欧洲传统文化Gchapter1.ppt

GREEK MYTHS  Chapter 1 Creation of the world Who was Uranus? What did he do to his children? Who defeated Uranus finally? Why Cronus swallowed each of his children as they were born? How did Zeus become king of the gods family? The Creation of the World The Creation of Man How did Prometheus created man? With whose help? What trick did Prometheus played to Zeus? Why did Zeus decide to punish Prometheus and man ? And how? Who was Pandora? What is Pandora’s box? Five Ages of Man 4. The Heroic Age 5. The Iron Age Deucalion’s Flood Why did Zeus want to destroy men of the Iron Age? How did he carry out his plot? With whose help? Who survived the Flood? Why? Why do the Greeks look back to Deucalion and Pyrra their great ancestors? What does flood in different cultures tell us? Allusions Prometheus’s gift: Pandora’s box: Deucalion’s flood: Exercises P10--12 Further development Group discussion How did the universe come into being, according to your understanding? Thank you! *Xi’an Jiaotong University * Chaos Uranus Cronus Zeus Gaea, Nyx, Erebus, Eros,Tartarus Ether, Day, Doom, fate, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis 3Cyclopes, 3Hectoncheires, 12 Titans( Rhea, Oceanus, Iaptus…) Other 5 children of Cronus Atlas, Prometheus, Epimitheus,… 1. Golden Age (Cronus in power) 2. The silver Age (Zeus) 3. The Brazen Age ( Zeus) Deucalion’s flood It refers to the spark of fire, the light of civilization, or the strong will and spirit to fight the evil power in order to achieve a noble goal. It refers to the source of all disasters or gifts that cause misfortunes. It refers to the renewal of human beings. Deucalion: the ancestor of human being. *Xi’an Jiaotong University