Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Daily Progress Post (15)

-Today I was supposed to finish my video part and combine it with my partner's.
-I was able to finish it and combine it but there was some technical issues.
-This is at the end of my project.
-Hopefully I will be able to fix the problem of the video and turn it in.

Index Cards (47)

Title-Bible

Summary-picture of the bible

http://www.rejoicechurchonline.com/images/bible_picture1_4n4y.jpg

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Title-Agros

Summary-a lake in agros


http://www.grieksegids.com/griekenland/2005/albums/userpics/10086/normal_012_12a~1.jpg

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Title-Hydra

Summary-hercules fighting the hydra

http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/take5/slideshow/realornot/img_9.jpg

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Title-Hercules

Summary-picture of hercules

http://www.shoshone.k12.id.us/greek/images/hercules.jpg

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Title-Tartarus

Summary- Picture of Tartarus



http://www.churchhopping.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/prisoners.jpg

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Title-Cronus with stone

Summary-giving cronus a stone instead of zeus

http://www.mallorcaweb.net/masm/Mitos/cronos.GIF

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Title-Hera and Zeus

Summary-hera and zeus

http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/H/T/2/HeraZeusFrieze.jpg

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Title-Olympians

Summary-Picture of the Olympians

http://www.crystalinks.com/olympians.gif

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Title-Greek Scribe

Summary-picture of an inscribtion

http://pro.corbis.com/images/DH012499.jpg?size=67&uid=%7BFF4620D2-2E3C-40A3-BB7D-DA76231346F2%7D

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Title-Ancient Greek Texts

Summary-picture of a scribe


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/173899810_607cdaee6b.jpg
Title-Picture of Homer

Summary-sculpture of Homer

http://z.about.com/d/atheism/1/0/F/T/Homer03-l.jpg

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Title-sculpture of hesiod

Summary-sculpture of hesiod

http://www.ancientgreece.com/media/img/hesiod.jpg

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Title-Hesiod

Summary-picture of hesiod

http://www.sikyon.com/Thebes/images/hesiod.jpg

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Title-The Minoan columns Photo

Summary-picture of the minoan columns

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/1000841.html

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Title-Mycenaean

Summary-picture during the Mycenaean era

http://z.about.com/d/atheism/1/0/O/N/MycenaeGateDrawing-l.jpg

Monday, March 30, 2009

Daily Progress Post (14)

-Today I planned to put together the video all together.
-I wasnt able to do so but I was able to but some of it together. Ive also found more pictures for the video.
-This will help me with my project because I will have less work to do and I'll be able to finish it soon.
-Next class I hope to finish my video and combine it with my partners.

Daily Progress Post (13)

-Today I wanted to work on putting the video together but wasnt able to because of some computer problems.
-All I did was read up on Greek mythology some more and looked for pictures.
-This will help me with my project because reading up on more Greek mythology will expand my knowledge and if questions arise during the presentation, I will be able to answer them.
-Next class I hope to put together the video completly.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Script

Greek mythology is traced back to two civilizations that flourished in 1100 B.C.
These two civilizations were the Mycenaean, on the Greek mainland, and the Minoan, on the nearby island of Crete. The Greek myths and legeneds were passed down by telling them orally. It was not until city-states arose, they were beginning to write them down. These works are of Hesiod and Homer, they are the key sources of Greek mythology which dates back around 700 B.C.

http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Go-Hi/Greek-Mythology.html

The main Olympians are Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, Hephaestus. But before the Olympians, there were the Titans.
http://www.greekmythology.com/

The Titans were children of Gaea (mother Earth) and Uranus (the embodiment of the Sky and the Heavens) Gaea gave birth to a main Titan known as Cronus.
Gaea and Uranus warned Cronus that one day, one of his children will overpower him. To prevent this from happening, Cronus decided to swallow all of his children. Gaea was greatly displeased with this, so one day when Rhea (Cronus’s wife) gave birth to the youngest son, Zeus; Gaea wrapped a stone in cloth and gave it to Cronus to swallow. Cronus swallowed the stone thinking that it was Zeus. Gaea was able to then send Zeus to Crete, and there he was raised. Zeus returned and there was immediate conflict between Zeus and Cronus. Cronus did not realize that Zeus was his son. Zeus could not defeat the giant on his own and needed the help of his brothers and sisters inside Cronus. Zeus was able to give Cronus a potion which made him throw up his first five children, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon. With their help, Zeus was able to take down Cronus and Cronus was sent down to live in Tartarus, the Dark World under the Earth. With Cronus out of the way, Zeus made himself supreme god of all. Zeus then married his sister, Hera.

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html

Even with Hera as his wife, he had many affairs. The result of one affair was the birth of a great hero, Hercules. Hercules was the son of Zeus and Alcmene.

http://www.igreekmythology.com/hercules.html

Hera hated Hercules and did whatever she could to make his life miserable.
Once Hercules grew older, he married Megara and had five children. With Hera’s hate for Hercules, she sent a curse on Hercules which filled him with rage. Hercules ended up killing his children and his wife because of the rage sent by Hera. Realizing what he had done, Hercules was told by Apollo to serve the king of Mycenae. The king was lead by Hera and assigned Hercules 10 Labors to be forgiven. Two of the Labors the king did not count and the labors were named the 12 Labors.

http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-heroes/heracles/index2.php

One of the 12 Labors was to slay the Lernaean Hydra. The Lernaean Hydra was a monster that lived in Lake Lerna of Argos. With nine heads that multiplied as it was decapitated, and poisonous breath, Hercules was able to defeat the monster with the help of his nephew Iolaus. The king however was not impressed with this feat and did not count the slaying of the Lernaean Hydra because Iolaus had helped him slay the monster.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/hydra.html

The Greek myths are part of the Greek religion. The ancient Greek practices are conservative in nature, and they never had a single guiding work of literature like the Christian bible or the Jewish Torah. Sanctuaries were built to the Gods as a place for worship and sacrifices. The temples were built in according to the God’s nature. For example, a temple that was built for the god of the sea, Poseidon, was built were there was a good view of water on three sides. Sacrifices were made to the Gods for gifts and for favors. The main ritual act was an animal sacrifices, mostly oxen, goats and sheep. The animals were sacrificed usually within the front of the temple and at an altar. The meat of the sacrificed animal was eaten by assembled participants. Throughout the year, religious festivals were held, they were literally feast days. Out of all these festivals, the four most famous festivals contained each individual procession, athletic competitions, and sacrifices. They were held every four years at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and Isthmia.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grlg/hd_grlg.htm

Greek mythology has many myths, which they all relate to the Gods in Olympus. Although there were no main literature which explained the practices and myths, Greek mythology survived many years.

Daily Progress Post (12)

-Today I finished my script.
-I was planning to finish my script which I was able to.
-This will help me with my project because it will bring me closer to finishing the project and for the video to run smoothly.
-Next class I hope to start putting the video together.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Daily Progress Post (11)

-Today I planned on explaining some of the myths.
-I was able to finish explaining the myth on Hercules and the Twelve Labors.
-This will help me with my project because I only have to explain the practices of the Greeks.
-Next time I hope to finish my script and begin to put together the video.

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Title-Meet Hercules, the greatest Greek Hero

Summary-Birth of Hercules

http://www.igreekmythology.com/hercules.html

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Title- Greek Hero Hercules-Hercules Greek Mythology,Greek Myth of Hercules ...

Summary-why hercules was given the 12 labors.

http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-heroes/heracles/index2.php

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Title-Hercules' Second Labor: the Lernean Hydra

Summary-story of hercules and the hyrda

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/hydra.html

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Daily Progress Post (10)

-Today I wanted to finish the first two pragraphs on the creation of the Gods and some myths.
-I was able to finish the paragraph on explaining the creation of the Gods.
-This will help me with my project because, it will help my finish my script and allow me to put together the video.
-Next class I hope to explain some Greek myths.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Daily Progress Post (9)

-Today I was supposed to work on my script for the project.
-I worked on my script for my project and was able to finish the introduction. Ive also started to list the Olympians.
-Today's work will help me with my project because, the introduction is what I have the most difficulty with. Since the introduction is out of the way, the rest of the script will be easier to type out and Ill be able to work quickly and efficiently.
-Next class I plan to work on the script some more and get the two body paragraphs out of the way. (Explaining the creation of the Gods, and some of the myths.)

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Status Report

-So far, I was able to finish all my notecards, find a lot of sites for information, and posted 8 daily progress posts.
-I have to write the script of the video, put the project together, combine Ben's project to mine, and check for any errors.
-Finding video clips that I could use is very difficult.
-If I was to start over again, I would work more on the weekends too so that I will get ahead and be comfortable where the project is.
-I technically dont have to get anything done before spring break, other than my 10th daily progress post. I do hope to start my script and finish it.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Daily Progress Post (8)

-I found out what was the next step in my project, which is to make a script of the video, citing the information as I go.
-I just read through some of the sites I have saved/found to see what is the most logical way to start the video project/script.
-This will help me to get further in my project because it will be easier once I have decided how I will start it. Once I figured it out, I can write the script easily and possibly start working on the video.
-Next class I hope to start the script. Possibly finishing it (I dont believe I could)