MODULE 3 LESSON 3 - Greek Mythology - Orpheus and Eurydice PDF

PRIMING (MOTIVATION) WORD GIBBERISH GAME! ​ OR FOR USE - ORPHEUS ​ YOU REAL DICE - EURYDICE ​ PER SEF PHONE KNEE - PERSEPHONE ​ HEY THIS - HADES ​ MAY NADS - MAENADS/MAINADES TITLE: MODULE 3 LESSON 3 (GREEK MYTH: ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE) INTRODUCTION Gree...

PRIMING (MOTIVATION) WORD GIBBERISH GAME! ​ OR FOR USE - ORPHEUS ​ YOU REAL DICE - EURYDICE ​ PER SEF PHONE KNEE - PERSEPHONE ​ HEY THIS - HADES ​ MAY NADS - MAENADS/MAINADES TITLE: MODULE 3 LESSON 3 (GREEK MYTH: ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE) INTRODUCTION Greek mythology is a collection of stories and legends from ancient Greece that explain the origins, lives, and adventures of gods, goddesses, heroes, and creatures. These myths continue to influence literature, art, and modern culture today. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the most enduring and poignant myths in Greek mythology. It tells the tale of Orpheus, a gifted musician whose love for his wife Eurydice transcends life and death. The myth explores themes of love, loss, and the power of music, as well as the tragic consequences of doubt and human frailty. OBJECTIVES ​ Enable to understand the key characters and plot of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, including the roles of Orpheus, Eurydice, and the gods of the underworld. ​ Students will reflect on what the myth teaches about human desires and limitations, considering how it might connect with their own experiences of love, loss, or hope. ​ Students will be able to write a "what if" scenario and detailing how the story might change. Q. To what extent would you use your strength to save the person you love? ​ OVID​​ ​ ​ PLATO​ ​ ​ VIRGIL  HUGH LUPTON - Retold the story in a 2013 book for middle schoolers BODY Characters/Main Characters Orpheus - Mortal Musician. He has an ability to charm all living things in his music. Son of Calliope and Apollo. Eurydice - Forest nymph. Wife of Orpheus Hades - Lord of Underworld. Husband of Persephone. Maenads/Mainades - Followers of Dionysus. Able to perform miracles. “mad women”. Persephone - Goddess of the underworlds. Goddess of the harvest Wife of Hades Cerberus - A three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld, Hades. Summary of the Story 1.​ Orpheus was the son of Apollo and he was a very gifted musician whose music could charm mortals, animals, and trees. Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus and one day Eurydice was wandering with the nymphs and a shepherd named Aristaeus attempted to make advance toward Eurydice and she ran off. While running she was bitten by a snake and died. Being so grief stricken Orpheus played sorrows in his music which was heard by Gods and men. 2.​ In such need for his love he went in search of Eurydice in the underworld. In the underworld he sang his sorrows with such perfection that Hades, Persephone and all the ghosts of the underworld stopped. Orpheus’s song made Persephone and Hades grant him his desire. They let Eurydice leave with him under one condition; he could not look at her until they left the underworld. 3.​ When they nearly left the underworld Orpheus had forgotten his promise and wanted to assure that Eurydice was following him. He looked at her and she was instantly gone. Orpheus didn’t even have a chance to hug his love. In such love for his wife, Orpheus wanted to follow her in death. He wandered back into the underworld and kept playing his heartbreaking song. Orpheus’s singing had caused the Thracian maidens to get angry and screamed to drown out his overpowering music. The maidens ripped him apart and placed his  remains at Libethera. Now in death, Orpheus and Eurydice walk the fields together in true happiness. CONCLUSION Orpheus’s story teaches us that love, though strong, can’t always overcome fate. His inability to let go and trust the gods' promise led to his loss, showing that sometimes, acceptance is the hardest but wisest choice. FORMATIVE TEST 1-5 Quiz Answer the following question based on the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. 1.​ Although Orpheus inherited many musical talents, for which instrument is he well-known? -​ Orpheus is well-known for his instrument of the Lyre. 2.​ Why did Eurydice die? -​ Eurydice died because a deadly snake stung her. 3.​ What does Orpheus want to do after his wife's death? -​ He wants his wife to be brought back to life. 4.​ Did Orpheus succeed in his plan? Why? -​ No. Because he looks back to Eurydice, which he and the gods agree to not to look back at her while going out in the underworld. 5.​ What happened next to Orpheus when he looked back to Eurydice? - He was forced to return to the world of the living without his wife Eurydice Follow-up Question. ​ If you were the author, how would you like to recreate the end of the story? REFERENCES/SOURCES https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/orpheus-and-eurydice-28568415/ 28568415 https://www.slideshare.net/REHMASIVAKUMAR/orpheus-and-eurydice- 239363509 Prepared by: Anastacio, Hazel L.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ BEED 4 Subject: LIT 2 ( Reading’s on World’s Literary Masterpieces)