The General Idea of This Period£º

This period is to introduce the students to Greek literature and to help them understand the problems that women had in Ancient Greece. The Greeks had wonderful stories about the Gods and Goddesses who were part of their religion. They believe that these Gods £¨or Goddesses£© would help if they felt sorry for them or if the humans were good people. The Gods did not always help though. They behaved like people who were unpredictable and capricious. To try to get the support of the Gods people had to pray to them and offer them presents. In this story the Goddess Hera£¬the Greek Goddess of Love £¨the wife of the chief God£¬Zeus£©was sorry for Hippomenes and agreed to help him.