Slide 1The Literature of Antiquity Greek Drama: Oedipus Rex Slide 2 Learning Objectives Learn about the elements of Greek theatre. Explore Aristotles contribution to our…

1. Medea Euripides 2. Characters 3.  Medea - Protagonist of the play, Medea's homeland is Colchis, an island in the Black Sea, which the Greeks considered the edge…

1.  Greek Legend - Pegasus Bellerophon the Valiant, son of the King of Corinth, captured Pegasus, a winged horse. Pegasus took him to a battle with the triple headed monster,…

HISTORY OF FLIGHT Myths and Legends of Flight Greek Legend - Pegasus Bellerophon the Valiant, son of the King of Corinth, captured Pegasus, a winged horse. Pegasus took him…

Slide 1 Slide 2  The action of the play begins with the Nurse explaining how Medea came to be in Corinth.  She wishes that Jason and his ship the Argo had never successfully…

Slide 1 MEDEA Slide 2 Medea- Princess of Colchis, Wife of Jason; is fiercely proud and unwilling to allow her enemies to have any kind of victory. She is also a skilled cunning…

Slide 1 A brief history of flight. Slide 2 Mythology – 2 Greek Myths There are several myths around the world dealing with the notion of flight. Daedalus and Icarus –…

Slide 1 The Quest of the Golden Fleece Slide 2 Origin: Greek King Athamas got married with Ino. Nephele, the first wife, “was afraid for her two children, especially the…

The Quest of the Golden Fleece Origin: Greek King Athamas got married with Ino. Nephele, the first wife, “was afraid for her two children, especially the boy, Phrixus.”…

Mythology and Folklore Valerie L. Cruz Sophocles (496 â 406 B.C.) one of the greatest Greek poets born at Colonus in Attica he wrote and produced 120 plays in all and Oedipus,…