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| Fifth Years: Lesson 3; *Archived* All Houses | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 1 2014, 09:52 PM (62 Views) | |
| Jonathan Spenser | Jan 1 2014, 09:52 PM Post #1 |
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Jonathan sat quietly behind his desk, reading over the essays that had been submitted on Egyptian Magic. There were many well written essays and he was proud. As the students entered, he nodded to several and pushed the papers aside. Jonathan stood up and filled his cup of coffee. He couldn't shake the slightly lazy feeling that had been creeping into him, so he sipped coffee and wondered how long he would lecture. When everyone had finally taken their seats, Jonathan smiled and walked to the front of his desk. "Well, as many of you may or may not like, we are now entering into our studies of Greek Mythology." He paused and smiled wider when he heard some excited chatter. "If you could please take notes as I lecture, we are going to cover Sirens today." He paused and took another cautious sip of his coffee as she waited for the students to prepare to take notes. "In Greek mythology, Sirens are creatures with the heads of women and the bodies of birds. They are said to be among the most dangerous and seductive of the Greek mythology creatures. In Mythology there were only three and they were sisters. They were rumored to have lived on the island of Sirenum scopuli, not very clever if you ask me, if their goal was to lure unsuspecting sailors. Though it's more likely that they lived on the ilans of Anthemoessa. Whatever their homeland was, it is always on an island surrounded by cliffs and ocean." Jonathan paused to take another sip of his coffee as he allowed the students to take additional notes. "The sirens lured sailors with their captivating song and music. When they would approach in their ships, they would wreck into the rocky cliff face. Accoring to mythology, the Sirens were the companions of Persephone, the Queen of the underworld, and were given wings by Demeter, the goddess of grain and fertility and mother of Persephone. Demeter gave them their wings to aid in the search of Persephone when she was abducted by Hades. The sirens were used to call on Persephone in their search of her. Their voices would draw upon people and thus they learned that they could use their music to lure their victims." "It is widely believed that the Sirens were cannibals and seers. They were able to see the past and future. Although their songs were of humans, their true form is sometimes argued. The most common form is the one I mentioned earlier. But it is often speculated that their true forms were women with the manes of lions and feet of birds. Sometimes they are beautiful women whose appearances matched that of their voice to be truly seductive and luring to those unsuspecting sailors. No matter the confusion of the appearance, it is always consistent that they had wings." Jonathan glanced at the clock and then at the students. He smiled. "Well, I'll let you go early today. There is an excellent story you can read about Odysseus and his adventures called Homer's Odyssey. If you'd like a little more insight into the mysterious sirens you can read about Odysseus and write a short essay. Otherwise, there is no homework. Just make sure you took good notes and keep those to study for the OWLS." He smiled, then waved his hand at the door. "You're dismissed!” Homework Assignment: Just RP the lesson. If you want some extra points, you can read about Odysseus and write a short essay on him. Here is an excellent article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey |
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