Flower Myths by Sophie Ojile https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp Let's talk about those florals! en-us 2018-02-28 16:48:26 UTC 2025-11-06 03:56:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Group 3: sojile https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236516856 Question 1: Echo claims to love Narcissus. What do you think causes Echo's love? Is it the real thing? Why or why not?





Question 2: Describe Narcissus' death. What is created as a result?




Question 3: Is it significant that Narcissus finds his downfall in his own reflection? Why or why not?





]]> 2018-02-28 16:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236516856 Group 2: sojile https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236517464 Question 1: Describe what caused  Echo to "lose" her voice at the beginning of the mythological story. 




Question 2: What was Narcissus' view of women? Why did he have this opinion?




Question 3: Give 3 words to describe Narcissus. Cite textual examples to back up your adjectives!





]]> 2018-02-28 16:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236517464 Group 1: sojile https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236517630 Question 1:According to the first story about narcissus, why was this flower created? By whom?




Question 2: What other mythological story does this myth connect to?





Question 3: How does this account differ from the other explanation of narcissus?


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Question 2:  What did Apollo do in the petals of the flower?





Question 3: According to another story, what role did Zephyr play in Hyacinth's death? What was his motive?





]]> 2018-02-28 17:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236520485 Group 5: sojile https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236520555 Question 1: The myths often worked to explain worldly struggles. What natural hardships did these myths work to explain?





Question 2: Explain the quote, "So they would tell each other it had happened, a lovely miracle which made the cruel death seem less cruel" (118).




Question 3: Find a picture that would illustrate EACH of the flower myths we studied (narcissus, hyacinth, and adonis).


]]> 2018-02-28 17:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236520555 Group 6: sojile https://padlet.com/sojile/noeq8qe03uwp/wish/236520623 Question 1: Which two goddesses fought over Adonis?





Question 2: What did Zeus offer as a solution to the goddesses' love problems?





Question 3: Describe Adonis' death. Which goddess was by his side as he died?




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