Storybook Plan: Form the Sea with Love

Here's my storybook plan!

From the Sea with Love.

Intro Page: From Mount Orthys to Marians Trench... this will discuss the Thassolamacy and how Oceanus is rebuilding his army to return to his throne as Master of the Seas.

Battle of the Brine

Story 1: Poseidon background and important figures, triton, Perseus, tritones, etc... omen occurs

Story 2: Perseus' investigation and suspicions are validated

Story 3: armies emerge from the trench: The Oceanides, Sea Nymphs, harpies, gorgons,

(Story 4: Poseidon dethroned or not?)

Bibliography:

The Sea God in mythology *** (talesbeyondbelief.com)

https://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/sea-gods.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(mythology)

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From the Sea with love

Mariana Waters

Week 5 Reading: Egypt Part B

 Two Brothers:

Anpu and Bata were two brothers, Bata worked for Anpu and had the spirit of a god. Bata could understand the oxen. One day Anpu and Bata worked the field and ran out of seed and Anpu asked Bata to go back to the house and get more seed, there Anpu's wife came onto Bata and Bata rebuked her. When the day was over Anpu's wife claimed that Bata had come onto her and when she denied him he beat her and asked him to kill Bata. He sharpened his blade and met his brother outside. The oxen in the byre warned Bata about his brother and Bata cried out to the sun god the shed light on the truth. A stream of crocodiles flowed between the two brothers confronting one another from either side. He spoke his piece and departed into the valley of acacia. The gods fashioned him a wife so he would not be alone. 

A sea spirit tried to steal his wife while he was away. The king of Egypt wished to search for the daughter of Ra and they brought back Bata's wife. Bata turned into a sacred bull to go forth and speak with his wife.

Anpu and Bata

Bib:

Ancient Egypt: Tales of gods and goddesses (Ra, Isis, Hathor, Thoth), plus Egyptian magic.

Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook: Myth-Folklore Unit: Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories

Part B

Week 5 Reading: Egypt Part A

 Nu beseeched Ra who was greater than he. Ra was the Ruler of the Gods and Ra first brought Shu, the wind god, and his consort Tefnut who brought rain. Then Seb, the earth god, and Nut, the goddess of the firmament; parents of Osiris and Set and their consorts Isis and Nephthys. Ra made the earth rise from the waters of the planet. Ra created mankind from his eye became the first king upon earth taking up human form.

Ra's name was a secret that Isis wanted to know to be equally as powerful. Isis make a venomous snake out of Ra's saliva and hid it on a walking path that Ra took. The snake bites him and he drops to the ground. Isis tells Ra to tell her his secret name in order to have the power to heal him and so he gave her his secret name and she did so. 

Ra the ruler of gods

Bib:

Ancient Egypt: Tales of gods and goddesses (Ra, Isis, Hathor, Thoth), plus Egyptian magic.

Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook: Myth-Folklore Unit: Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories

Week 4 Story: Andy's Iliad Part B

 Continued...

    Andy's mom begins cleaning off Buzz thanking him for giving Andy so much confidence the first time he brought Buzz to "Show and Tell" when Andy started 2nd grade. After she placed him back in Andy's room Buzz knew what he had to do, he had to make it so that Woody would fail to the point that he would need Buzz's help. He called out to Deloris a stuffed animal Pommeranian for help asking her to sway Sid's pet bull terrior dog to strike down Woody's forces! She agreed that when night fell she would approach him and ask for his favor.  

Sid's Toys

    That night Deloris approached Scud the bull terrier and laid by his side and said that if he ever had feelings for her he'd stop Woody's forces from saving Jessie and he agreed. That night Woody's forces approached the tree house and Scud had assembled all of Sid's Toys. A brutal battle ensued and Woody's forces were kept at bay with Scud's help. It was then that the Little Green Men were trampled by Sid's toy: Babyface and in their last squeeze they thanked the claw and Buzz saying they were "eternally grateful". 

    When Woody's forces returned they looked for Buzz everywhere to ask for his help against Sid's toys. When he heard of the Little Green Mens demise he was enraged and went on a spree dismantling all the of Sid's toys one by one. He went running after Babyface the one that squeezed his Little Green Men. He chased Babyface three times around the base of the treehouse when Sid's mom came outside and all the toys went inanimate and she began to clean up placing Buzz and Babyface in the same bin. Thanks to Sid's mom Buzz was close enough to Babyface and dismantled him. 

Babyface

Author's Note: 

In the second part Buzz regrets his decision losing his loyal Little Green Men just as Achillies lost Patrolkas. Athena was represented by Sid's mom in this case helping Buzz stop Babyface played by Hector. He ran around the treehousen three times just like Achillies chased Hector around Troy three times. Hope you guys enjoyed.

Week 4: Reading Notes Part B

Odysseus meets the ghosts of Erebus who are described as "brides, and young men yet unwed, old men worn out with toil, girls once vibrant and still new to grief, and ranks of warriors slain in battle, showing their wounds from bronze-tipped spears, their armour stained with blood." Meets the ghost of Elpenor who recounts his death story. He meets the ghost of Teiresias who heeds warnings. he spoke to his mother's ghost Anticleia. Ghosts of Agamemnon. Ajax, and Achilles come to him. Circe tells Odysseus of the sirens and how to avoid them. When he sails he ties his men to the ship and fills their ears with wax to bypass the island and the sirens perish as a result.

Scylla and Charybdis

Homer's Odyssey: Tales of Odysseus's wanderings in a prose translation by Tony Kline.

Reading Notes: Homer's Odyssey

Odysseus and his men sail to the island of Cyclopes who are taken care of by the gods. Odysseus took 12 men to the cave of a cyclops.  They entered the cave of a giant (cyclopes) and feasted on his cheese while they waited for him. When he returned they were terrified. The cyclops wish to know where their ship was but Odysseus lied and said it had wrecked and then he ate two gruesomely in front of the rest. The next morning he ate two more and Odysseus formed a plan for vengeance. After a day's work, he returned with his sheep and ate two more men, half of the 12 were now gone. Odysseus gave him wine and he became drunk and passed out, then they shoved the olive branch stake into his eye. Having told the cyclops Odysseus name was "Nobody he cried out that Nobody was attacking him to the neighboring cyclopes. To escape Odysseus and his men held the underside of the rams bellies as the cyclops let them out to graze the next morning, feeling their backs as they walked out unable to see. 

Odysseus vs Polyphemus

They Leave and travel to Circe's Island

 Homer's Odyssey: Tales of Odysseus's wanderings in a prose translation by Tony Kline.

Feedback Strategies

 Process Praise:

Carol Dweck yet again shines some light on some very useful information. In keeping with how to make a growth mindset a habit, she studied process praise vs people praise. It's fascinating how when praising effort reinforces the growth mindset and a knack for killing laziness. Reinforcing the person: "you're so good at _____" keeps them fixed that they cannot try new things or be good at other things because we are praising talent. On the flip side reinforcing process: "you've worked really hard and it shows" teaches one that they can accomplish anything with enough work. It reminds of when Tim Notke said: "work beats talent when talent doesn't work". I love this article's stance.

Feedback

Mirror:

I truly do resonate with Carol Dweck and her growth mindset approach to life and understanding of how to set kids up for success. She explains in five qualities how to best give feedback to young readers. What I loved most about this article is when she explained that as we help students we must take ourselves out of the equation. It's not: "I think you should..." it's "When reading you should...". This is something so small but so monumental, it takes the focus off the person giving feedback and maintains it on the young reader. I love this because it is about them and not about the one who is helping. I tip my hat off to you Carol Dweck.

Topic Research

 So I changed up my topic a tad and decided I wanted to do a more research-based storybook that ties together all the inner workings of Greek mythology as it pertains to the sea; greek gods of the sea, demigods, lesser gods, creatures, monsters, and all the tangled relationships/interconnections that they're involved in. I'd like to make sense of it all for myself and others to give it structure and then add some drama with greek stories. I'd love to finish it with an epic battle where everyone has chosen sides including all the lesser creatures and gods and demigods. I think it would be really fun, kind of like the movie Aquaman. I want to bring in multiple generations of gods and what not and have a central conflict that is integral to all of them (that part I might have to make up myself). I want like a Titanmachy but of the sea but not for a power grab more of a civil war between the old and new. I'd like to do a story on Oceanus but I am confused as to which titans are locked away and which are not due to the Titanaomachy that took place. I might have to start with the Titanomachy and work my way down to tell the full story of divinity as it pertains to the seas! I could use some help structuring this and maybe some links, I've been doing research for a few hours now and it's a lot to make sense of.

Battle of the Brine

Sea gods Genealogy

Sea gods and goddess'

Lesser Greek gods of the Sea

Titans

Week 3 Story: Andy's Iliad Part A

Andy's Iliad:

 One day in Andy's room the day was going about normally and the toys were getting things done. Woody and Jessie were riding Bullseye and practicing for the first-ever great Toy Games. These games would include events like chariot races, platform leaps, and reciting catchphrases amongst other various events. 

As Sid (the bully from next door) was walking by he peered into Andy's room and couldn't believe what he saw as the toys were moving about on their own. He saw Jessie riding Bulleyes and when her eyes met his she yelled "ANDY's COMING" through her gritted teeth. All the toys went inanimate but Sid had already seen enough. He climbed through the window and grabbed Jessie along with Andy's jar that he kept his allowance in.

After he left Woody yelled for all the toys to gather and create a plan to get Jessie and the allowance back! He called on Buzz the most fearless toy in Andy's toy box to lead an expedition of green army men at night to Sid's house and bring Jessie back! After 9 nights of trying to get into Sid's Tree House without being missed at Andy's or seen by Sid, they could not breach it.

Buzz informed Woody that his men were tired and needed to return back to Andy's to rest and recuperate for a day or two. Woody would not have it and told Buzz if he wouldn't help then he should just leave the toy box. Just as Buzz was about to tackle Woody Andy's mom walks in and the toys drop. She picks up Buzz and notes how dirty he is and she takes him with her.... 

Buzz vs Woody

TO BE CONTINUED...

Author's Note:

I decided to do my take on the Iliad but use the setting and theme of Toy Story one of my favorite Disney movies. I thought I could use the strife between Buzz and Woody and mirror it to that of King Agamemnon and Achilles. You'll notice I changed the Athens to Andys toy box and Troy to Sid's Tree House. I also changed nine years of war with Troy to nine nights.\Athena who stops Achilles from striking down King Agamemnon in time is depicted by Andy's mom because parents are a higher power than kids which was fitting enough for me! I hope you enjoyed it so far, I look to continue it next week! 

Bib:

Homer's Iliad: A condensed prose retelling of Homer's Trojan War epic by Alfred Church

Reading Notes: Homer's Iliad Part B

 Homer's Iliad:

Menelaüs and Ajax defend Patroclus's body. Trojans and Greeks fight over it. They tell Achillies who's enraged and cries to Thetis. Trojans fell back at the sound of Achillies with Athena'sshield upon his shoulders. 

Apollo gives Agēnor courage to face Achillies at the gates of Troy and saves the city before Achillies could enter. King Priam and Queen Hecuba beg Hector not to face Achillies for he thinks it will be his demise but Hector reuses. Hector flees and Achillies pursues him and the gods discuss Hector's fate on Mt Olympus. Apollo helps Hector escape Achillies only for Athena to trick him by pretending to be his brother and luring him to meet Achillies. He stabs him in the neck and cared not of Hector.

Dishonoring Hector's body angered Zeus who bayed Thetis to speak to Achillies. Zeus sends Hermes to guide King Priam to retrieve the body of Hector. Achillies ransoms him back for riches and gold and they hold a funeral for Hector in Troy.

(Priam and Achilles, by Ivanov)

Homer's Iliad: A condensed prose retelling of Homer's Trojan War epic by Alfred Church

Reading Notes: Homer's Iliad Part A

Homer's Iliad:

    Beautiful Princess of Sparta, Helen, marries Menelaüs. Prince Paris of Troy abducts Helen, gold, and many riches. Menelaüs rallies all the princes of Greece to get back Hellen.  For 9 years they tried to get into Troy to no avail. Part of the army stays part leaves to conquer other places.

    Took a city and Agamemnon took the daughter of a priest of Apollo. Apollo hears his prayers and comes down from Olympus laying waste to Agamemnon and his men for 9 days. To qualm Apollo's rage, they wish to return the girl. Agamemnon angers Achillies who draws his sword but is stopped by the goddess Athena. Agamemnon ordered men to take Briseis when they took her Achillies wept and his mother Thetis, the daughter of the sea rose from the ocean to console him. He begged her to convince Zeus to bring victory to the Trojans against the greeks to get back at Agamemnon 

    Thetis convinces Zeus which angers Hera. Zeus plants a fake dream in Agamemnon's head. 

Prince Hector of Troy 

Hector and Andromache

Homer's Iliad: A condensed prose retelling of Homer's Trojan War epic by Alfred Church

Week 2: Feedback

Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head
Critical voices
This article stresses the importance of rewiring your brain to see the positives and hear them. I sold books door to door with Southwestern Advantage for 5 summers. I worked 14hrs/day, 6 days/week and let me tell you the rejection after my first summer didn't phase me. What phased me was my own critical thoughts, the voice inside my head! At SWA we called him "Mr. Mediocrity" and the only way to beat him was to use positive self-talk, constantly reaffirming yourself. Just like the article talks about focusing on the positive! It's so incredibly important! loved this article.



Make Good Art: Neil Gaiman’s Advice on the Creative Life
Good Art
This was such a beautiful article and speech. I love how Gaimann is completely blunt about his own experience and the perception these college graduates should have walking out into the world. He wants everyone to know nothing so that anything is possible. You have no limits when you don't know any better that there are some. This was my favorite point out of the whole speech.

Grace for Yourself

Topic Brainstorm

Andromeda 

I really like the thought of doing something with Andromeda. Her story is quite unique in how her mother cursed their kingdom through her vanity and Andromeda was paying the price with her own life. One of my favorite demi-gods Perseus comes to her rescue just in time as she is chained to a rock by the ocean to be sacrificed to the sea monster. This leaves it open to making it fun and modern and bringing it into the 21st century maybe making it like a TV drama. 

Sisters of Greek Myth

Gorgons would be another fun idea to do. A lot of people know medusa but many do not know her sisters. I think it would be fun to do a modern twist and make it like Keeping up with the Gorgons. Each story another episode/ story that involves them. Might be fun to do it to where this generation would relate and add some comedy to it. Reality shows are always a good base for changing old stories into the modern age.

Double-tailed Triton, Greek mosaic C2nd B.C., Sparta Archaeological Museum

Tritones

I thought this was cool because it reminded me first off of the Starbucks logo! Secondly, I love anything having to do with Greek myth and the ocean. These are interesting because they are more of a creature where there could be many of them instead of just one. I thought of making a warrior tribe of them all descended from the original god Triton who's duty is to be the police of the sea. Could be a military group or more so law enforcement. Could bring in Perseus from time to time and other fun Poseidon themed stories to make it interesting.

Demigods

One idea I thought of doing for a storybook was making a demi-god college-themed story. Kind of like Rick Riordan's The Lightning Theif but for an older audience. I think it's interesting how man times demi-gods defy their own parent, the god from which they get their divinity, and I think there is a really cool story to be told and connections to be made. It also leaves room for creative interpretation and the ability to change whatever I'd like. The thought of also connecting many of these demigods and getting into the inter-demigod relationships whether it be actual kinship via their divine parent or cousins because of who their divine parent is related to. It'd be nice to add some more humanity also to the stories and also connect them to their full god status half-siblings like a Perseus to Triton.

The Woman in the Moon

    Hundreds of years ago lived the Cassini family of Liguria, Italy; Giovanni, the patriarch, was a great mathematician and astronomer. When Giovanni was young and studying abroad in France he fell in love with a beautiful French girl by the name of Iapeta de Laistre and decided to remain there with her. 

    You must know Iapeta was very accustomed to having the attention of so many suitors all at once. Day and night would men approach her father with gifts and livestock as a token of their affection for his daughter and many would he turn away but Iapeta relished in the attention. It was after she spotted Giovanni and asked him about the astronomical drawings in his sketchbook did she fall for the man and they were soon wed. 

    What Iapeta did not realize in her daze of infatuation was that Giovanni's main priority was to his work. After having the attention of so many men to not even get the attention of your own husband Iapeta grew jealous and empty. 

 “I am very lonely, and my husband's work is too time-consuming. I no longer wish to be a wife, I want to be the paper for which he draws on. For there does he spend all his time and does he give attention to detail.”

A wise man, who had power over all things, replied, “Go thou, be the paper.” And she was the paper, first page in his sketchbook.

It so happened that Giovanni that same day busy with his work picked up his sketch and began to draw vigorously.

The paper cried out: “This hurts as he stabs me with his quill and ink. I no longer want to be a piece of paper. The quill I want to be. That would be pleasant for I shall be the instrument he spends all his time with.”

The wise man, humoring her, said, “Be a quill.” Thus she became a quill and, as Giovanni began to use his quill did she grow tired, and her tip worn.

"I grow tired of the constant pressure I've been placed under his hand." She whimpered, “I no longer want to be a quill. I would be the sky for he gazes it always; that would be pleasant.”

The wise man commanded, “Be the sky.” And she was the sun.

But Giovanni did not look up at her but everything passed her. He bore the sky no attention as he gazed through his telescope at the moon beyond her. She complained, “I do not like this. I would be the moon for he spends his time gazing upon her.”

The wise man spake yet again, “Be the moon.” And she was the moon.

“This is lonelier than being his wife,” murmured she, “for how far away my dear Giovanni is as he gazes upon me without the slightest of affection. I do not want to be the moon. I would be a wife again. That, verily, is the best life.”

But the wise man replied, “I am weary of your changing. You wanted to be the moon; the moon you are, and it you will remain.”

And in high heaven lives she to this day.

Iapetus and Saturn

Author's Note:

This was from the origin story of The Man in the Moon which I decided to put a twist on and make it the woman in the moon. Giovanni Cassini was a great mathematician and astronomer who did live and discover the third-largest moon of Saturn for which he named Iapetus. I chose this to be his wife for it would be comical. His wife's actual name was Geneviève de Laistre. I tried incorporating as much background information about Giovanni's real-life as possible while keeping to the true nature of the story.

Bibliography. "The Man in the Moon" from Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson. Web source.

Reading Notes: Week 2 Anthology

The Man in the Moon

This origin story was unique because it involved a man who believed the grass was always greener on the other side. This man was never happy with what he had or his position in life, he went from blacksmith, to a stone, to a stone cutter, to the sun, then the moon. After he cried out that he no longer wanted to be the moon the wise man left him to stay as the moon and that's where he remains to this day.

Man in the Moon

I enjoyed this story because one I'd never heard it before and two it shows how an ungrateful heart will always leave you unhappy. I try to be thankful for everything in my life, the good, the bad, and the the ugly. Even the hardships of life are great for they help me grow and mold me into the man I want to become.

Bib:
This story comes from Laos in Southeast Asia. Story source: Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson (1899).