2.3 Religion, science and philosophy

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Chapter 2: Greeks

2.3 Religion, science and philosophy

Today

• Information about the Percy Jackson assignment (+- 15 min)
  
• What do you know already? (+- 5 min)
  
• Explanation (+- 15 min)
• Homework (+- 10 min)

At the end of this lesson...

• You can explain what you need to do for the Percy Jackson assignment.
•  You can give a description of the world of the Greek gods and explain what a myth is.

Percy Jackson assignment

Does everyone have their book??

Greek Gods

Mythology

• Collection of myths
• Stories in which gods, heroes and creatures play a role
• The Greek myths were passed down orally as lessons for life

Greek Gods

• Greek gods look like people
• They have human qualities (in love, angry, jealous)

• They also have divine qualities (superpowers, immortal)
• There were many Gods, because there were many things the Greeks couldn't explain (myths).
• Polytheïsm

Explain what a myth is and give an example.

Did the ancient greeks have a polytheistic or monotheistic religion? Explain your answer.

Homework

For next week: read the first two chapters of Percy Jackson

For friday: Make exercise 1 to 4