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27/11/2019

Greek Phrases in today's sense

Greek Phrases in today's sense

During the Croatian Language and Literature classes the MYP2 students read the legend of Romulus and Remus and a passage from the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in order to recognize the difference between a myth and a legend.

While using a variety of sources of knowledge, such as Gustav Schwab’s “Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece” and websites, the students were expected to explain the creation and meaning of some phrases from Ancient Greece, such as Tantalus’s punishment (tantalise), Sisyphus’s punishment, the wings of Icarus, the flight of Daedalus, Pandora’s box, the fire of Prometheus, Ixion’s wheel of fire, Mida’s ears, to be a narcissist, the Oedipal complex.

Dedal and Ikar comic

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