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Mythology: Timeless Tales Of Gods And Heroes - Honors 9 English Summer Reading Assignment - 2012

Honors 9 English

Summer Reading Assignment

2012

Directions: After reading the assigned sections of Mythology: Timeless Tales of

Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton, prepare the reading assignment. Type or

write by hand. Write complete sentences. Please bring your assignment and

book to class on the first day, September 4

, 2012

Introduction to Classical Mythology

1. What is the difference between primitive and classical mythology?

2. How did the Greeks make their gods in comparison to Egyptians and Mesopotamia?

3. “Greek poets and artists realized how splendid man could be…the fulfillment of their _____.”

4. For all its beauty, what are some of Greek mythology’s “dark spots”?

5. According to the most modern idea, a real myth has nothing to do with religion. It is an

explanation of what?

6. Explain the difference between myths and tales.

7. How does Zeus change when Justice becomes his companion?

8. Most of the stories of classical mythology depend chiefly on what Latin poet?

9. Who wrote the Theogeny, and what does it account?

10. Who was the greatest lyric poet of Greece? What did he write?

11. Name 4 Greek playwrights/poets.

Part One: The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes

Chapter 1, The Gods

12. The Greeks consider Heaven and Earth the first parents. Who were their children?

13. Who was the most important Titan?

14. Describe 2-3 other notable Titans.

Mythology: Timeless Tales Of Gods And Heroes - Honors 9 English Summer Reading Assignment - 2012