Mythology Minimus 15-18 Flashcards
Tell the story of Orpheus and Eurydice
It’s there wedding day, as Eurydice is walking down the aisle she gets bitten by a snake and dies. Orpheus is so sad and tries to bring her back from the dead. He goes down to the underworld and Hades allows him to get back his wife. But, he must not look back to make sure Eurydice is there. On the final step back to the REAL world he looks back and Eurydice goes back the the underworld for good. Orpheus is so sad and sings music of lovers and these creature killed him. He was then reunited with his one true love.
Hercules
Killed the hydra, captured the Cretan bull, killed the Membean lion.
Story of hades and Persephone
The Persephone is the daughter of the Roman/ greek god Demeter. One day when Persephone was out in the field picking flowers hades decided he needed a wife and she was perfect. So he took Persephone down to the underworld with him. Demeter was looking everywhere for her daughter. Demeter went to Zeus to ask him where her daughter. Zeus told her that Hades had taken Persephone down to the underworld with him then went down to the underworld. She said that she wanted her daughter back so Hades allowed, but on one condition that he get Persephone for 6 months. the agreement was that for six months to me personally it would be with the meter and the other six she would be with Hades.That is How are the Greeks and Romans showed how the seasons changed
Zeus and Cronus
Cronus the King of the titans learned that there was a prophecy that his children would overthrow him. So, Kronos ate his children upon birth so he could prvent the prophecy. His wife Rhea kind of got tired of that. so, when baby Zeus was born she hid him in a cave. She caused a rock to pretend it was Baby Zeusbabies. Krono’sbelieved it was Zeus and ate the rock. Zeus grew up in a cave and when he grew up he overthrew his father just as a prophecy said.
