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Greek/ Roman Mythology, Group 1 Greek/ Roman Mythology, Group 1 Tyler White Edith Hernandez Eduardo Moreno Nathalie Figueroa Delilah Garcia 1. Prometheus ● Means “Forethought” ● Titan who fought with the Olympians ● Ordered to create man ● Yearned to help mankind ● Tricked Zeus over what to sacrifice (Bones Wrapped in Fat and Meat Stuffed Inside ● Punishment= Being chained to a rock a Stomach) and having an eagle come everyday to eat his liver ● Stole fire from Olympus against orders to give to man Prometheus (and Io) ● Zeus turned Io into a cow to hide her from the jealous Hera ● Hera takes the cow and has Argus watch it ● Zeus sends Hermes to kill Argus ● Hera sends a fly to drive Io mad ● Depressed and crazy Io wanders Earth ● Io meets Prometheus, who tells her to be patient and look forward to the future ● Taking his advice, Io wanders across the ocean ● On the opposite coast, Zeus turns her back into a human and they make love ● Years later, Prometheus is met by a man who sets him free ● This man is a descendant of Io named Hercules Narcissus When Narcissus was born, his mother, Leiriope, took him to the blind seer Teiresias in order to learn about his future. She was told that he would live a long life as long as he didn't get to know himself. From birth up, Narcissus was known for his beauty and gained many admirers. Although he was loved by many, he found none of them worthy and rejected them all. This included Echo, a wood nymph, and Ameinias, his next door neighbor. ● Narcissus was punished by the God Nemesis ● “ So may he himself love, and not gain the thing he loves!” ● Narcissus saw his reflection in the pond that Nemesis attracted him to ● He was unable to leave his reflection and drowned. ● His body disappeared and only a daffodil stood staring over the pond. The Golden Fleece The story of Argonauts and the quest for The Golden Fleece. Jason, the son of Aeson, descendant of God Aeolus was heir of the throne of Lolcus. His wife would be a famous sorceress Medea, daughter of king Aeetes of Colchis - where The Golden Fleece resided. Jason’s mission was to bring back The Golden Fleece from Colchis. The Golden Fleece was the skin of a winged ram, the holy ram of Zeus. Jason, following the commands of King Pelias, began his voyage known as Argonautica. He had to recruit the best warriors. About 50 of them including Hercules and Orpheus. Jason had the support of Goddess Hera who wanted revenge for king Pelias not worshipping her. After the journey they arrived Colchis where Jason had Asked King Aeetes to give him The Golden Fleece and how it was also the wish of Hera. Aeetes agreed but set a trial that Jason sure was to fail. Asking Jason to plough the land using two bulls with metallic legs which threw flames from their nostrils, and then sow teeth of the dragon that the king gave to him. Aeetes knew that by sewing the teeth, an army of warriors would come out of the soil to attack him. The Golden Fleece Medea, the daughter of Aeetes knew of this plan, told Jason about it, and gave him an ointment that would make him invincible to iron and fire for one whole day. Medea also told Jason to throw a stone at one of the warriors so that they would all be in a battle and eventually kill each other. Jason succeeded in the task with the help of Medea retrieving the Golden Fleece. Madea knew her father would soon follow them so she killed her brother, spreading pieces of him throughout the ocean so that her father would find them, leaving them enough time to escape. Zeus was not happy with the killing of Madea's brother so he made obstacles for them to face on their journey back such as the sirens, Skylla and Charybdis, etc. They ended up succeeding in the obstacles with the help of Apollo. Jason headed back home giving the Golden Fleece to King Pelias. Orpheus and Eurydice Orpheus was the son of the muse Calliope and the god Apollo. Orpheus had a beautiful voice and he was given a lyre as a boy and learned no play instantly, and it has been said that no god and mortal could resist his music; even the rocks and trees would move closer to hear him play. He even put the “sleepless dragon” to sleep, to help Jason get the Golden Fleece in the previous story. Then he fell in love with a beautiful shy girl named Eurydice (a wood nymph). The love between the two was immense and they soon got married. However, a shepherd named Aristaeus wanted Eurydice for himself and he then plotted a plan to take her away from Orpheus. When he was near the lovers, he jumped to kill Orpheus but Orpheus grabbed Eurydice and they both ran as fast as they could. Then all of a sudden Eurydice fell, and Orpheus grieved as he saw that a poisonous snake had bitten her killing her instantly. Orpheus and Eurydice After the death of Eurydice, Orpheus was no longer the same, he grieved day and night. Until his father the god Apollo heard his cries about bringing back Eurydice. Apollo convinced Hades the god of the underworld to accept Orpheus into the underworld and hear his plea. Once Orpheus was in front of the king Hades and his queen Persephone, he played his lyre and both the heartless king and the Cerberus the three headed dog, guardian of the underworld could not contain their sadness and they let Orpheus take Eurydice back to the living world. However, they warned him not to look at Eurydice until she reached the light. Orpheus was excited but he didn’t trust Hades and once they were almost at their end he noticed that he didn’t her any footsteps behind him. Fearing that he had been tricked, he looked back and saw his beautiful Eurydice. By doing so he disobeyed Hades and soon the underworld took back Eurydice. He was devastated and tried to enter the underworld again but was denied entry. Days passed and he no longer lived as before and he knew no other girl would take her place, so he got to the point where he shunned women completely. The women who tried to get close to him were furious that he ignored them, so they went after him and killed him. He was so still so sad that he didn’t even try to save himself, and he let them tear him up to shreds and throw him in a river. Once dead he descended to the underworld where he was finally back with Eurydice, 5. Daedalus (and Icarus) ● Daedalus was the creator of the Labyrinth on Crete ● King Minos had Daedalus and his son Icarus locked up on the island ● Minos controlled all land and sea travel so Daedalus made a plan to travel by air ● He set to work on two pairs of wings ● The wings were made out of real feathers, secured at the middle with string and at the base with wax ● Daedalus tested his wings and they were a success Daedalus (and Icarus) ● Daedalus warns Icarus to not fly too high or else the sun will melt the wax and to not fly too low or else the feathers will get soaked by sea foam ● After passing Samos, Delos, and Lebynthos Icarus forgets his father’ s warning and flies too close to the sun ● The wax melts and his wings fall apart ● Icarus free falls into the ocean and drowns ● Daedalus curses his own arts and names the land by where his son dies Icaria ● Some time later, Athena visits Daedalus and gives him real wings so he could fly like a god Cupid and Psyche ● Psyche was the youngest and most Beautiful of three sisters ● People began disappearing from Venus's temple and payed all their attention to Psyche instead ● Psyche's parents were told by Apollo that she would marry an immortal monster and would have to wait for him on the mountain top. ● Venus sends her son Cupid to punish Psyche ● Cupid falls in love with Psyche and pokes himself with his own arrow and leaves as Psyche awakes ● She waits at the mountaintop for her future husband ● She awakens at a palace that is given to her by Cupid and he asks her to never attempt to see his appearance ● Psyche's jealous sisters were allowed to visit her with cupids consent and they make psyche question her relationship ● Psyche sneaks into cupid's room with a light and knife and accidentally burns him with dripping oil which awakens him into the truth of what was taking place. ● Before Cupid abandons Psyche, he states “ Love cannot live where there is no trust.” ● Psyche is heartbroken, regretful and obtains the will to do anything to regain Cupid's love ● She tells her sisters about what happened and they try to take cupid for themselves and meet their deaths in the process ● Psyches decides to surrender herself to the angry goddess Venus in hopes of finding her lost husband ● Venus gives her many difficult task she must pass in order to prove her house wifery. ● Cupid begins secretly helping Psyche with her tasks and others helps her also ● Her last task was to obtain beauty from Proserpine in the underworld. ● she attempts to commit suicide in order to arrive to the underworld but Cupid secretly saves her again by telling her how to get there.
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