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Brainstorming

INTRODUCTIONInordertounderstandtheworldaroundthem,virtuallyallearlyculturesdevelopedmythsthatexplainedvariousaspectsoflifeandmysteriesofnature.InancientChina,forexample,thephoenix,thedragon,theunicornandthetortoisewereregardedassacredcreaturesthatsymbolizedvariouscharacteristicsincludingwisdom,longevity,indestructibilityandpower.

INTRODUCTIONTheancientGreeksdevelopedacomplexsystemofmythsrelatedtogodsandgoddessesthatweresaidtocontrolthefateofallmenandwomen.Whethermythsbecamepartofanestablishedregionornot,theywerealwaysincorporatedintostoriesthatcouldbetoldandretoldascaptivatingexplanationsofnatureandsupernaturalevents.Andassuchtheybecameculturaltreasuresthateducatedandunitedpeoplearoundcommonbeliefs.

TASKONEMatchingPicturesLookatthepictureofthe12immortalsinGreekMythologywhodweltinamagnificentpalaceontheheightsofMountOlympus.Thenworkinpairstomatchthenamesofthegods/goddessesbasedontheirpicturesandthedescriptionsgivenbelow.

TASKONEMatchingPictures

TASKONEApollo[?p?l??]wasthegodofprophecy,

musicandhealing.Zeus[zju:s](宙斯)wasthesupremegodof

theOlympians.Hera[‘hi?r?](赫拉)wasthegoddessof

marriage.HerawasthewifeofZeusand

QueenoftheOlympians.Aphrodite(阿佛洛狄特)wasthegoddessof

love,beautyandfertility.Shewas

alsoaprotectressofsailors.

TASKONEHephaestus[hifi:st?s](赫菲斯托斯)wasthegodoffireandcraftsorthetwotogether,henceofblacksmiths.HewasthesonofZeusandHeraor,insomeaccounts,ofHeraalone.Helimpedbecausehewasbornlame,whichcausedhismothertothrowhimoffMountOlympus.Demeter[di‘mi:t?](得墨忒耳)wasthegoddessofagriculture.Hewasthesistero