2. Prometheus and IoPrometheus and Io
Characters:Characters:
Prometheus-the wisePrometheus-the wise
titan that wastitan that was
punished by Zeus forpunished by Zeus for
helping the mankindhelping the mankind
Io – the lover of ZeusIo – the lover of Zeus
that was turned into athat was turned into a
cow in order tocow in order to
escape the wrath ofescape the wrath of
HeraHera
3. PlotPlot
Prometheus was tied to aPrometheus was tied to a
rock and everyday a crowrock and everyday a crow
would eat his liverwould eat his liver
Io was a lady turned intoIo was a lady turned into
a cow in order to escapea cow in order to escape
from Hera and wasfrom Hera and was
destined to travel to adestined to travel to a
great distancegreat distance
4. She was very miserableShe was very miserable
because of her fate andbecause of her fate and
on her way she meton her way she met
PrometheusPrometheus
Prometheus felt sorry forPrometheus felt sorry for
Io that he told her aboutIo that he told her about
her bright future and howher bright future and how
the greatest hero ofthe greatest hero of
Greece will be herGreece will be her
descendantdescendant
5. SettingsSettings
The rocky side of theThe rocky side of the
sea wheresea where
Prometheus wasPrometheus was
boundbound
6. ThemeTheme
Life’s journey andLife’s journey and
experiences doesn’texperiences doesn’t
recognize therecognize the
physical attribute ofphysical attribute of
an individualan individual
Whatever happensWhatever happens
there is always hopethere is always hope
The value ofThe value of
sympathysympathy
7. EuropaEuropa
Characters:Characters:
Europa-the maidenEuropa-the maiden
that Zeus fell in lovethat Zeus fell in love
withwith
Zeus- the god ofZeus- the god of
lightning who fell inlightning who fell in
love with Europalove with Europa
8. PlotPlot
Zeus was looking downZeus was looking down
from heaven whenfrom heaven when
Aphrodite struck him withAphrodite struck him with
an arrow and he fell inan arrow and he fell in
love with the maidenlove with the maiden
named Europanamed Europa
While Europa was withWhile Europa was with
the other maidens, Zeusthe other maidens, Zeus
appeared to her in theappeared to her in the
image of a golden bullimage of a golden bull
9. Europa rode the bullEuropa rode the bull
through the ocean andthrough the ocean and
though it was very fast,though it was very fast,
Europa didn’t feel scaredEuropa didn’t feel scared
for she knew that shefor she knew that she
was in the presence of awas in the presence of a
godgod
Europa lived happily andEuropa lived happily and
has never suffered fromhas never suffered from
Hera’s wrathHera’s wrath
10. SettingsSettings
Mount Olympus where Zeus was residingMount Olympus where Zeus was residing
The fields where Zeus appeared beforeThe fields where Zeus appeared before
EuropaEuropa
The ocean that the lovers travelledThe ocean that the lovers travelled
11. ThemeTheme
Good things come toGood things come to
people who put theirpeople who put their
trust in the divinitytrust in the divinity
12. PolyphemusPolyphemus
Characters:Characters:
Polyphemus-a cyclopPolyphemus-a cyclop
who was cruel andwho was cruel and
bloodthirstybloodthirsty
Odysseus- the hero ofOdysseus- the hero of
the Odyssey thatthe Odyssey that
outsmartedoutsmarted
PolyphemusPolyphemus
13. PlotPlot
Odysseus and hisOdysseus and his
men decided to stopmen decided to stop
by an island to restby an island to rest
while travelling acrosswhile travelling across
the seathe sea
The cave theyThe cave they
decided to crash indecided to crash in
was owned bywas owned by
Polyphemus whoPolyphemus who
doesn’t appreciatedoesn’t appreciate
guestsguests
14. He eats one of theHe eats one of the
men at night andmen at night and
decided another mandecided another man
everytime.everytime.
Odysseus outsmartedOdysseus outsmarted
the cyclops bythe cyclops by
blinding it and usingblinding it and using
the sheep as coversthe sheep as covers
in order to escape thein order to escape the
islandisland
15. SettingsSettings
Cave by the sea thatCave by the sea that
is owned by theis owned by the
cyclopscyclops
16. ThemeTheme
The value of beingThe value of being
able to think on yourable to think on your
feetfeet
Brute force andBrute force and
strength doesn’tstrength doesn’t
guarantee victoryguarantee victory
The person who usesThe person who uses
his head and tacticshis head and tactics
would usually comewould usually come
out victoriousout victorious
18. NarcissusNarcissus
Characters:Characters:
Narcissus- theNarcissus- the
handsome youth whohandsome youth who
fell in love withfell in love with
himselfhimself
Echo-the nymph whoEcho-the nymph who
fell in love withfell in love with
Narcissus and whoNarcissus and who
was punished by onlywas punished by only
repeating words thatrepeating words that
are already utteredare already uttered
19. PlotPlot
Narcissus was veryNarcissus was very
handsome and yet he refusedhandsome and yet he refused
to fell in love with anyone.to fell in love with anyone.
One of the brokenheartedOne of the brokenhearted
maiden prayed for him to fallmaiden prayed for him to fall
in love with himselfin love with himself
20. He saw his reflection byHe saw his reflection by
the river and fell in lovethe river and fell in love
with himself. He fell intowith himself. He fell into
the river and drownedthe river and drowned
Echo was nymph who wasEcho was nymph who was
in love with Narcissus whoin love with Narcissus who
was helpless to warnwas helpless to warn
Narcissus because sheNarcissus because she
can only repeat words.can only repeat words.
From the river whereFrom the river where
Narcissus fell, a flowerNarcissus fell, a flower
bloomedbloomed
24. PlotPlot
Apollo and Hyacinth wereApollo and Hyacinth were
playing discuss when theplaying discuss when the
west wind blew thewest wind blew the
discuss and it struckdiscuss and it struck
Hyacinth in the headHyacinth in the head
resulting in his deathresulting in his death
Apollo was filled with griefApollo was filled with grief
and from the blood of hisand from the blood of his
friend sprung a flowerfriend sprung a flower
which he namedwhich he named
HyacinthusHyacinthus
26. ThemeTheme
Love is how we stayLove is how we stay
alive long after we arealive long after we are
gonegone
Death is inevitableDeath is inevitable
27. AdonisAdonis
CharacterCharacter
Adonis- theAdonis- the
handsome youth whohandsome youth who
was loved bywas loved by
Aphrodite and wasAphrodite and was
accidentally killed byaccidentally killed by
a beara bear
Aphrodite-goddess ofAphrodite-goddess of
lovelove
28. PlotPlot
Adonis was loved byAdonis was loved by
Aphrodite and wasAphrodite and was
usually under theusually under the
guidance of Aphroditeguidance of Aphrodite
One day, whileOne day, while
hunting he camehunting he came
across a bear whoacross a bear who
attacked himattacked him
29. Aphrodite was tooAphrodite was too
late and no matterlate and no matter
how much shehow much she
begged Hades, hebegged Hades, he
wouldn’t bring Adoniswouldn’t bring Adonis
back to life.back to life.
From Adonis blood,From Adonis blood,
sprang a flowersprang a flower
30. ThemeTheme
Love is eternalLove is eternal
Death ends a life not a relationshipDeath ends a life not a relationship
Even gods cannot defy deathEven gods cannot defy death
