Greek Gods/ Monsters Project

 

Premise

 

The Greek Gods existed for men as illustrations of the random nature of joy and pain in the universe.  Why might a man enjoy happiness one moment and death by earthquake the next?  Because that man's death—and a horrible one at that—was fated and served the capricious whim of the immortal Olympians. 

 In the Greek myths we study as literature, the gods also serve as symbols; they represent aspects of human life (such as war, art, love), and—more interestingly— human characteristics (such as jealousy, rage, inventiveness).  In effect, they are archetypes of those traits.

 

Project

            Step One:         Choose one of the gods, monsters or myths from the following list.

            Step Two:        Research that god, monster or myth.

            Step Three:       Name a person from contemporary popular culture (politics or entertainment) that, to you, stands as a modern archetype represented by your god or monster.

            Step Four:        Create two posters.  On one, name your god or monster and include a description and illustration of him/ her.  Name that of which he/ she is the god, and name the                                     archetype.  On the second poster, name the modern version of the same archetype,  include an illustration of him/ her, and an explanation of how they represent the                                      archetype.

 

1. Zeus

2. Poseidon

3. Hades

4. Hera

5. Ares

6. Athena

7. Apollo

8. Aphrodite

9. Hermes

10. Artemis

11. Hephaestus

12. Demeter

13. Dionysus

14. Eros

15. Pan

16. The Graces

17. The Muses

18. The Fates

19. Pandora

20. Heracles/   Hercules

21. Cerberus

22. Medusa

23. Scylla

24. Harpies

25. Sirens

26. Adonis

27. Achilles

28.  Cyclopes

29.  The Sphinx

30.  Prometheus

31.  Charybdis

32.  Circe

33.  Persephone

34.  Teiresius

35.  Helen

36.  Antigone

37.  The Oracle of   Delphi

38.  Perseus