The library hosted a quiz on the myths of ancient Greece. Quiz “Myths of Ancient Greece. Olympic gods
Fairytale antiquity of Hellas
Competition - quiz for students
6 classes on the topic "Myths Ancient Greece. Olympic gods».
Narizhnaya Alexandra Lvovna,
Russian teacher and
Literature MAOU secondary school №40
Novorossiysk 2010
Competition - quiz
Myths of Ancient Greece. Olympic gods.
Target:
- the formation of interest among schoolchildren in a deep study of literary topics, in particular ancient Greek mythology;
- creation of conditions for the realization of the creative abilities of children;
- improving culture, expanding the horizons of students.
Conduct form
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Contest. Teams of five people each participate. Teams are given homework:
- revive a picture or stage a myth;
Prepare a retelling of the myths about Hercules;
Know information about the Olympian gods: how they looked, their attributes, external decoration, their distinctive qualities, etc .;
Come up with a name for the team, choose a patron and praise him;
Find out the meaning of aphorisms from the myths dedicated to the Olympic gods.
Competition progress:
Leading
Today, guys from four classes will show us their knowledge about the gods of Ancient Greece. They themselves prepared for the quiz, which we called "Fabulous Hellas". Why Fairytale? After all, myths about gods are very similar to fairy tales: they are just as colorful, fantastic and interesting. The guys, dear viewers, will show you how much important and instructive they learned about Ancient Greece, its inhabitants: gods, heroes and people. So, let's begin.
Teams, please take the stage (a team appears on the stage to the music)
-Competitions will be judged by a jury (submit jury members)
-So, our acquaintance is over, let's proceed to the main part - competitions. Teams, take your seats. Begin.
1 contest
The first task was given to the teams in advance: come up with a name, choose a patron from the Olympic gods and praise them so that the team would be successful in the competition. The result of this competition will depend on how well the teams have chosen a patron.
The score for this competition is 3 points.
2 contest
"Olympic Journalism Competition"
From each team, one participant is invited to choose a task, which is as follows. As you know, journalists are interested in many things and can describe any events. You are invited to explain the meanings of "winged" expressions that appeared thanks to myths. Teams must confer for one minute and answer what the given expression means and what myth it comes from.
The score for this competition is 2 points.
Checklist.
Augean stables-1) dirty room;
2) neglect.
The expression is taken from the myth "The Animal Farm of the King
Avgia".
Ariadne's thread- a guiding thread that helps to get out of
predicament.
The expression is taken from the myth "Theseus' Journey
To Crete"
Golden Rain- wealth, unexpected enrichment.
The expression is taken from the myth "Birth of Theseus" or
"Danae"
Flour Tantalum- unbearable torment when it is impossible to achieve
goals. The expression is taken from the myth of the same name.
Nectar and ambrosia- 1) an unusually tasty drink, an exquisite dish;
2) delicious food.
3) the food of the gods.
The expression is taken from the Gods of Olympus myth
panic fear- sudden, inexplicable and very strong fear.
The expression is taken from the Pan and Syringa myth.
Zeus the Thunderer- a formidable boss.
The expression is taken from the myth of the same name.
Pandora's Box- the source of misfortune and disasters.
The expression is taken from the Pandora myth.
3 competition.
-It's a contest Connoisseurs". It will require guys who are ready to recognize the name of the Olympic god, no matter how scarce and contradictory information about him would be. Signs should sound that determine the name of the god made by the team. There are only seven of them. It is clear that the first sign is the rarest and most difficult, for which the guesser will receive the highest score - 7. The last sign is the most common, guessing it, the participant receives one point. Participants of the competition name on one basis, 30 seconds are given for reflection. So, the fewer signs you need to determine the name of God, the higher the score for the answer. (Participants are invited in pairs one by one from the team).
The maximum score is 7 points.
contest.
It's called show jumping Aedov". Which of the spectators will remember who was called Aeds? (Aeds are ancient Greek wanderers who tell myths, most often a blind person who performs a myth like a song). So, our aeds will tell myths dedicated to the exploits of Hercules. But first, the teams need to guess from the proposed list of characters the heroes of their myth, which they got on assignment. It is better to approach one person from the team to choose an envelope with the task (they approach the participant, take the envelopes in which the task is located).
The team is given 30 seconds for the meeting, then they must provide the jury with their card with the name of the myth and the names of the characters of this myth matched to it. For each name correctly guessed - one point (a total of five points).
Then the player representing the team must tell his myth in multiple and beautiful ways.
For this part of the answer, the maximum score is 3 points.
Checklist.
Lyrnaean hydra: Hercules, Iolaus, Lern, Eurystheus, cancer.
Erymanthian boar: Erymanf, Foul, Hercules, Chiron, Eurystheus.
Hercules at Admet: Alcestis, Admet, Tanat, Hades, Hercules.
The Animal Farm of King Avgiy: Avgiy, Peney, Alpheus, Neleus, Periklimen.
Belt of Hippolyta: Hippolyta, Hera, Aella, Melanippe, Hercules.
contest.
"Attributes of the Gods"
It is known that the most chief god on Olympus - Zeus. He is the most majestic, the proudest, the strongest and most powerful. He knew everything about what was happening on Olympus and on Earth. Lightning was a symbol of power and unimaginable strength. All who entered the fight with Zeus - whether they were Gods or mortal people - he struck with his arrows. Our next competition will be connected with the attributes of the gods.
Three players from each team participate in this competition, the other two are left for the next competition, which is held at the same time. Representatives of the teams, get "amphoras" in which there are things belonging to different Olympic gods. You are given five minutes to remember to whom and what thing belongs. Write everything down on a piece of paper and present it to the jury. This competition takes into account the correctness of the answer, the number of attributes found, as well as what is named Magic power possessed by this or that thing.
The maximum score for this contest is 1 point per attribute, one point for each additional information about it.
The teams complete the task, and the next competition is held on the stage.
contest
-It's called the Oracle of Delphi.
Does anyone in the audience know who they are? Delphic oracles And how did they appear in Ancient Greece?
To which team the question is asked, any of the players answers - the most important thing is a quick answer; if the answer is not given, the first team that wishes to answer answers.
For a correct answer - 1 point.
Questions.
How are the Olympian gods different from humans?
What did the gods eat?
Which of the gods performed the most deeds in the first days of his life?
Who from Greek gods invented the lyre, flute?
Which Greek god invented the flute?
Which of the Olympic gods and how avenged his mother for her unworthy behavior?
Which of the gods did Zeus extract from his mother's womb and sew into his thigh?
Which of the gods was the most busy and did not sleep at night?
Which of the gods was engaged in physical labor, and what kind?
Which of the gods had an invisibility hat?
Why did the goddess of wisdom, Athena, patronize artisans?
Why did Aphrodite choose Hephaestus as her husband?
Answers.
1. The Olympic gods are immortal, colorless blood flows in their veins - ichor.
2. The gods ate ambrosia and nectar.
3. Hermes was born early in the morning, made a kithara at noon, learned to play it, stole cows from Apollo in the evening.
4. Hermes invented the lyre by stringing strings on a tortoise shell; Pan carved a flute out of the reed, into which Syringa had become.
5. Athena invented the flute, but threw it away when she saw how ugly her cheeks swelled.
6. Hephaestus made a throne that you could sit on, but you couldn't stand up. He gave it to his mother Hera.
7. Dionysus.
8. Hermes accompanied the souls of people who had passed away at night to the kingdom of Hades. He was also the messenger of Zeus.
9. Hephaestus was a blacksmith, Athena weaved.
10. Hades - this means "invisible."
11. Because Athena invented the potter's wheel, the spinning wheel, burned the first jug.
12. Hephaestus was endowed with the beauty of the mind and design, creativity.
contest.
« living picture»
The teams on the stage show their “picture”, and the teams must guess what their opponents were trying to portray.
The score for this contest is 5 points plus 1 point for the correct answer to the question.
(On the stage, the teams show excerpts from myths, ask questions.)
Leading :
Our competition has come to an end. While the jury is counting the points, I invite the fans to show their knowledge. For a quick and correct answer, a fan can get 1 point for his team.
What does the expression "Sisyphean labor" mean?
Where did Hercules meet Cerberus? (in the realm of the dead)
Who fought the Gorgon Medusa? (Perseus)
What did Jason find in Colchis? (The Golden Fleece)
Who did the Minotaur fight? (with Theseus)
What mythological plot is associated with the tradition of wearing
For the correct answer - 3 points. Teams can also participate. (According to the myth, Prometheus, who gave fire to people, was chained to a mountain. Moreover, the rings of the chain held each of his fingers. When Hercules freed Prometheus, he, being very strong, hurried. He pulled out the chain, but one ring with a stone, part of the rock, remained on the ring finger. Since then, people, honoring Prometheus, began to wear rings with stones.)
A competition is held, at this time the jury sums up the results.
Leading:
So, the jury is ready to announce the results of our competitions, to name the winners.
An award is being made.
Application.
Material for competition 5
PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SOLNECHNOGORSK MUNICIPAL DISTRICT MUNICIPAL STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL №4
Quiz Lesson
"Myths of Ancient Greece"
Zaitsev
Nadezhda Iosifovna -
teacher of history and social studies,
Target: repetition and consolidation of material on the topic;
development of creative abilities of students.
To cultivate interest in literature, a culture of collective response.
During the classes
The teacher leads the quiz, one of the strong students helps him (announces the rules of the game, keeps track of time, counts points).
The class is divided into 2 teams.
1. Teacher's word: For several lessons, we studied the mythology of ancient Greece.
You asked: “We live in the 21st century, we use atomic energy and fly into space, we have learned how to perform the most complex medical operations and effortlessly manage a computer. Why should we, people of the third millennium, study some myths invented in very distant times?
Yes, it is true, human civilization has achieved a lot. But listen to your speech. A person often pronounces words, for example, a notebook, a stadium, a hero, or the word “vacation” that pleases you, without thinking about the fact that they originated from the ancient Greek language.
Besides, ancient Greek mythology- the source of the appearance in the language of a large number of stable combinations: Sisyphean labor, Ariadne's thread, Olympic calmness, etc. In what life situations should they be pronounced? What meaning do they carry? The answer to this question and gives us the study of mythology.
Have you ever wondered why the shoulder straps of military doctors and the sign of pharmacies are decorated with a bowl with a snake? Why are some constellations called Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Gemini? Where do the names of the months January, March, May, June come from in our language?
There is only one source - ancient mythology.
Today in the lesson, under my guidance, you will remember and put into practice your knowledge of the mythology of ancient Greece.
So, I announce the beginning of the Olympic intellectual games, where everyone will pave the way to victory not by force, but by mind. For the period of the Olympic Games, a sacred peace reigns, where there is no place for quarrels and insults.
2. Assistant teacher: I ask you to consult and choose two teams of 6 people (teams are divided so that there is an equal number of strong and weak students). Come up with a name for the team, choose a captain. The rest are fans who can also earn chips for the correct answer. The chip is a bay leaf, a symbol of the Olympic Games.
1 competition. Blitz tournament.
Assistant: Within three minutes, the teams will be asked questions in turn, which must be answered immediately.
1. Wild creatures, half-humans, half-horses, inhabitants of mountains and forests? (centaurs).
2. Guardian of Hades, a three-headed dog with a snake tail? (Cerberus)
3. Which god is the ugliest? (Hephaestus)
4. Which goddess is nicknamed the Foamborn? (Aphrodite)
5. Where was the home of the gods? (Olympus)
6. Who was the supreme god of Greece? (Zeus).
7. What was the name of Zeus's father? (Kronos)
8. Which of the goddesses was born by Zeus himself? (Athena)
9. Name the brothers of Zeus. (Poseidon, Hades).
10. Who gave people fire? (Prometheus)
11. Which of the gods of Olympus limped and why? (Hephaestus was thrown from Olympus).
12. A monster with a human body and a bull's head? (Minotaur).
13. Which of the gods had winged sandals? (Hermes)
14. Which of the gods gave people the alphabet, writing, counting and numbers? (Hermes).
15. What is the name of the river of the underworld, which gives people oblivion? (Summer)
16. What are the names of the twin gods, the children of Zeus. (Apollo and Artemis).
17. Name of the hero who freed Prometheus? (Hercules).
18. What does the name Prometheus mean? (precautionary).
19. What was the name of the ship on which Jason went for the Golden Fleece? (Argo)
20. The names of which characters of the myth of Perseus became the names of the constellations? (Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Perseus, Whale).
21. Who made the first tools and taught people how to use them? (Prometheus)
22. Who made wings and first thought about flying? (Dedalus)
2 competition. Interpretation of phraseological units.
Assistant: Each team has a phrase dictionary on the table. Your task: take an envelope and after five minutes explain the meaning and origin of the stable combinations in it.
cornucopia apple of discord
barrel danaid pandora's box
panic fear of tantalum flour
Augean stables Procrustean bed
While the teams are conferring, questions to the fans.
1. What was the name of the food of the Greek gods, which gave them eternal youth and immortality? (nectar, ambrosia)
2. Which of the three goddesses (Athena, Aphrodite, Hera) did Paris give an apple with the inscription "Most Beautiful"? (Aphrodite)
3. What war broke out because of this dispute of the three goddesses? (Trojan)
4. Name the hero of Greek mythology, whose activity has become a symbol of useless labor. (Sisyphus)
5. What does the idiom "titanic struggle" mean? (hard, long struggle).
6. What does the name Pandora mean? (endowed with all gifts)
7. What was the name of the goat that nursed Zeus? (Amalthea)
8. How many daughters did King Danae have? (13)
9. What is the name of the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa? (Perseus)
10. What is the name of the Greek hero who killed the Minotaur? (Theseus)
We listen to the answers of the teams, evaluate, reward with chips (each correct answer is 1 chip).
3 competition. Captains competition.
Assistant: Team captains go to the board. The names of the Greek gods are written on the board. Your task is to write their functions and give the Roman equivalent of the name.
1. Zeus - Jupiter (king of gods and people)
2. Hera - Juno (patron of the family)
3. Aphrodite - Venus (goddess of love)
4. Poseidon - Neptune (god of the seas)
5. Hades - Pluto (god of the underworld)
6. Artemis - Diana (goddess of the hunt)
7. Hephaestus - Vulcan (god of fire)
8. Ares - Mars (god of war)
9. Hermes - Mercury (messenger of the gods)
4 competition. Labors of Hercules.
Assistant: while the captains perform tasks, questions to the teams. You are given an envelope in which the names of 12 labors of Hercules are written on separate cards. Your task is to restore the sequence of feats in 3 minutes.
1. Nemean lion. 2. Lernaean hydra. 3. Stymphalian birds. 4. Kerinean fallow deer. 5. Erymanthian boar. 6. Augean stables. 7. Cretan bull. 8. Horses of Diomedes. 9. Belt of Hippolyta. 10. Cows of Gerion. 11. Cerberus. 12. Apples of the Hesperides.
Questions for the fans:
1. Whom did Hercules serve by performing 12 labors? (to Eurystheus)
2. How many heads did the hydra have? (9)
3. Who helped Hercules defeat the Hydra? (Iolaus is the nephew of Hercules).
4. To whom did the Kerinean fallow deer belong? (Artemis).
5. Where did Eurystheus hide when he saw Hercules with the Erymanthian boar? (In a large bronze vessel).
6. Which of the gods gave the bull to the king of Crete? (Poseidon).
7. What did Diomedes feed his horses with? (Human meat).
8. Which goddess helped Hercules all the time? (Athena).
9. Which of the gods gave the belt to the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta? (Ares).
10. How many golden apples was Heracles supposed to bring from the garden of the Hesperides? (3)
Then the answers of the captains, the answers of the teams are heard. Answer analysis. Chip awards.
5 competition. Collect music.
Assistant: each team is given envelopes containing a paper mosaic. If you collect it correctly, then you will get six names of muses. Each name is divided into 6 pieces. Time given to teams, 5 minutes
While the teams are completing tasks, fans are invited to solve a mythological crossword puzzle. Hint: if you guess correctly, you will recognize the favorite color of the god Poseidon.
1. Keeper of marriage and family hearth.
2. Goddess of love and beauty.
3. God, who travels around the world every day in a golden chariot.
4. Continue: Sisyphean...
5. God of the northern formidable wind.
Listen to the answers of the team members. For each correct answer, the team receives 1 chip. The number of chips is summed up, the winning team is revealed. Fans in each team select the strongest players who are awarded with ratings.
The assistant teacher determines the winners among the fans.
Teacher: a fair fight determined the strongest. We will crown it with a laurel wreath, and may the goddess of happiness, chance and good luck accompany all the participants of our Olympics.
Myths of Ancient Greece Quiz MKOU secondary school No. 55, Talitsa Kotelnikova NG, teacher of the 1st qualification category ATTRIBUTES Many gods of Olympus can be recognized by the required attributes. Try and you understand this confusion.
- 1. Poseidon 1. Shell
- 2. Chuhe 2. Silver bow
- 3. Triton 3. Hammer
- 4. Hypnos 4. Radiant Crown
- 5. Apollo 5. Trident
- 6. Hermes 6. Winged sandals
- 7. Hephaestus 7. Scepter
- 8. Zeus 8. Pipe
- 9. Helios 9. Cornucopia
- 10. Pan 10. Poppy heads
- Mission: Find out actors legends and myths by attributes:
1. A chariot drawn by black horses.
2. A chariot drawn by bulls with strong horns.
3. Chariot drawn by winged snakes.
4. A chariot drawn by four winged horses.
5. A golden chariot drawn by black horses.
FIND THE RIGHT OPTION 1. Io was turned into a snow-white cow:
- a) Hephaestus
- b) Apollo;
- c) Zeus? 2. Instead of Prometheus, he agreed to leave for the kingdom of the souls of the dead:
- a) Perseus;
- b) Centaur Chiron;
- c) Hercules?
3. Which of the nymphs was very similar to Apollo's sister Artemis:
b) Lavrion;
c) Syringa?
4. To whom the goddess Demeter gave wheat seeds:
a) Triptolemus;
b) Erysichthon;
c) Phaeton?
5. Which of the gods was so ugly that even his mother, looking at her son, fled in horror:
a) Hephaestus;
TRANSFORMATIONS
The gods of Olympus were very fond of turning into different animals, into plants, taking on various forms. Often they were amused or punished with transformations of mere mortals. Let's play guessing games.
1. If you were Zeus, who would you turn beautiful Io into:
a) in a flower
b) a snow-white cow; -..
c) in a proud trot?
2. If you were Apollo, who would you become:
a) a dolphin
b) into a lion;
c) in a laurel?
3. If you were the nymph Daphne, running away from Apollo, who would you turn into:
a) in a bat;
b) in a laurel;
c) in a flower?
APHRODITE
- 1. Remember how they addressed Aphrodite in Greece?
- 2. Where was Aphrodite born?
- 3. No one can escape the power of Aphrodite, except ... . Which of the goddesses is not subject to Aphrodite?
- 4. Name the companions of Aphrodite.
- 5. Remember the beautiful legend of the birth of a delicate anemone flower?
- 6. Aphrodite is the most beautiful of the goddesses, and Hephaestus is the ugliest of the Olympians. What is the connection between Aphrodite and Hephaestus?
THE FEATS OF HERCULES
Task: Here is a graphic description of the exploits of Hercules. Find out what feat is missing?
Answer the questions:
- Why is Perseus called the "son of the golden rain"?
- Who are the Gorgons, how many are there, why were they called that? What did they look like?
- Question: Figure out who and what gave Perseus?
Perseus grew up at the court of King Polydectes. He was a wicked and cruel man. He thought for a long time how to destroy Perseus. In the end, he decided to send Perseus after the head of the Gorgon Medusa.
Before killing the Gorgon Medusa, Perseus received various gifts from the gods of Olympus, without which he simply would have died.
5. 1. A copper shield, so brilliant that everything was reflected in it, as in a mirror;
5. 2. A sharp sword, only he could cut the scales of the gorgon;
5. 3. The helmet of the ruler of the kingdom of Hades, which made everyone who put it on invisible;
5. 4. Sandals with wings, with which you could quickly rush through the air;
5.5. Magic bag. This bag expanded or contracted depending on the size of what was in it.
- And why did Perseus look for the gorgon Medusa, because there were three gorgon sisters?
- Whose portrait do you think is described in the passage?
“... The youngest of the sisters was the most fearless of all. She flew through the air on golden wings and laughed most infectiously. Envy caused her beautiful golden hair. She could turn into a miracle mare and rush through the waves, and her mane is golden to the clouds, to the envy of all the gods. Athena, the daughter of Zeus, was especially jealous of her strength and dexterity. The rivals looked at each other, measured their eyes: power against power, strength against strength - they will not yield to each other ... ".
- 1. The history of the Argonauts begins with the legend of Frix and Gell. How are brother and sister connected to the Golden Fleece rumor?
- 2. To whom was the golden-fleeced ram sacrificed?
- 3. The golden fleece was kept in distant Colchis. What was another name for Colchis in ancient times?
- 4. Why did the Greek heroes have to find the Golden Fleece?
- 5. Jason became the leader of the Argonauts. Tell the story of Jason and the campaign of the Argonauts according to the drawings.
Among the gods of Olympus and godlike heroes, it was a very common custom to steal something that they liked very much: be it a woman, a wonderful thing or secrets. Task: Check if you know the famous thieves?
1. He stole the beautiful Hera from Thetis ......?
2. Shy Io kidnapped ……………..?
3. Fire stole from the gods.........?
4. The tripod from the temple at Delphi stole …………?
5. Beautiful Orithia was kidnapped by …....?
6. Poseidon has a trident, Apollo has cows, Zeus stole the scepter .... . ...?
Many monsters lived among people and gods. And each was terrible in its own way. Strength and ugliness were sometimes quantified: a hundred arms, a thousand eyes, and so on. Test yourself, do you know the mythological calculus?
Task: Connect the two halves (correctly).
1. Hundred-handed 1. Dog Orfo
2. Three-headed 2. Argus
3. Hundred-headed 3. Chimera
4. Double-headed 4. Kerberos
5. Thousand-Eyed 5. Typhon
6. Three jaws 6. Giant Hecatoncheir
DANAIDS
1. Can you build a genealogical chain of the following persons related to each other: Epaphus, Zeus, Bel, Io, Danai, Linkei, Egypt, Perseus, Acrisius, Danae, Hypermnestra?
2. Indicate the reason for the quarrel between the two brothers: Egypt and Danae?
3. Does the Russian proverb fit the legend of the Danaids: “You won’t be forced to be nice!”?
4. The young daughter Danae disobeyed her father's order. How did her father decide to punish her, and who saved her?
5. Who do you think the gods punished: Danaid or the sons of Egypt?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTIONRound 2 "Mythical Animals"
SphinxSolve the riddle of the monster.
Person: child, adult, old man
Griffins
The magical bird is native to Ethiopia. It looks like an eagle in fiery plumage, lives 500 (1000) years; when the time comes, she builds her nest on the top of a palm tree, covers it with fragrant herbs and dies there (burns herself).
Phoenix
Echidna
Kerberos or Cerberus
1 Nemean lion, 2 Lernean fallow deer, 3 Stymphalian birds, 4 Augean stables, 5 Kerinean fallow deer, 6 Erymanthian boar, 7 Cretan bull,
8 mares of Diomedes, 9 girdle of Hippolyta, 10 cows of Gerion, 11 Cerberus,
12 apples of the Hesperides
How many heads did Hydra have?
Nine
Who helped defeat the Hydra?
Iolaus - nephew of Hercules
What is special about Stymphalian birds?
Their feathers were bronze arrows, and their claws and beaks were copper
Who and how helped Hercules cope with them?
Athena gave Hercules tympanums and suggested from which place to shoot the birds with a bow
To whom did the Kerinean fallow deer belong and what did it look like?
Artemis; she had golden horns and copper hooves
Where did Eurystheus hide when he saw Hercules with the Erymanthian boar?
In a large bronze vessel
How did Hercules manage to clear the Augean stables in one day?
He changed the course of the rivers and directed their waters through the stables
Which of the gods gave the bull to the king of Crete?
Poseidon
Who are the Amazons? What was Hercules supposed to get from them?
The Amazons are a mythical people of female warriors; Hercules had to get the belt of Hippolyta, the gift of Ares - the belt of invincibility
What property did the apples of the Hesperides have?
They gave eternal youth
How many apples did Hercules bring?
Three
How did Hercules outsmart the titan Atlas?
Hercules asked Atlas to take the vault of heaven on his shoulders again in order to put a pillow on his shoulders, and, taking the apples brought by Atlas, he left
Which famous titan did Hercules free?
Prometheus
How did Hercules die?
From the hands of his wife, who sent him clothes soaked in poison; Dejanira believed that this would help her return his love - so the centaur deceived her; Dejanira committed suicide, and Hercules died in flames and ascended to Olympus
Quiz on the myths of ancient Greece.
Warm up
Round 1 "Gods and heroes of myths."
Round 2 "Mythical Animals"
Solve the riddle of the monster.Monsters with the wings of a bird, the beak of an eagle and the body of a lion. They are the "dogs of Zeus".
The magical bird is native to Ethiopia. It looks like an eagle in fiery plumage, lives 500 years; when the time comes, he builds his nest on the top of a palm tree, covers it with fragrant herbs and dies there
(according to one version, it burns itself).
Half-maiden-half-snake. She lived in an underground cave, far from gods and people.
Guardian of Hades, a three-headed dog with a snake tail.
Round 3 "The Twelve Labors of Hercules".
Target: systematization of knowledge, strengthening of positive motivation for learning.
Tasks to be solved:
- educational: activation of the intellectual activity of students through the use of the form of the game.
- developing: development of the ability to think logically and convincingly build their reasoning; development of the skill of working in creative groups.
- educational: fostering an interest in literature.
The course of the quiz game
Round 1. Representation of teams.
(Name, emblem, motto must match the theme of the game.)
Round 2. WARM-UP.
A) Name the works from which the following lines are given:
- Harsh, harsh terrain. Never before has a human foot set foot here. Here, at the end of the earth, the servants of Zeus brought the bound titan to chain him with indestructible chains to the top of the rock. / Prometheus/
- He bears a heavy punishment afterlife for all the deceit, for all the deceptions that he committed on earth. He is condemned to roll a huge stone up a high, steep mountain. Straining all his strength, he works. Sweat pours from him from hard work. Getting closer to the top; one more effort, and the work will be finished; but a stone breaks out of his hands and rolls down with a noise, raising clouds of dust. He gets back to work. / Sisyphus/
- Near the island of Cythera, the goddess, the daughter of Uranus, was born from the snow-white foam of the sea waves. A light, caressing breeze brought her to the island of Cyprus. There, the young Ores surrounded the goddess of love, who emerged from the sea waves. /Aphrodite/
- Eurystheus was afraid of the mighty hero and did not let him into Mycenae. He transmitted all his orders to the son of Zeus in Tiryns through his herald Koprey. /Hercules in the service of Eurystheus/
b) What is it about?
- ... patronizes the heroes of Greece, gives them his advice full of wisdom and helps them, invincible, in time of danger. She keeps cities, fortresses and their walls. She gives wisdom and knowledge, teaches people the arts and crafts. /ATHENA/
- The god of war is the son of the Thunderer Zeus and Hera. Zeus does not like him. He often tells his son that he is the most hated by him among the gods of Olympus. Zeus does not love his son for his bloodthirstiness. /ARES/
- Once he made a statue of a girl of extraordinary beauty out of shining white ivory. As if alive, this statue stood in the artist's studio. It seemed that she was breathing, it seemed that she was about to move, walk and speak. For hours the artist admired his work and finally fell in love with the statue he created himself. He gave her precious necklaces, wrists and earrings, dressed her in luxurious clothes, decorated her head with wreaths of flowers. /Pygmalion/
- It was then that Aphrodite's punishment befell him. In amazement, he looks at his reflection in the water, and strong love takes possession of it. Full of love with his eyes he looks at his image in the water, it beckons him, calls, stretches out his arms to him. /NARCISSUS/
- Finally, forgetting everything, he stopped and turned around. Almost next to him he saw the shadow of Eurydice. /ORPHEUS/
- great goddess, the wife of the aegis-powerful Zeus, patronizes marriage and protects the sanctity and inviolability of marriage unions. She sends numerous offspring to the spouses and blesses the mother at the time of the birth of the child. /Hera/
Tour 3. "Black box".
(Images of objects belonging to the heroes of myths.)
Round 4. Match the hero of the myth.
(One representative per team.)
Orpheus - Eurydice, Zeus - Hera, Hades - Persephone, Apollo - Daphne, Ares - Aphrodite, Pygmalion - Galatea.
Round 5. Blitz tournament.
(you must answer very quickly, if the team is delayed in answering, then the right to answer passes to the opponent).
Stage 1.
- What are myths? (Myths are stories created by the imagination of the people, they tell about the origin of the world and man, explain various phenomena of life, tell about the deeds of gods and heroes.)
- Who are the Hellenes? (Ancient Greeks.)
- What is the name of the supreme god? (Zeus is the god of thunder and lightning.)
- What place did the gods choose for their stay? (Mount Olympus.)
- Who are the centaurs? (Mythological creatures, half-man, half-horse.)
- How are myths different from fairy tales? (The myth conveys the idea of the people about the origin of the world, natural phenomena.)
Stage 2."12 labors of Hercules".
- Who was Hercules? (The son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene.)
- What does the name Heracles mean? (At first, Hercules was called Alcides. After Hercules killed his own children in a fit of madness that Hera sent against him, the oracle ordered him to bear the name Hercules, i.e. "glorified Hero" or "thanks to Hera.")
- What was the service of Hercules? (12 feats in 10 years.)
- What did the gods promise Hercules for successful service? (Immortality.)
- What was the beauty of the skin of the Nemean lion? (She was immune to arrows.)
- How did Hercules defeat the Nemean lion? (Suffocated him.)
- What swamp monster was supposed to kill Hercules? (Lernaean hydra.)
- With what gift from Athena did Hercules defeat the Stymphalian birds? (The rattles helped to scare away the birds.)
- Who devastated the forests in the vicinity of Marathon? (Cretan bull.)
- How long did Hercules pursue the Kerinean doe? (More than a year.)
- What was unusual about the doe? (She had golden horns and copper hooves.)
- Whose belt was Hercules to bring, and to whom? (Girdle of the Queen of the Amazons Hippolyta, daughter of Eurystheus Admete.)
- With the help of what natural phenomenon did Hercules defeat the Erymanthian boar? (Hercules drove the boar into deep snow.)
- What is the name of the owner of cannibal horses. (Diomed.)
- What is the name of the river near which Hercules rested in the myth of the herd of Gerion? (River Eridanus.)
- What is the name of the shepherd who tended the flock of Geryon? (Eurytion.)
- What does the expression "Augean stables" mean? (This refers to a place that has not been cleaned for a long time and which has become very dirty from this, so that it is very difficult to clean up.)
- Who established the Olympic Games? (Hercules)
- Who rules the realm of the dead? (Hades is the god of the underworld.)
- Who stood guard over Hades? (Terrible dog Kerberus / Cerberus.)
- What was the most difficult feat? (12th - apples of the Hesperides.)
- When did Antaeus receive great power? (When he touched the earth, because he was the son of the goddess of the earth, Gaia.)
- What was the name of the one holding the vault of heaven? (Atl A With.)
- Who brought the apples of the Hesperides to Hercules? (Atl A With.)
- What was the name of the river of oblivion? Say the name of the shadow carrier through it. (L e that. Carrier Charon.)
- Who helped Hercules accomplish this feat? (Goddess of Wisdom Athena.)
Round 6. Competition of captains.
(Whoever solves the test first wins).
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| The son of the god Poseidon was: a) Heracles b) Perseus; c) Theseus; d) Odysseus. |
An important property of mythology: a) incomprehensibility; b) symbolism; c) complexity; d) simplicity. |
The Argonauts named the ship "Argo" because: a) the leader of the Argonauts had such a name; b) that was the name of their city; c) the builder of the ship had such a name; d) that was the name of the country they went to set off. |
The Golden Fleece is: a) treasure chest b) the skin of gold ram; c) work arts; d) sacred decoration. |
The sorceress who helped get the Golden Fleece was called: a) Ariadne; b) Andromeda; c) Cleopatra; d) Medea. |
Answers: 1) in; 2) b; 3) in; 4) b; 5) Mr.
At this time, the teams give explanations to the expressions.
- What does "panic fear" mean? (Animal fear, blind horror.)
- When is the expression "Ariadne's thread" used? (In the case when you can get out of a predicament.)
- "Achilles' heel"? (The most vulnerable spot.)
- "Titanic Fight"? (Uncompromising struggle of huge forces.)
- "Olympian calm"? (Absolute calm, characteristic of the gods.)
- "Flour of Tantalus"? (Torments that cannot be quenched, despite the deceptive proximity of the desired.)
