Mythology Flashcards
Apollo + Daphne
- Apollo Loves Daphne
-Daphne does not want to marry - Daphne’s father turns her into a tree
Prometheus
- Prometheus steals fire from gods
- Zeus is mad
- chains him to rock and the eagle eats out liver every day
- eventually freed
- Brother of Epimetheus
Epimetheus
- Brother of Prometheus
- does not think through the consequences for his actions
- gives all good gifts to animals
- saved nothing for Humans
Pandora
- Given as a gift to Epimetheus by Zeus (wanted revenge)
- very curious
- given a box as a gift and told not to open it and when released war, hunger and all evils
- only hope remained in the box
Persephone, Demeter and Hades
- Demeter is the god of harvest
- Persephone is her daughter
- Hades Kidnaps Persephone
- Demeter makes Earth barren to punish the world
- Persephone spends 6 months in under world
Cupid and Psyche
- falls in love and marry
- Psyche is not allowed to see Cupid
- Psyche drips wax on him by accident
- Psyche was punished and sent away but eventually allowed to return to Cupid
Theseus Slays the Minotaur
-Theseus pulls the sword from a stone to prove he’s the king’s son
- Theseus volunteers to fight the Minotaur
- Minotaur is a beast who lives in the labyrinth
- Ariadne helps him
- Theseus kills the Minotaur
- Forgets to raise white sail and his dad dies
Daedalus and the Flight of Icarus
- Daedalus is Icaruses father
- tries to escape King Mino’s labyrinth
- constructed wings made of feathers and wax
- Daedalus warns Icarus not to flight to close to sun
- Icarus flights to close to the sun and dies
Echo and Narcissus
- Echo is a nymph who angered Hera
- Only repeat uttered words
- Echo falls in love with Narcissus
- Narcissus falls in love with himself
- Echo wastes away except her voice
- Narcissus wastes away staring at himself in a pool
- turns into a white and purple flower
King Midas
- Rewarded for good deed
- wants golden touch
- regrets gift
- can’t eat, sleep or hug is daughter
- begs to return to normal
- visits River Pactolus and turns to normal
Pyramus and Thisbe
-Neighbors
- Deeply in love
- A secret meeting goes wrong
- Thisbe is killed by a lion
- Pyramus kills herself
- berrys on the mulberry tree remain red in memory
Medusa and Perseus
- Athena transforms Medusa into a gorgon
- later killed by Perseus
- is aided by winged sandals from Hermes and a shield, invisible helmet, and a bag from Athena
Death of Achilles
- Achilles’ mother dipped him in water for immortality.
- Held by heel so is vulnerable in heel
- Paris shoots him in the heel during the Trojan War
Orpheus and Eurydice
- Orpheus is the son of Apollo and Calliope
- ventured down to the kingdom of the dead to retrieve his wife Eurydice
- Hades agreed to free his wife
- he could not look back at his wife on the walk back to earth
- Orpheus looked back at her and lost his wife forever
Tantalus
- Tantalus abused privilege
- Zeus punishes him by sending him to Hades
- not allowed to reach food and water that surrounds him
Sisyphus
- Known for being devious and tricky with gods
- punished
- forced to roll a giant boulder up a hill every day for eternity
Athena and Archahne
- Archahne is skilled
- Athena thinks she is better
- has weaving competitions
- Archahne mocks gods
- Athena turns her into a spider able to spin thread forever
12 Labors of Hercules
- Hercules was one of Zeuses children
- Hera caused him to go mad and kill his wife and children
- For his sins, he must complete 12 labors
- some of his labors are defeating the Nemean Lion, killing Hydra, and cleaning a giant stable every single day
Why is Zeus associated with lighting
To explain the unexplainable
Who were Zeus’ parents
Cronus and Rhea
What did Cronus do to his children
He ate his kids so none of his kids could overpower him
How does Rhea trick Cronus
Rhea puts a rock in a blanket
Psyche
soul, consciousness
Narcissistic
self-centered
Promethean
Risk taker, daringly original
Labyrinth
maze
Pandoras Box
a source of trouble
Arachnid
Spider
Harp
tedious talking
Achilles heel
vulnerability
Elysian field
paradise
Gorgon
unattractive, fierce
titanic
having great power, fierce
Midas touch
ability to make money
tantalize
tempt
Herculean
with great strength and effort
nemesis
enemy
Lion King’s Ordinary World
- Mufasa
- Pride lands
Lion King calls to adventure
- Tricked by his uncle scar
- Goes to forbidden lands
Lion King refused of the call
- realized he made a mistake
- only has to be brave when he needs to be
Lion King Meeting the mentor
- Mufasa
- Nala
Lion King crossing the threshold
- Father dies in Stampead
- Simba leaves
Lion King Tests, Allies, Enemies
- Timon
- Pumba
Lion King approaches the inmost cave
- Nala tells him he must go home
Lion King ordeal
- Going Home and facing his past
Lion King reward
- Simba believes he can face his past and become king
Lion King The Road Back
- Bad and empty
- big change last time he was there
Lion King resurrection
- Simba defeats scar
- goes to Pride Rock and roars and everything changes
Lion King Return with Elixer
- becomes king
- rebirth of the pride lands
- Simba has a kid
