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PROMETHEUS Name of Character God(dess), Demigod, or Mortal Character Traits Relationship to other characters God/ Titan Curious, disobedient, brave brother to Epimetheus God All powerful, vengeful, wrathful, angry god of all Mortal innocent, afraid & amazed by fire Prometheus Zeus Man PROMETHEUS PLOT ARC Exposition Ancient Greece, Mt. Olympus, village/town Conflict Prometheus wants man to have fire but Zeus objects Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Zeus and Prometheus argue. Zeus says man can survive without fire Prometheus says man exists no better than beasts PROMETHEUS PURPOSE OF MYTH HEROES NATURE AND THE UNIVERSE MORALITY PANDORA Name of Name of Character Character God(dess), Demigod, or Mortal Character Traits Relationshi p to other characters Zeus GOD scheming, clever, vengeful Father Epimetheus God/Titan Pandora Hermes Prometheus' brother PANDORA PLOT ARC Exposition Ancient Greece, Mt. Olympus, village/town Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action Pandora opens the beautiful box Resolution PANDORA PURPOSE OF MYTH HEROES NATURE AND THE UNIVERSE MORALITY DEMETER & PERSEPHONE Name of Character God(dess), Demigod, or Mortal God Aphrodite Character Traits lonely, grim, gloomy, strict, never been in love obedient Goddess Goddess of harvest, vengeful, determined, depressed Goddess God of Underworld Mother of Eros Godde ss God Relationship to other characters Charming, joyless with Hades Mother of Persephone Daughter of Demeter DEMETER & PERSEPHONE PLOT ARC Exposition Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution DEMETER & PERSEPHONE PURPOSE OF MYTH HEROES NATURE AND THE UNIVERSE MORALITY ICARUS & DEADALUS Name of Character God(dess), Demigod, or Mortal Character Traits Mortal Relationship to other characters King of Crete Mortal wise, cunning, clever, creative, intelligent Mortal careless, disobedient, greedy, ignorant, innocent ICARUS & DEADALUS PLOT ARC Exposition Conflict King Minos imprisons both Daedalus and Icarus in a tower Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Daedalus names an island (closest island to his son's death) Icaria and vows to never fly again. ICARUS & DEADALUS PURPOSE OF MYTH HEROES NATURE AND THE UNIVERSE MORALITY PYRAMUS & THISBE Name of Character God(dess), Demigod, or Mortal Character Traits Mortal handsome, rebellious, risktaker, brave, hopeful, devoted Mortal beautiful, rebellious, devoted, loving Pyramus Thisbe Relationship to other characters PYRAMUS & THISBE PLOT ARC Exposition Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution PYRAMUS & THISBE PURPOSE OF MYTH NATURE AND THE UNIVERSE MORALITY PERSEUS Name of Character God(dess), Demigod, or Mortal Character Traits Relationship to other characters PERSEUS PLOT ARC Exposition Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution PERSEUS PURPOSE OF MYTH HEROES NATURE AND THE UNIVERSE MORALITY