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Minotaur Slayer and Champion of Athens: Theseus Faces the Minotaur (Part 4)

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Daryan Borys
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(405)
The son of the Marathonian Bull lurks within a winding Labyrinth and brings death to anyone who becomes lost in those halls. How will Theseus slay the Minotaur and then find his way out?

Class experience

US Grade 4 - 6
Students develop an appreciation of ancient literature and learn about Theseus, Aegeus, the Oracle of Delphi, Minos, Daedalus, Icarus, Ariadne, Dionysus, the Minotaur whose name is actually Asterion, and far more. Etymology of words connected to these stories will be discussed.  Information is sourced from Pseudo-Apollodorus' 'Bibliotheca', Euripides' 'Hippolytus', Herodotus' 'Histories', and Plutarch's 'The Parallel Lives.'  Further information is sourced from the works including, but no limited to, of Pindar, Sappho, Sophocles, and Homer.
Homework Offered
Be a hero.
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Spoiler, the Minotaur dies.  The Minotaur eats human flesh and displays the dead in macabre statuesque poses under a false assumption the dead are simply asleep.  This is presented in a comical fashion and reads far more dour than when performed.  Within the story, a woman has a child with a bull, resulting in the birth of the Minotaur.  Students will NOT be hearing how Daedalus built a mechanical cow for Pasiphae in order to complete this deed.  There is no imagery or narrative present in the lesson about this.  We will simply learn "Pasiphae fell in love with the Cretan Bull" and leave it at that.  Inquiring minds may be told of the mechanical cow, but no further.
Pseudo-Apollodorus' 'Bibliotheca', Euripides' 'Hippolytus', Herodotus' 'Histories', Plutarch's 'The Parallel Lives'
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(405)
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I'm happy to share my passion for Greek Mythology, Shakespeare, Jules Verne, J.R.R. Tolkien, or explore and develop a student's interest in literature.  As an actor, I've had the pleasure of exploring and performing in traditional Greek Theater,... 
Group Class

$22

per class
Meets once
55 min

Completed by 22 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
1-6 learners per class

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