When reading the mythology book, examine the hero tales closely (focus on the Greek and Roman heroes). What do these tales have in common?
In the mythology book all tales are linked to gods in some way. Even if it started out being just a normal situation the gods seemed to intervene. During the Trojan War, Zeus sided with Troy even though in the end Troy did not succeed and the Greeks did the gods had still gotten in the middle of things. However, it was Zeus’s daughter they were fighting over, he could not resist Thetis, and he liked Troy best. Also, the gods came into play during the Quest for the Golden Fleece when Hera was trying to figure out how to help the Argonauts. She went to Aphrodite for help. Aphrdite sent her son Cupid to make Jason fall in love with Medea (the King’s daughter) because she was very skilled and could help them out. In the mythology tales the Gods always have a hand in things.
Emma-Jean Patterson
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Yes, others have already established they have intervention from the gods. What else do they have in common?
Another thing that the mythological stories have in common is death. In all of the stories it seems as though someone dies in their journey or task. For example many people died in the Quest for the Golden Fleece. Also many died in the Trojan War. All in all in most of the stories death was a major part.
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