Greek Myth XXXVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter III – Bellerophon, or I Thought This Story Would Be Longer

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Bellerophon doesn’t have a bunch of adventures in today’s episode.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Retell the story from Stheneboea’s point of view.
  2. How many trials must a hero survive before a hero no longer is sent to certain death?
  3. Why do you think the author glosses over all of Bellerophon’s adventures?
  4. What other stories does this chapter remind you of? What do they have to say about human nature?
  5. Why do you think Stheneboea turns on Bellerophon?
  6. Retell this story from Philonoe’s point of view.

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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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