortal Medusa. He was a ancient Greek horse. Pegasus kept himself busy by saving others.
who is Medusa:
ReplyDeleteMedusa is a women who has snake as hair and special powers witch is turning people in to stone.However she has terrible tusks and , a face that can turn ANYONE into a statue[stone]
Medusa had a son pegasus,who was born as a horse vand did not realy mind. Seeing herself as a ominus creature, Medusa fled her home to never return.
Apollo
ReplyDeleteApollo was proud and artistic. He could be cruel, yet he was very caring towards his mother and sister.
Apollo, Greek god of sun was the original overachiever. No wonder he became his fathers favorite son. At the age of 4 days, showing an incredible talent of archery, Apollo killed the serpent named Python, who had been harassing his mother.
The Greek god Apollo and his twin sister Artemis were born to Leto (A titan goddess). The birth of the twins was not an easy one, for their mother had been pursued throughout her pregnancy by a serpent called Python and had never been allowed a moment's rest. Going into labor, she finally found a safe spot where she could deliver. After the first twin, Artemis, was born, Leto was too exhausted to continue. Artemis, born just minutes earlier had to become Leto's midwife, helping her safely deliver the infant Apollo.
Zeus welcomed the twins by giving them both silver bow and arrows, promising Artemis she would never have to marry if she never wanted to, and giving Apollo a golden chariot pulled by swans.
Cerberus
Cerberus in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed dog or "hellhound", with a serpent's tail, a main of snakes and lion's claws. He guards the entrance of the underworld to stop the dead from escaping and the living from entering. Cerberus is featured in many works of ancient Greek and roman literature and works in both ancient and modern art and architecture. The difference between it's head is: some people think he has three, some think 2, or one but some people think it is variable.
Perseus was a famous Greek hero. Like Hercules, he was part god and part man. As well as Hercules, his father was the mighty Zeus, king of all the gods. His mother was a princess. She lived in the city-state of Argos.
ReplyDeletePerseus was famous for many things. But he is probably most remembered best for killing the dreadful Medusa, the Gorgon who could turn men into stone, and whose hair was made of hissing snakes. Medusa was a dreadful monster.
Pegasus, the flying horse, was grateful that his mother, the horrible Medusa, was dead! Although Zeus was Pegasus' best friend, Pegasus remained good friends with Perseus all their days.
The Story of the Cyclops Cave
While sailing home from the Trojan War, Odysseus and his men came ashore to restock their food and water. They were thrilled to find a cave full of sheep! They knew the sheep probably belonged to someone, but they were hungry and they hoped, if the owner showed up while they were there, that he would understand that they had fought for Greece and won. They built a fire in the cave, and cooked some sheep on a sharpened stick.
There was a giant roar! A Cyclops appeared at the mouth of the cave, swinging a club. Odysseus grabbed the sharpened stick and blinded the Cyclops. Odysseus and his men got safely away by pretending to be sheep. They made bah-bah sounds until they had crawled to safety.
There was a Greek myth about a creature called a Minotor who was stuck in a maze and could not get out it was a huge problem so the Greeks.So decided for children and adults to go in to the maze and kill this Minotor after lots of convincing there was only one brave person out of everyone to get the Minotor out of the maze and keep everyone safe.
ReplyDeleteCentaurs
ReplyDeleteThe Centaurs were half-man half-horse creatures. Their upper half was human, while their lower half had four legs like a horse. In general, centaurs were loud and vulgar. However, one centaur named Ch-iron was intelligent and skilled in training. He trained many of the Greek heroes including Achilles and Jason of the Argonauts. The centaur is a mythological creature. Its head, arms, and chest are those of a human and the rest of its body, including four legs, hindquarters, and a tail is like that of a horse.
There are also deer-centaurs, dog-centaurs, and the Gaelic androcephalous or man-headed horse. Both Greeks and Etruscans sometimes painted a centaur-like animal with the entire body of a human rather awkwardly attached in various ways to the lower or back parts of a horse.
Perseus is a major hero from Greek mythology best known for his clever decapitation of Medusa, whose head turned people to stone. He also rescued Andromeda from the sea monster. Like most of the mythological heroes, the genealogy of Perseus makes him the son of a god and a mortal. Perseus is the legendary founder of Peloponnesian city of Mycenae, home of Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War, and the father of the legendary ancestor of the Persians.
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ReplyDeleteAthena
Athena is goddess of intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, handicrafts, and wisdom. According to most traditions, she was born from Zeus's head fully formed and armored.
She was depicted crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield and a spear, and wearing the aegis over a long dress.
Poets describe her as "grey-eyed" or having especially bright, keen eyes.
She was a special patron of heroes such as Odysseus.
She was also the patron of the city Athens (which was named after her) Her symbol is the olive tree.
She is commonly lay shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl.
She had lots of half brothers and sisters including: Apollo,Aphrodite,Ares and Artemis and lots more.
The Romans identified her with Minerva.
Athena – according to one myth – was the favorite daughter of Zeus.
Some origin stories have Athena being born outside of Olympus and raised by the god Triton.
The ancient Greeks believed that Athena had visited many mythological places such as Libya’s Triton River in North Africa and the Phlagraean plain.
Hydra
ReplyDeleteIn a creepy swamp there once was a deadly nine-headed serpent called the hydra. Killing this horrible creature was one of the 12 tasks Heracles(son of Zeus, who was king of the gods) had to complete to become immortal. After Heracles threw some flaming spears at this hideous beast the hydra had decided to attack Heracles so he had hit it with a club. But as Heracles discovered if you chop of a hydras head of more grow in its place! Then Heracles friend Lolus then leaps and gets a flaming torch. After an epic battle the two men had destroyed the horrible nine-headed serpent.
Pegasus
Pegasus was a flying horse in Greek mythology usually depicted as white coloured. His father was Poseidon and his mother was the Gorgon Medusa. He was born along with his brother Chrysaor when Medusa was decapitated by Perseus. Pegasus was captured and tamed by the Greek hero Bellerophon and helped him in his fights against the Chimera and the Amazons. Later Bellerophon continued riding Pegasus on their way to Mount Olympus, but Zeus dismounted him on the way. Pegasus continued on the journey and reached Olympus
Pythagoras was an influential Greek mathematician and philosopher, best known for the theory to which he gave his name.
ReplyDeleteVery little is known about Pythagoras's life. He is thought to have been born on the Greek island traveled widely in his youth, visiting Egypt and Persia. He settled in the city. There he began teaching and soon had a clutch of students who lived a structured life of study and exercise, inspired by a philosophy based around mathematics. This circle came to be known as the Pythagaros.
Medusa
ReplyDeleteMedusa was a monster in Greek mythology, known as a Gorgon. She had the face of a hideous woman, but had poisonous snakes on her head, instead of hair.
She was the daughter of Phorcys, a God of the sea, and Ceto, a female sea God. Phorcys is said to have had claws for legs and skin covered with red spikes.
Medusa was originally a beautiful woman with long golden hair. She was punished by the Gods for falling in love with Poseidon.
Medusa spent some time wandering in Africa. According to legend, some baby snakes fell from her head, which is why there are so many snakes in Africa.
Anyone looking directly at Medusa would be instantly turned to stone. She was killed by Perseus who saw her reflection in a mirror, to avoid looking at her.
Perseus is one of the most famous of the Greek heroes. He was sent to kill the Gorgon, armed with a mirrored shield, winged-sandals, and a cloak of darkness.