The minotaur lived in the centre of a huge maze on the island of crete and recieved annual offerings of seven girls and boys to eat. You could also try using them to start discussions about the different key points and story structure. Following ariadnes directions, theseus tied one end of the string to the door. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Theseus and the minotaur part 1 there once lived a king named king minos of crete. Perfect for wholeclass ks2 teaching, this theseus and the minotaur powerpoint features a summary of the story and the key themes to help support your teaching on the greek myth. Story books theseus and the minotaur primary resources storyboo. Theseus and the minotaur story print out teacher made twinkl. Our theseus and the minotaur powerpoint features a summary of the story and the key themes to help support your ks2 teaching on the greek myth. Theseus and the minotaur powerpoint teaching resources. Once upon a time, there was a man named king minos. But then theseus forgets his promise to his dad aegeus. Story books, theseus and the minotaur, storybook primary resources, story sack, elmer, hungry caterpillar, gruffalo, rainbow fish, bear hunt early years.
Feb 18, 2011 theseus, son of king of aegeus of athens, volunteered to end the tribute by taking his place among the youths and killing the minotaur. The entire tale is immersed in layer after layer of symbolism, each requiring a key and each unveiling a unique mystical meaning. The king knew that, if he were to feed the monster with his own. Theseus had had enough and decided to go with them this time in order to defeat the hideous beast.
The most famous myth involving theseus is the one in which he slayed the dreaded minotaur. This engaging and detailed lesson enables students to gain a deep understanding of the greek myth theseus and the minotaur. According to myth, theseus is the son of aegeus, king of athens, and aethra, princess of troizen, a city in southern. Theseus and the minotaur powerpoint by philipp gaissert ppt. Theseus and the minotaur ppt format theseus and the minotaur.
The next morning, the athenian children, including prince theseus, were shoved into the maze. If minos would leave athens alone, athens would send seven athenian boys and seven athenian girls to crete every nine years to be eaten by the minotaur. On this island, king minos had a pet called a minotaur. A at once theseus came forward and offered to be one of the victims. Theseus persuades his father to allow him to go to crete, with the aim of killing the minotaur. Characters grover as aegean the elmo as prince king of athens theseus 3. Theseus and the minotaur myths and legends from e2bn. The myth of theseus and the minotaur greek myths and. The first episode of the 2001 childrens television series mythquest, entitled minotaur, features a story in which the modern day teenaged protagonist finds himself unexpectedly thrust into theseus role and must follow through with the events of the existing myth, including slaying the minotaur with the help of ariadne and daedalus. Theseus, abandoned at birth by his fatherking, emerges in adolescence as courageous, resourceful, and heroic. As the minotaur bellowed in his ear and grabbed at him with its hairy arms, theseus found a strength which he did not know he possessed. King aegeus did not wait for the whole explanation and killed himself even though theseus is actually still alive.
Departure call to adventure the hero is called to adventure, although he is reluctant to accept. He was kept in a maze of tunnels, a twisting labyrinth underneath the kings palace. All loved him for his goodness and admired him for his nobility, but they had no idea that he intended to try to kill the minotaur. Without my help, the minotaur will surely gobble you up. The minotaur is a mythical creature that is mentioned in the story of theseus and the minotaur. This lovely ebook is great for increasing and assessing familiarity with the main events in the story of theseus and the minotaur. And if he kills the creature he will signal his success by flying a white sail on the return journey. It was just about time for athens to send seven boys and seven girls to crete to be eaten by the minotaur. In this animated video we look at the famous story of the minotaur. The minotaur was a scary pet, so king minos hid him in. Theseushero minotaurenemy ariadneally seizing the sword.
But king minos and his people had a problem the minotaur. Ks2 theseus and the minotaur powerpoint teacher made twinkl. But when the king gotbored he would call hisnavy and they would goand attack theathenians which is theland across the sea. Hermes tells how crete was once allpowerful because of the instruments of war created by deadalus for king minos. Story for the history class to introduce the lesson and task.
Stephen dobyns, wrote the poem theseus within the labyrinth 1986 which provides a retelling of the myth of ariadne, theseus and the minotaur, in particular the feelings of ariadne. Nov 26, 2019 theseus and princess ariadne looked at each other with loving eyes. The minotaur was a horrible monster that lived in the center of a huge maze on the island of crete. When their stepfather, king asterion, died, minos declared himself king and appointed his brother sarpedon as lawmaker of all the islands. When aegeus sees the blacksailed ship approaching, he assumes that theseus. When theseus first arrives at crete and is tested by king minos, he immediately captivates ariadne, who deeply falls in love with theseus. Used in ancient greece topic and in ict to show how to create digital stories. Princess ariadne knew that theseus would be put into the labyrinth with the minotaur. Sep 09, 2018 theseus was a hero in greek mythology and a legendary king of athens. These lovely story sheets are great for increasing and assessing familiarity with the main events in this. The main difference between this and the standard type of labrinth, beyond the fact that it is set on a grid, is the fact that the maze is not empty, but also contains a minotaur who hunts the player down. With the help of king minos daughter, ariadne, theseus succeeded in slaying the monster and fled with ariadne back toward athens, leaving ariadne behind on the island of naxos whether by accident or on.
In this maze, the player acts as theseus, the king of athens who is attempting to escape the labyrinth. Evangeline waltons historical fiction novel the sword is forged 1983 chronicles the story of theseus and antiope. Theseus and the minotaur 1 minos, king of crete, had a monstrous son with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Theseus manages to slay the minotaur with the help of the beautiful cretan princess, ariadne, whom he ends up marooning on an island on the way back to greece. He commissions an architect from a faraway land and builds a labyrinth that houses a minotaur. Theseus was a greek hero known for his defeat of the minotaur, though he defeated many other foes and won many other battles. Ppt theseus and the minotaur powerpoint presentation free. Ppt the legend of theseus powerpoint presentation free to download id. Ppt theseus and the minotaur powerpoint presentation, free.
The story of theseus and the minotaur is one of the finest examples of esoteric mythology from the annals of ancient greece. Later theseus is able to kill the minotaur and while on route back to athens he leaves ariadne on an island while she is sleeping. Theseus and the minotaur invasions usher in a dark age. A lovely set of multiuse sequencing cards for use with this story. King aegeus sees the black sail and thinks his son is dead. She gave him a thread and told him to unravel it as he would penetrate deeper and deeper into the labyrinth, so that he knows the way out when he kills the monster. A set of a4 printable pictures depicting the main events from the story theseus and the minotaur. Theseus and the minotaur story cards teacher made twinkl. In this particular myth, a prince from greeces capital city of athens travels by sea to another city, crete, in order to fight a monster. According to legend, king minos ruled athens and forced the athenians to deliver seven youths and seven maidens every nine years. The story and myth of theseus and the minotaur features pictures from mythology and legend.
With our original illustrations, this powerpoint unravels the story of how the prince theseus of athens travelled to crete and killed the minotaur, a monster that was half human and half. A long time ago, in a dark labyrinth, lived a terrifying monster. Characters snuffleupagus as the captain of the ship 5. With our original illustrations, this powerpoint unravels the story of how the prince theseus of athens travelled to crete and killed the minotaur, a monster that was half human and half bull. He volunteers to slay the monsterous minotaur who lives in a labyrinth and each year devours 14 sacrificial athenian youth. Ariadne gave theseus a ball of thread to help him through the maze. Theseus, son of king of aegeus of athens, volunteered to end the tribute by taking his place among the youths and killing the minotaur. The mythical greek hero theseus is credited with founding the first democratic citystate in athens. Theseus and the minotaur vocabulary mat teacher made.
Theseus then freed athens from being a tribute state to king minos by slaying the minotaur, a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, and conquering the great labyrinth it was. Ariadne later rescues theseus from his cell and gives him his weapons and words of advice in defeating the minotaur. Many stories about theseus say he not only displayed courage and strength, but also wisdom and shrewdness. The time came when theseus, the son of the king of athens, aegeus,was old enough to be sent to the. Each page features a different paragraph from the story, with a lovely hand drawn image to illustrate it. The birth of a monster king minos tried to trick poseidon into taking an.
Ppt theseus and the minotaur powerpoint presentation. Derived from an ancient greek tragedy, this myth tells of a young athenian prince, theseus, who sets out on a quest to slay the minotaur, a. Ppt the legend of theseus powerpoint presentation free. King minos was one of the three sons born to zeus and europa. King minos had everything a king could possibly want. Despair set in and theseus wondered if this was where his life would end, down in the dark, all alone, next to the stinking body. Because of a past wrong, athens is forced to ship off young people to crete every few years. The ancient greeks also believed in powerful gods who watched over earth and intervened when they saw fit. In doing so, students learn to interpret and infer the key meanings in a myth, analyse the descriptive language in a myth, and use descriptive language to describe their own ancient greek monster.
Theseus and the minotaur is a type of logic maze designed by robert abbott. Ks2 theseus and the minotaur powerpoint teacher made. Theseus and the minotaur story free download as powerpoint presentation. We shift the focus away from the hero of the story, theseus, instead focusing on the origins of the minotaur. Now and then, king minos sent his navy to the tiny village of athens, across the sea. Theseus, which was one of the greatest war heroes in athens, was son of the athenian king. Theseus and the minotaur powerpoint share my lesson.
The black sails were meant to be put up only if theseus had failed his quest and died. As theseus approaches athens, hes so full of himself that he forgets to change the sail of is ship to white. The athenian hero son of poseidon, aegeus king of athens and aethra princess of troezen. Theseus had had enough and decided to go with them this time in order to defeat. Theseus sees the ship from crete and hears the story of the young men and women who are sacrificed to the minotaur in the labyrinth. She knew that he would be eaten if she did not help him. They became prey of the minotaur in the labyrinth, and athens escaped further sanctions through their obedience. Prince theseus kills the minotaur with his sword and finds his way back to the other children using the string. Remember son if you succeed raise a new white sail if not raise this black one. Theseus and the minotaur powerpoint perfect for wholeclass teaching, this powerpoint features some handy information to help support your teaching on this. One of the most intriguing myths of ancient greece is the myth of the minotaur on the island of crete.
Character analysis by stanford, harvard, and berkeley phd students. The white sails were meant to be put up only if theseus has succeeded on his quest and slain the minotaur. He grabbed the animals huge horns, and kept on twisting the great head from side to side. King minos was an evil king who lived on an island called crete. He told his father, however, and promised him that if. Theseus first crosses the threshold of his journey when he gets to the kings palace and he offers to go first to meet his fate with the minotaur. A powerpoint telling the story of theseus and the minotaur.
It is described as a monster with the body of the man and the head and tail of a bull. This is theseus and the minotaur by dylan gauld on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The minotaur was a terrible monster with the body of a man, and the head of a. A long time ago therelived a king called minos,he had a beautifuldaughter, a big palaceand a pet calledminotaur. Story books theseus and the minotaur primary resources. Theseus and the minotaur story teacher made twinkl. Late that night, she wrote prince theseus a note and slipped it under his bedroom door. Introduction to the story of theseus, ariadne and the minotaur. Jun 09, 2008 the authors purpose is to share a mythological story. Play this story or choose another from the list of myths and legends. Aesop and his fables free powerpoint presentations about.
He told the children to stay by the door and to make sure the string stayed tied so the prince could find his way back again. He was the son of the king, he was brave and he was stubborn. Theseus announced to king minos that he was going to kill the monster, but minos knew that even if he did manage to kill the minotaur, theseus would never be able to exit the labyrinth. Myths often portrayed brave heroes and vicious monsters.
Theseus and the minotaur powerpoint lesson plan template and teaching resources. Theseus, with the help of the beautiful ariadne, kills the minotaur and finds his way out of the labyrinth. Theseus felt all over the floor in the pitch darkness and kept thinking he had found it, only to realise that he all he had was a long wiry hair from the minotaur. There, boys and girls are devoured by the maneating minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The minotaur is king minos pet that is half human, half bull, and lives in a labyrinth that no one has escaped from. The time had come for the next installment of the tribute. May 18, 2018 in this animated video we look at the famous story of the minotaur. Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a king named minos. Moreover, as king of athens, theseus was responsible for strengthening the.
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