- Unit 6. Religion and Mythology
- Getting Started
  - What Are We Learning
  - Observe and Think
  - Map Your Mind
- Religion in Antiquity
  - Greece
  - Rome
- Greek and Roman Mythology
  - In the Beginning, There Was Chaos
  - Gods
  - Heroes
- Self-Evaluation Quiz
- Complementary Activities
  - The Greek and Latin Roots of English
  - One Myth, One Song
  - Games, Comics and Stuff
- References

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# In the Beginning, There Was Chaos

Let's delve into the intricate world of Greek Mythology with the help of this mind map.

For a more extended and precise mind map, click here.

## Activity: From Chaos to Prometheus

You will easily interpret most of the information from the map above by watching the first half of this video. The questions below refer to the second half, which is about the creation of humankind.

Now it's your turn

1. The Immortals wanted to create new inhabitants of the earth who were JXUwMDM1JXUwMDAyJXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDE1JXUwMDBk .

2. After the creation the Immortals ordered JXUwMDA4JXUwMDIyJXUwMDFkJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA4JXUwMDExJXUwMDFjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDEwJXUw MDA2 and JXUwMDFkJXUwMDM1JXUwMDE5JXUwMDA0JXUwMDA4JXUwMDExJXUwMDFjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDEwJXUw MDA2 to give gifts to the new species.

3. They were JXUwMDNhJXUwMDEwJXUwMDFkJXUwMDFiJXUwMDFjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDE3JXUwMDAx .

4. Epimetheus gave strength, beauty and agility to JXUwMDM5JXUwMDBmJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA0JXUwMDBjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDFm , but no any natural weapon to JXUwMDMwJXUwMDFkJXUwMDE4JXUwMDBjJXUwMDBmJXUwMDFk .

5. Prometheus stole JXUwMDJhJXUwMDE3JXUwMDA0JXUwMDEyJXUwMDFjJXUwMDAx from Athena and JXUwMDNlJXUwMDBmJXUwMDFiJXUwMDE3 from Hephaestus.

6. Zeus got angry and Prometheus was punished by being JXUwMDNiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDA5JXUwMDA4JXUwMDA3JXUwMDBiJXUwMDAx to a rock.

7. An eagle ate his liver every day.

8. After JXUwMDJjJXUwMDFjJXUwMDAxJXUwMDFiJXUwMDA2JXUwMDBk years of torture, JXUwMDEwJXUwMDJkJXUwMDE3JXUwMDExJXUwMDE2JXUwMDE5JXUwMDA5JXUwMDE2 released Prometheus.

## Activity: Pandora

So, there is just one relevant figure missing now: Pandora. Look for the information you need to interpret the image below.

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