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    Our objectives:

    • To study traditional myths and legends and


    understand why ancient people believed in them.

    • To look at what ingredients myths and legends


    include, and use these to create our own ‘myths’.
    Myth
    A myth is a traditional story that is not based on something
    that really happened and is usually about a superhuman
    being or hero.

    Legend
    A legend is like a myth, but is usually based on someone or
    something that did exist.

    What traditional stories can you think of? Put them in a


    mindmap. Can you tell whether they are myths or legends?
    Myths

    The most famous myths are those of the Ancient Greeks.


    These are stories that tell of Gods with power over all
    aspects of the world, including love, thunder and war.

    It is said that the stories of how these Gods use their powers
    were made up to help explain things that people didn’t
    understand – like why the rain falls, or why the seasons
    change.

    Sometimes myths also try to teach a moral lesson, where a


    character in the story does something that is morally wrong
    or bad, and they have to suffer the consequences.
    Pandora’s Box

    This story tells of how the Gods punish mankind after they
    steal fire from heaven. They put everything evil into a jar
    and leave it with a man called Epimetheus and his wife.

    Listen to the story of ‘Pandora’s Box’ and write a sentence


    explaining what moral lesson it tries to teach the reader.

    Imagine you have a magic box.


    What would you keep in it?
    Write a short story telling what would
    happen if someone opened it
    (try to include a moral lesson of your own!).
    Myths and Legends – A recap:
    Choose the correct word from the box below to fill in the
    gaps in the passage below:

    A _ _ _ _ _ _ is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ story that is based on


    something that may have actually happened.

    A _ _ _ _ is a story that tells of a superhuman being


    or _ _ _ _, and sometimes has a _ _ _ _ _ lesson.

    The most famous myths were told by the Ancient _ _ _ _ _ _.


    They told of _ _ _ _ with special powers over the World.

    Gods Greeks hero legend


    moral myth traditional
    The Minotaur

    One of the most famous monsters from a myth is the


    minotaur. This creature was a half-human,
    half-bull that lived at the centre of a large
    labyrinth (maze).

    Listen to the description of the


    minotaur and fill in a chart like
    the one below:

    SIZE / SHAPE
    SKIN
    HEAD
    HAIR
    TEETH
    Now use a similar chart to plan your own monster. Once
    you’ve planned it, draw and describe it in the same way:

    SIZE / SHAPE
    SKIN
    HEAD
    HAIR
    TEETH
    TAIL
    CLAWS
    EYES
    SMELL
    SOUND
    Hercules

    This is a picture of Hercules from


    the Disney movie. In the original
    Greek story, Hercules is supposed
    to be an old man, but for their film,
    Disney decided to make him look
    more like a modern hero.

    Label your picture of Hercules to


    show how the artist has made him
    look more heroic.

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