Latin 1 > Mythology

Communication

Reading for Understanding

• Read simple phrases or sentences describing the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses, including their domains and symbols.

Using Oral and Written Language for Understanding

• Write the Roman names of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses.
• Use orally the Roman names of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products

• Identify Olympians according to their attributes in various art forms, such as vases, friezes, statues, paintings and sketches.
• Discuss the connection of Roman gods and goddesses to the holidays, days of the week, and months of the year.

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Recognize Roman gods and goddesses who are referred to in literary works, such as the Odyssey, Iliad, Aeneid, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, etc.
• Discuss mythological references used in art, history, etc.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Identify modern architecture based on ancient temples.
• Produce derivatives from the names of the gods and goddesses, such as jovial, Junoesque, mercurial, etc.

Communication Across Communities

• Relate the influence of mythology to modern society, such as astrology, astronomy, the space program, the automobile industry, marketing, music, and advertising.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Abbreviations, expressions and mottoes, such as lb., Me Hercule!, and Descensus Averno facilis est
• Interrogatives using forms of esse
• Greek names of the gods and goddesses
• Latin vocabulary related to gods, such as rex, regina, deus, and dea
• Family vocabulary, such as pater, mater, etc.
• Related religious vocabulary, such as templum, statua, and ara

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