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Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
How did Electryon die? (pg. 102)
What condition did Alcmena place upon Amphitryon before she would marry him? (pg. 102)
What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? (pg. 102-103)
What did Electryon do for Creon in order to gain the help he needed? (pg. 103)
What was true about Alcmena which made it necessary for Zeus to deceive her into sleeping with him? (pg. 104)
What happened to the night time on the night Zeus deceived Alcmena? (pg. 105)
What oath did Hera make Zeus swear to and how did she trap Zeus in his oath? (pg. 106-107)
What “feat of valour” did Heracles perform as a baby? (pg. 108-109)
What did Tiresias say was to be the fate of Heracles? (pg. 110)
What kind of education did Heracles receive? (pg. 111)
For what reason was Heracles sent away from Thebes? (pg. 111)
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
Why didn’t Electryon want to pay to get his cattle back? (pg. 101)
Why did Zeus turn the fox and the dog into stone? (pg. 103-104)
Why was Hera so furious with Zeus? (pg. 106-107)
Why might it be important for Heracles to learn “all the gentle arts” instead of just how to be a warrior? (pg. 111)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
It is said that Oedipus “ruled well and wisely at Thebes, until a curse fell upon the land because of crimes he had committed unintentionally.” (pg. 103) How important is the idea of intent when it comes to crime? Should someone be held guilty and punished for a crime they did not intend to commit? Why or why not?
The text tells us of Zeus, “a pang of regret passed through his heart as he thought how he must cheat her. Yet it had to be done, for the hero must be born, to free mankind from many evils, and immortals from unconquerable Giants.” (pg. 104-105) Is it ever right to do something wrong for a greater purpose or greater good? Defend your answer with reason.
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read Joshua 10:1-15. What points of comparison might we make between this text and our present story? What is different and why does it matter?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Deception, Prophecy