If you are looking for the beginning of the study for Tales of the Greek Heroes then you can go HERE for a brief introduction. At the bottom of the introduction you will find the links to each section of the study guide as it becomes available. Enjoy!
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
An epithet is a title or description that is paired with someone’s name. Find the epithets for the following gods and goddesses:
Apollo (pg. 4)
Artemis? (pg. 4)
Ares (pg. 5)
Athena (pg. 5)
Aphrodite (pg. 6)
Hermes (pg. 6)
Hestia (pg. 6)
Hades (pg. 6)
Hera (pg. 6)
What are “nymphs” according to the author? (pg. 5)
What does Demeter do? (pg. 5)
What does Persephone have to do during the winter months? (pg. 5)
Who is Aphrodite’s son and what does he do? (pg. 6)
What is Dionysus known for doing? (pg. 6)
Who is the most powerful God in Greek mythology? (pg. 6)
According to the text, in what way did the Greek view of the gods change over time? (pg. 9)
Who was the most terrible of the Titans? (pg. 9)
What objects of power were made for Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades and who made them? (pg. 11)
What are the nine arts of the muses? (pg. 12)
Which Titan is called “one of the most important figures in all Greek myth”? (pg. 13)
Logic Questions: (The Interpretation/Comparison of the Text)
Why would the author spend so much time describing the landscape of Greece? How might this affect your reading of the stories to come? (pg. 3-4)
Why would the author describe the land of Greece as a country “haunted by more than three thousand years of history and legend”? What does the idea of “haunted” communicate here? (pg. 3)
How were the Greek gods both different and similar to mankind? (pg. 7)
Why would Cronos, whose name means “time”, be portrayed as wielding a scythe? (pg. 10)
Why are the three objects of power, given to the three greatest gods, fitting according to the domain they rule? (pg. 11)
What kind of things do the Titan’s names correspond to and how is this different from the gods?
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
What kind of things do you think made the Greeks realize that there must ultimately be only one God and that he must also be good? How might they have reached that conclusion?
In Greek culture the Muses are often called upon in prayer to give inspiration to the artist. This can be seen in many Greek epic poems and plays, etc. Where should we look for inspiration for our own creativity? Is it appropriate to pray to God for inspiration? Do you think the one true God ever enables people especially for the purpose of creating art?
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read the following passages: 1 Samuel 15:29; Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17; Psalm 34:8. How does Yahweh, the God of the Bible, compare to the Greek Titans and the gods?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Religion, Myth