Mythology Background

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Mythology Background

• Heroes and The Trojan War

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Heroes

• Modern, Greek/Roman, and Epic

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Modern Hero

• Strong-willed
• altruistic (self-sacrificing)
• brave or has courage
• nobility
• moral goodness
• Example Ben Carson (Doctor) and Superman

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Greek/Roman Hero

• Pride/Arrogance, referred to as hubris
• Beautiful
• Demi-god (typically a son of Zeus)
• Accomplish an impossible task
• Example Herakles (Hercules)

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Epic Hero

• An Epic Hero has qualities people in society
  admire and wish to emulate.
• Quest/Journey
• Love Interest
• Mentor
• Special Ability

• Examples
• Mulan
• Eragon
• Harry Potter
• Luke Skywalker
• King Arthur

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Which hero is which??

• Some heroes can be in more than one category
• Some people who would have been considered a hero
  in Ancient Greece would not be considered a hero
  today

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Where would you put the following?

• Sponge bob?
• Batman?
• The Dark Knight? Malala?
• Kobe?
• Jackie Robinson?

• Michael Jackson? Michael Jordan? Arnold
  Schwarzenegger?
• Bill Gates?
• Steve Jobs?

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The Trojan War

• Why Odysseus left his home (Ithica)

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The Iliad by Homer

• The Iliad is the story of The Trojan War.
• The Trojan War takes place directly before the
  events in The Odyssey.
• We will sum The Trojan War up now

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Trouble maker

• Eris (goddess of discord/conflict) stole one of
  the apples owned by Hera
• Eris used it to start an argument that led to the
  Trojan War

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Helen of Troy (Sparta)

• The face that launched a thousand ships!
• Super beautiful queen of Sparta (married to King
  Menelaus)
• Leaves Sparta with Paris, the prince of Troy
  (Drama!!)

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So...WAR!!! The Trojan War
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Achilles and the Trojan War
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The River Styx

• The river Styx is what separates the world of the
  living from the world of the dead, which is ruled
  by the god ________ (guess)

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Achilles and the River Styx

• Achilless mother dipped him in the river Styx,
  which caused him to become invulnerable
  everywhere on his body except at the back of his
  foot
• (Achilles tendon)

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Why would Achilles go to war??

• The Choice
• Stay at home, have family, be loved.
• But if he goes to war, he would become a
  __________ Hero (what type of hero).

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Why would Achilles go to war??

• The Choice
• Stay at home, have family, be loved.
• But if he goes to war, he would become a Greek
  Hero (what type of hero).

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Patroclus

• Cousin of Achilles
• Wore the armor of Achilles
• Led Achilless men into battle when Achilles did
  not

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Hector

• Older prince of Troy, Pariss older brother
• Hector kills Patroclus on accident thinking he is
  killing Achilles

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Achilles Kills Hector

• Achilles demands Hector fight him one-on-one to
  avenge Patroclus.
• This is bad day for Hector (he is killed).

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Achilles Drags the body of Hector

• You could say Achilles was mad.
• This is super disrespectful because normally...

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Greeks, too cool to bury their dead

• Instead of burying their dead, Ancient Greeks
  would build a pyre of wood and burn the body.
  Two coins over the eyes were thought to be the
  payment for the boatman to ferry them across the
  river Styx.

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Achilles Heel
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Paris kills Achilles
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Odysseus

• Odysseus is a smaller king fighting on the side
  of the Greeks.
• He has a great idea to get inside the walls of
  Troy.

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The Plan

1. Build an empty, wooden horse
2. Put men inside
3. Trick Trojans into bringing the horse inside
   their walls
4. Attack!!!

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The plan works!!! The Greeks WIN!!!
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After The Trojan War...

• The Odyssey
• Odysseuss 10 year journey home

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Use of Achilless Heel Today

• Strong Person
• One Weakness

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Use of Trojan Horse Today

• A Trojan Horse today is a type of virus for a
  computer
• A user downloads the trojan horse thinking it is
  something nice (example picture in an e-mail)
• Instead, the program attacks