Greek Myth XXXI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter VI – War of the Giants, Typhon, or Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Myth, The Greeks

Heracles and the Olympians team up to fight some giants.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Why do you think it is necessary for the gods to team up with a mortal to defeat the giants?
  2. Can it be any mortal? Did it have to be Heracles?
  3. Would Typhon have been easier to defeat if Heracles had helped?
  4. What does the shape of the giants and Typhon tell us about humanity?
  5. Who is in the right? Gaia? The Olympians? The giants? Typhon? No on? Why?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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