Reading the myth 'The Beginning of the World'
I can explore the myth, ‘The Beginning of the World’.
Reading the myth 'The Beginning of the World'
I can explore the myth, ‘The Beginning of the World’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reading between the lines to search for clues can help to infer meaning
- Evidence from the text helps us to justify our inferences
- It was believed that the Earth was squeezed out of the sea and sifted out of the sky
- It was believed that Chronos disentangled the elements
- Gods, godesses, giants and Titans all lived together on Earth
Common misconception
Pupils may consider Chaos to be a Greek god.
Chaos is considered a primordial being. It represents the formless, shapeless state from which everything else emerged.
Keywords
Greek myth - A Greek myth explains the ancient Greek culture's beliefs and customs; they usually involve gods and supernatural creatures.
Close reading - To perform a close reading of a text means to analyse and examine its details for in-depth comprehension.
Titans - The Titans were considered by ancient Greeks to be powerful gods, the offspring of Gaia and Ouranos.
Cyclopes - The Cyclopes were one-eyed giants in Greek mythology; they were allies of the Titans.
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explains the ancient Greek culture's beliefs and customs
to analyse and examine a text to build comprehension
considered by ancient Greeks to be powerful gods
one-eyed giants in Greek mythology
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Darkness
Earth
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