Ancient Beginnings Exam Material

Prometheus, Pandora, and Crossword

Across 3. The material of which Pandora was made 6. The goddess whom Pandora resembled 9. The things under which hid chops and roasts 10. The only woman who was saved from the flood 11. The type of bird that attacked Prometheus 13. The real meaning of "bones of your mother" 15. The god who created Pandora 18. The only man on earth who did not become evil 19. The type of boat that Prometheus told Deucalion to build 20. The Titan who took Pandora for a wife

Down 1. The mountains on which Prometheus was chained 2. The quality that gave to Pandora 4. The god who gave Pandora a sealed jar 5. The goddess who breathed life into Pandora 7. The Titan who warned his brother never to accept a gift from Zeus 8. The type of stalk in which Prometheus hid the fire 12. The part of Prometheus that the bird ate 14. The number of days and nights that it rained 16. The god who brought Pandora to earth 17. The only thing that remained in the jar when the miseries flew out

Ancient Beginnings Exam Material

Teacher’s Key Prometheus, Pandora, and Deucalion Crossword

Ancient Beginnings Enrichment

Help Pandora Find the Buried Box

Ancient Beginnings Enrichment

TEACHER’S KEY Help Pandora Find the Buried Box

Ancient Beginnings Enrichment

PAPER PEDIMENTS An Art Project

"The Battle of the Titans" and "The Labors of Hercules" were favorite subjects for the sculptural decoration of the triangular space called the pediment (altos) at the ends of Greek temples. This area was protected by a raking cornice and a back wall called the tympanon. On the floor of this area, attached with dowels, was placed sculpture. These sculptural groups usually depicted stories from the myths, were painted in rich vivid colors, and often had gilded armour and weapons. Often the sculptural groups illustrated more than one part of a myth, or more than one myth. They must have been a magnificent sight for the Greeks, who knew well the myths depicted.

Use bulletin board paper to make your own large paper pediments. This project would work well with a group of from three to five students. The children should be shown pictures of pedimental sculpture. Two good books to use with children are Greek Sculpture, The Archaic Period by John Boardman and A Handbook of Greek Art by Gisela M. A. Richter. The children should first work together to produce a rough draft of their idea.

To make the pediment, measure off six feet of white bulletin board paper. Fold the paper in half. Mark the paper three quarters of the way up on the fold line. Draw a line from the bottom corner to this mark. Cut out the triangle shape, open flat and begin to work. To help strengthen the edges, two inch side strips of paper should be glued around them. The students can draw or paint directly on the pediment shape. Another idea would be to make the figures from paper, and paste them down. Encourage the artists to work large and fit their figure to the shape of the triangle. Display the pediments over doors or bulletin boards if the ceiling height will permit.

Janeene Blank Birmingham, Michigan