1. THE GORGON’S HEAD
AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts in the 4th
of July 1804.The author of’ The Gorgon’s
head’. He died on May 19,1864
Danae-dauther of king
Acrisius and the
mother of Perseus
Perseus-son of Danae
and Zeus, beheaded
the gorgon Medusa
and saved
Andromeda
King Acrisius-king of
Argos and the father of
Danae.He was warned
by an oracle the he
would be killed in time
by the son of his
daughter
Queen Cassiopeia-
motherof
Andromeda and
wife of King
Cepheus
Gorgons-
monstrous
creatures
covered with
impenetrable
scales, with hair
of living
snake,hands
make of
brass,sharp
fangs and a
beard
Polydectes-ruler of
Seraphos,brother of
Dictys.Fell inlove with
Danae.Was killed by
Perseus by showing him
the head of Medusa
Dictys-a fisherman
and brother of king
Polydectes.He
discovered Dane and
Perseus.He treated
them well and treat
Perseus as his own
Andromeda-the
daughterof
KingCepheus and
Queen
Cassiopeia.Was
saved by Perseus
Nymphs-owns the
flying slippers,magic
wallet and the cap of
invisibility
Gray Women-They
possessed total
ofone eye and one
tooth, which they
shared among each
other.
Hermes-gave
Perseus a
magneficient curved
sword
Medusa-
gorgon,having the
face of hideous
human female
with living
venomous snakes
in place of
hair.Gazing directly
in her eyes would
turn onlookers to
stone
Athena-gave Perseus
a bright shield to look
unto it so he won’t
turn into stone
King Cepheus-
fatherof
Andromeda and
husbandof
Cassiopeia
Phineas- uncle
of Andromeda
and brother of
King
Cepheus.Claim
a promise of
marriage with
Andromeda
2. ORPHEUS
You can’t bring
back the past but
you can cherish the
memories.
SOLUTION
Orpheus travels to the
underworld to bring
back to life Eurydice,his
wife .But unfortunately
failed to do so.
AUTHORS background
Alice Low was born in
New York City in 1926.
She graduated from
Smith College in 1947.
Author of more than 25
books for children.
THEME
Unconditional
love, trust and
death
CONFLICT
On the night of their
wedding ,Eurydice
was bit by a snake
and died.
BEGGINNING
Orpheus can charmed
all things on earth by
he’s music.And then he
get married with
Eurydice
LESSON
Learn to accept
and move on .
3. ARACHNE
RESOLUTION
Athena did not like the result of
Arachne’s so she gave her a
punishment and turn her into a
spider.
EXPOSITION
Arachne was a maiden who lives
in an obscure village .She was
skilled on weaving beautiful
clothes
FALLING ACTION
Arachne became furiouswhen
she saw that Athena was quicker
than her.And then she thoght of
weaving the evil deeds and
unworthiness of the Gods.
CLIMAX
When Arachne remained as
arrogant as she is ,talking to
Athena .They decided to
compete, They begun to wove .
RISING ACTION
Athena,the goddess of wisdom
came and disguised as an old lady
to pardon Arachne of what she’s
doing.
CONFLICT
Been famous of her skill,Arachne became boastful of her
talent in extent that she said that she was even better
than the Gods
AUTHOR
Born: 16 October 1908, London, United Kingdom
Died: 10 December 2006, Essex, United Kingdom
Education: Somerville College, Oxford
Awards: John Newbery Medal
Margaret Olivia Ensor Coolidge was a British-
born American writer and educator. She
published 27 books, many for young adults.
4. DAEDALUS AND ICARUS
AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND
Nick Pontikis is a famous author who wrote the fiction story of 'Daedalus and Icarus'. He was born and raised in Greece.
His birthday is on July 15,1880. His motherland is Greece and the rich history of his country inspired him to write his
best selling book 'Daedalus and Icarus' which is one of the well-known stories in the Greek Literature. He remained low-
profile in spite of being an established writer.
Daedalus the
architect of
the Labyrinth
Confinement to
crete
Held in tower
Ports sealed
Only option: fght Daedalus builds and
tests his own wings
Daedalus builds
wings for Icarus
Must not fly too low
(dampen)
Must not fly to high
(melt)
Daedalus and Icarus
fly away
Icarus soars too
high
Sun heat melt the
wax
The wings
disintegrate
Icarus fell into
sea
Icarus drowns
