Heroes, Gods, and Monsters is a retelling of many Greek myths. Myths are narratives of gods, goddesses, and heroes and their achievements and supernatural powers. These myths are passed down and tell stories of the common beliefs that the Greeks held about the world and its people. The Greeks held their characters accountable for their actions, heroes were rewarded,  but they were also punished. However, often the morals of the Greeks are very different from our morals today, therefore these stories must be viewed with a lens of criticality. 

Big Ideas:

• Gods and Goddesses were created in human images including flaws to highlight the consequences of our actions or motivations.

• Gods and Goddesses saw themselves as superior to mortals. 

• Greek myths reflect the values and cultures of Greek society at the time and also have impacted modern culture.

• Greek myths explain the way that Greeks saw the world and made sense of the phenomena around them.

• Greeks myths have inspired art and language.