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Part I: The Wedding
Wedding of Peleus (mortal) and Thetis (nymph)
Goddess of Discord (Discordia/Eris) NOT invited!
Part II: The Evil Plot
Angered by the non invite, Discordia plucked a golden apple and threw it into the part with the Greek word –Kallisti (to the most beautiful)
This will show them to not invite
me!
Part III: The Fight
Three goddess – Juno, Minerva and Venus – got into a fight over who should get the apple
Part IV: Pick a Judge
None of the gods wanted to choose (too scared!)Jupiter chose the mortal Paris to be the judge You be the judge!
Part V: The Bribes - Juno
Juno promised Paris that if she were chosen he would rule the entire world – including Asia!
Part V: The Bribes - Minerva
Minerva promised Paris that if she were chosen he would be the wisest person in the world
Part V: The Bribes - Venus
Venus promised Paris the love and marriage of the most beautiful woman in the world
Part VI: The JudgmentParis of course chooses Venus’ gift –to the dismay of the other goddesses
I choose the girl, of course!
PROBLEM:
The most beautiful woman in the world is Helen of SpartaUnfortunately, she is already married to Menelaus
So, what happens?
Paris pretends to go on a goodwill trip to Sparta – but steals Helen!
How do you think Menelaus feels?Let’s run away together…back
to Troy!
Echo and Narcissus
DIRECTIONS:1. Read the story individually2. Get into groups and discuss the questions on the worksheet.
As you read consider the following:
How the gods punish other gods or humans
How the myth explains the existence of something in the world
What lessons do we learn from these stories?