Perseus the Destroyer: Gear of the Gods (Part 2)
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 6
An item wielded by a god is quite a powerful thing. In this tale about Perseus, we fully explore the gear he is bestowed by both gods of Olympus and the chthonic god Hades. We will learn about Cetus the sea monster and how leviathans of the deep have captured the imagination for ages. The tale of Polydectes requesting a wedding gift of Perseus will be told that leads to his instruction by the king to fetch the head of Medusa. Here the learners will be introduced to the plot device...
Students develop an appreciation of ancient literature and learn about Perseus, Danae, Dictys, Polydectes, Hermes, Athena, Hades, Minthe, Acheron, Cocytus, the Graeae, Phorcus, Ceto, and far more. Etymology of words connected to these stories will be discussed. Information is sourced from Pseudo-Apollodorus' 'Bibliotheca', Hyginus' 'Fabulae', fragments of Euripides' 'Andromeda' as the play has been lost to time, Herodotus' 'Histories', Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', and Hesiod's 'Shield of Heracles'. Further information is sourced from the works including, but not limited to, of Pindar, Sappho, Sophocles, and Homer.
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Pseudo-Apollodorus' 'Bibliotheca', Hyginus' 'Fabulae', fragments of Euripides' 'Andromeda' as the play has been lost to time, Herodotus' 'Histories', Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', and Hesiod's 'Shield of Heracles'. Further information is sourced from the works including, but not limited to, of Pindar, Sappho, Sophocles, and Homer.
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 classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 19 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 9-12
1-6 learners per class