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2016 Greek Mythology GREEK MYTHOLOGY STORIES PAGE 1 PRESENTED BY LINDA GORHAM Linda stays true to the stories while adding unique and often updated versions that inform and delight her audiences. Many of her stories include audience participation. Story titles are listed below (with excerpts from the stories). Perseus and Medusa – a story of adventure and survival (Readers Theater script written by Linda) “… When King Polydektes challenged Perseus to ‘Bring me the head of Medusa,” Perseus had never heard of Medusa. He did not know that Medusa used to Be a Beautiful mortal woman who had angered the gods. He did not know she had Been turned into a hideous monster. He did not know she lived on a faraway island. And he didn’t know aBout her ‘head.’ He simply wanted to keep his mother from marrying that awful King Polydektes…” Pygmalion and Galatea – a love story between a sculptor and his statue (Linda infused this story with modern references and zaniness) “… There was one guy who lived during the time of the ancient Greeks who was called “The Hater.” He hated women! Even his own mama! I don’t know why! You may not know this, But, Pygmalion was the originator of the “Yo Mama” jokes. Who would have thought he’d fall in love with his own statue?” Atalanta – the story of how a woman dealt with her father’s demands to marry and her only solution: to marry the man who could outrun her (Linda created a ‘theme song’ for Atlanta) “… My name is Atalanta. I’m fast. Real fast. I can run faster than the wind. I can outrun a cheetah. And I can Beat any man on earth in a race. I love to run fast – it’s the Best feeling in the world. Now you would think my father would Be proud of me, right? Wrong! He says, “Atalanta, running is not ladylike.” He said, “Atalanta, you need to learn how to cook and clean house.” Then he dropped this one on me, “Atalanta, you need a man, a husband!” Orpheus and Eurydice – a story of how Orpheus braved the Underworld to seek his wife’s release and return to life “… The Bad News: Orpheus’ wife Eurydice was Bitten By a snake and died. The Good News: Orpheus decided to go to the Underworld to get her Back. The Bad News: He didn’t know how to get there. The Good News: Someone told him. The Bad News: It was a long way away. The Good News: Orpheus really didn’t have anything Better to do…” www.LindaGorham.com [email protected] 630-851-9415 GREEK MYTHOLOGY STORIES PAGE 2 PRESENTED BY LINDA GORHAM Cupid and Psyche – a classic love story of how the god Cupid fell in love when struck with his own arrow “… Psyche was mortal -- by all accounts, the most Beautiful mortal on earth. She was dazzling, she was stunning, she was marvelous to look at; in short, she was one hot mama. Each man who gazed upon her saw his idea of the perfect woman. Word aBout her Beauty spread throughout the hamlet, the kingdom, the country, and the world. And, since this story takes place during the time of the Greek gods, news aBout Psyche’s Beauty spread all the way up to the heavens, to Mount Olympus. Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, found out aBout Psyche much in the same way a certain fairytale queen found out aBout Snow White. One morning Aphrodite gazed into her mirror and asked her usual question, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest Greek of all?” The mirror replied, “Well, there’s an amazingly hot, sexy chick on earth named Psyche.” “Say what? Oh no she didn’t……!” Aphrodite was incensed!” Baucis and Philemon – a story of kindness and eternal love “… In the world of the ancient Greeks, it seems that the gods got Bored – a lot! I guess things up on Mount Olympus were too mundane. And it seems the one who got Bored the most was Zeus. Sometimes when Zeus was really bored, he would disguise himself as a mortal and travel down to earth to have some fun. Now you already know Zeus was the original master player. Often his Boredom was fulfilled By “stepping out” on his wife, Hera. Not good! Other times when Zeus was Bored, he would come down to earth for more righteous reasons. One day Zeus and his friend Hermes (the messenger god) disguised themselves as peasants and went down to a small town to seek true kindness and love. The two men went door to door Begging for food. Sadly, no one showed them any kindness. In fact, all doors were slammed in their faces. They were just aBout to give up when they came to the warm and gracious home of Baucis and Philemon…” www.LindaGorham.com [email protected] 630-851-9415 .
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