What do you think Mackail means when he/she writes " The gods are angry; we shall never be Now as of old," What does it mean "we shall never be Now as of old" ?
Why did Zeus with Prometheus even though Zeus knew he could not be trusted with not giving Man fire? Did Zeus want to test Prometheus' temptations? Do you think Zeus wanted to find a way to punish P.? Why or why not?
Do you think Hermes knew that Mankind would be spared because Deucalion and Pyrrha weren't wicked people? Do you think that meeting Philemon and Baucis made an impact on Zeus's opinions about man? ahy or why not? Do you think Zeus is basically lost without Prometheus's wisdom?
Do you think that Zeus was right to punish Prometheus instead of the humans? After all, they accepted his gift when they knew that Zeus would be mad. Should the humans have protested the banishment of their maker?
What does the fact that all the wicked men were destroyed say about the ancient greeks who created this story? How does the way the ancient greeks thought about themsleves affect the story?
Do you think that the Greeks believed that Zeus came down to Earth more than once to survey man and decide whether or not another magical flood would be needed?
Why did Zeus turn Lycaon into a wolf? Wolves sense of no family reminds makes me wonder if thery were frowned upon. Were certain animals desired more than others? Is this where the myth that wolves are evil started? If so, what does this say for the humans and gods? What does it say about that particular religions?
what do you think this story is similar to? How do you think think the antient Greeks came up with the story of a great flood to wipe all evil from Greece? Do you think this story was based off of another story? If so, which story and what do they have in common?
how was the flood the differnce betwen what makes a hero from the hero age and good person from the bronse age? what makes them a hero that they didn't have before?
Besides the fact to test the human, why do you tyhink Hermes and Zues went down to earth? what do you think the race of mankind has heard about the gods in order to distingiush them?
What do you think the relashionship between Zeus and Prometheus is? Do you think there it's a give and take or a betrayal relashionship? How do you think this shows in Chapter 4? How do you think this relashionship impacts there personalities and perspectives? -------------------------------- Do you think the flood changed the mood of the book?
Do zeus and Promentheus have a bad relationship or was there an incident in the past that made him give promentheus fire? Did Zeus want to find a way to hurt Promentheus, did he know that he would give the mortals fire?
In ancient Greece, it is known that people from different cities lived far apart from each other. Also, they are mostly belligerent and often raged wars. What does this scenario influence the storytellers, and how much power to philosophers and religious orders hold in Greece?
Do you think the outcome would have been different if Prometheous was there? Why or why why not? Does your awnser have anything t do withthe fact that he created humans? How so?
Why did Zeus have need to destroy the human race and why did Hermes want to save them? (this was previously posted 12/8 as a comment on the homework page)
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What do you think Mackail means when he/she writes " The gods are angry; we shall never be Now as of old," What does it mean "we shall never be Now as of old" ?
Why did Zeus with Prometheus even though Zeus knew he could not be trusted with not giving Man fire?
Did Zeus want to test Prometheus' temptations?
Do you think Zeus wanted to find a way to punish P.?
Why or why not?
Do you think Hermes knew that Mankind would be spared because Deucalion and Pyrrha weren't wicked people?
Do you think that meeting Philemon and Baucis made an impact on Zeus's opinions about man? ahy or why not?
Do you think Zeus is basically lost without Prometheus's wisdom?
do you think that zuez was right to destroy the villages they went to. if not then what should have he done
What do you think the flood represented? Why?
Do you think that Zeus was right to punish Prometheus instead of the humans? After all, they accepted his gift when they knew that Zeus would be mad. Should the humans have protested the banishment of their maker?
"You see, men are as wicked as I thought," said Zeus. What does this mean? Why did Zeus say this and what does it say about his character?
Do you think Prometheus deserved the punishment that Zeus gave him?
Why?
Do you think Hermes set up their last visit so that mortals would live?
Why?
if zues wasn't so bossy and didn't have such a bad temper do you think that mother earth wouldn't have unleashed the monsters?
What does the fact that all the wicked men were destroyed say about the ancient greeks who created this story?
How does the way the ancient greeks thought about themsleves affect the story?
Are the bible and the ancient myths related in any type of way? If so how much? Do they contradict each other?
Do you think that the Greeks believed that Zeus came down to Earth more than once to survey man and decide whether or not another magical flood would be needed?
Why did Zeus turn Lycaon into a wolf? Wolves sense of no family reminds makes me wonder if thery were frowned upon. Were certain animals desired more than others? Is this where the myth that wolves are evil started? If so, what does this say for the humans and gods? What does it say about that particular religions?
what do you think this story is similar to? How do you think think the antient Greeks came up with the story of a great flood to wipe all evil from Greece? Do you think this story was based off of another story? If so, which story and what do they have in common?
whoes side is mother nature on anyway?
how was the flood the differnce betwen what makes a hero from the hero age and good person from the bronse age? what makes them a hero that they didn't have before?
Do you think that Zeus told Deucalion and Pyrrha to throw the stones because he thought that was Prometheus is secret or just to restart mankind? why?
What does Mother Earth releasing monsters into the world symbolize for the ancient greek culture?
Besides the fact to test the human, why do you tyhink Hermes and Zues went down to earth? what do you think the race of mankind has heard about the gods in order to distingiush them?
Why are these myths somewhat similar to christian stories? (ex. Noahs Ark, Adam and Eve)
How do you think Zeuses future will be without Prometheus?
Why did the story of Zeus and hermes include a story very similar to the story of "Noah's Ark"? Was this done on purpose or accidental?
-Katherina
What do you think the relashionship between Zeus and Prometheus is?
Do you think there it's a give and take or a betrayal relashionship?
How do you think this shows in Chapter 4?
How do you think this relashionship impacts there personalities and perspectives?
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Do you think the flood changed the mood of the book?
Do you think that Zeus is trying to be cruel to the humans or think other whys? why or why not
Do zeus and Promentheus have a bad relationship or was there an incident in the past that made him give promentheus fire? Did Zeus want to find a way to hurt Promentheus, did he know that he would give the mortals fire?
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In ancient Greece, it is known that people from different cities lived far apart from each other. Also, they are mostly belligerent and often raged wars. What does this scenario influence the storytellers, and how much power to philosophers and religious orders hold in Greece?
Do you think the outcome would have been different if Prometheous was there? Why or why why not? Does your awnser have anything t do withthe fact that he created humans? How so?
What does the story of the flood remind you of in the Old Testament?
Because Nyctimus refused to eat human flesh, Lycaon killed him. Even though Zeus was disguised as a old man, why wouldnt he stop this scene?
♥ Emma Francesca ♥
do u think greek mythology is like other religions
If Zeus has an extreme disliking of humans, why doesn't he just get rid of them instead of just giving them chance after chance and they fail him?
Why do you think Zeus had become more compassionate in the time following Prometheus and Pandora?
How do you think the story of Hermes and Zeus connect to Noah's Ark? What does it show about religions and the connections of our histories?
--Emilie
Do you think Zues learned not to judge humans before getting to know them? How could this change the way zues looks at humans?
Why did Zeus have need to destroy the human race and why did Hermes want to save them? (this was previously posted 12/8 as a comment on the homework page)
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