STORY AND MYTHOLOGY
Trojan War - A war between the
Greeks and the people of Troy . The
war began after the Trojan prince Paris
abducted Helen , wife of Menelaus of
Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her
return, the Trojans refused. Menelaus
then persuaded his brother
Agamemnon to lead an army against
Troy.
Alpheus and Arethusa - Arethusa was a
beautiful nymph and companion to the
moon goddess, Artemis. When Arethusa
bathed in a river of the river god, Alpheus,
she had also inadvertently seduced him as he
was struck by Arethusa’s beauty.
Arethusa, doesn’t want him, then she did her
best to run away from him she got tired of
running away from him, she seek the aid of
Artemis. Arethusa was transformed into a
stream but even here, she could not escape
the river god. Making her way to the sea,
Arethusa found herself consumed by
Alpheus as his water mingled with hers,
Arethusa being on Alpheus’ grasp forever.
Fall of Troy - Paris seduces Helen,
queen of Sparta, and takes her to Troy,
city state of his father, King Priam. The
Greeks declare war against the Trojans,
and after ten years of siege finally
manage to invade the city with a
wooden horse.
Jason and the Golden Fleece - Jason
shows up in his hometown of Iolcus to
regain the throne stolen from his father by
his uncle Pelias. King Pelias says he's down
to give up the throne if Jason brings him
the Golden Fleece. Which is held in the far
away land of Colchis, it is not something
you can just pick up at the local Walmart.
Jason accepts the quest anyway and
assembles the most star-studded team of
heroes Greece has ever seen to go on the
quest with him aboard the magical ship,
the Argo.
Jason and the Argonauts have tons of
adventures on the way Colchis, like battling
Harpies and giants and stuff like that.
When they finally arrive in Colchis, King
Aeëtes says that Jason can have the Fleece
just as long he completes three nearly
impossible tasks. With the help of Medea,
the daughter of Aeëtes, Jason completes
the tasks, grabs the Fleece and Medea, and
sails back to Greece. A few adventures
later, Jason and pals are marching into
Iolcus with the Golden Fleece.
GRAMMAR
Modal - A modal verb is a helper that
gives additional information about the
verb that follows it, and includes such
words as "can," "will," "should," and
"may," among others
EX: “May I use the bathroom?”
“Can I excuse myself for a minute?”
Structure of Modification - Structural
grammar is particularly useful for
indicating structures of modification.
EX: “The stars are very bright at night.”
“My phone was lightly damaged
because I accidentally dropped it.”