• Sep172009
    response to extra myths - AFTER you have completed the actual assignment below

    POSTED AT 01:17 PM

    Use this discussion to offer ideas about "The Myth of Midas" and "The Gift of Athena".

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    Sep132009
    discussion on "The Myth of Lycaon"

    POSTED AT 06:16 PM

    In relation to "The Myth of Lycaon," here are some questions to consider . . .
     
    1) Why does Zeus travel around in disguise?
    2) How does Lycaon treat the disguised god?
    3) Frequently, Greek myths served as moral lessons. What is the moral to this tale?
    4) Looking back at the Prometheus myth, connect the sacrifice offered in "Lycaon" to the trick of Promethues.
    5) What punishment does Lycaon recieve?
    6) In regards to this tale and the tale of Arachne, what do you think is a lesson in regards to guests?
    7) How does this punishment relate to more recent mythologies? (come on, define lycan . . .you might look under the world for this)
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    Sep132009
    discussion on "The Myth of Orpheus"

    POSTED AT 06:15 PM

    some questions to consider in relation to "The Myth of Orpheus"
     
    1) What drives Orpheus into the underworld?
    2) Who is Persephone?
    3) How does he lose her a second time?
    4) This, in many ways, is more serious than other myths we have read. What is the big picture lesson of this story? What are we supposed to accept?
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    Sep132009
    discussion on "The Myth of Arachne"

    POSTED AT 06:14 PM

    some questions to consider in regards to "The Myth of Arachne"
     
    1) What is the moral lesson in this story?
    2) Who did Arachne offend?
    3) What creature of nature does this story explain?
    4) What do you see between this story and the tale of Lycaon?
    5) In regards to this tale and the tale of Lycaon, what do you think is a lesson in regards to guests?
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