All Roads Lead to ???

This week in class you are reading about classical backgrounds to literature - in other words, Greek mythology. I know a lot of you are at least familiar with Disney's Hercules or the movie Troy, and some of you will have already read a number of myths. Whatever the case, a look at Edith Hamilton's collection of Greek myths reveals so much about common themes and plotlines found in later literature - even cliches we use in our everyday language. I think it's also fascinating how archealogists have uncovered proof of the existence of places or even events included in some of the ancient epic poetry. Although some of the stories are just plain entertaining to hear or read, it is amazing to me that some may also have some thread of truth, though they are around three thousand years old.
I hope you will enjoy the beginning of this year's literature study, and I'm hoping to be back before you finish The Odyssey !