Mythology of Greece and Rome

Duration: 16 min.

Year Published: 1969

Creator: phenix

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Examines the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome as stories about gods and man invented in an attempt to explain natural phenomena and man's behavior. Includes stories of Ceres and Proserpina, Apollo and Daphne., Recreates three of the more popular myths of ancient Greece and Rome. Points out that the two societies believed the two goddesses, Ceres and Proserpina, were responsible for the origin of the seasons; shows how the gods transformed Daphne into a laurel tree when Cupid's arrows failed to produce love between her and Apollo. Presents the moral lesson which Bellerophon learned when he tried to approach Mt. Olympus on Pegasus, the flying horse.

Complete Record: , Recreates three of the more popular myths of ancient Greece and Rome. Points out that the two societies believed the two goddesses, Ceres and Proserpina, were responsible for the origin of the seasons; shows how the gods transformed Daphne into a laurel tree when Cupid's arrows failed to produce love between her and Apollo. Presents the moral lesson which Bellerophon learned when he tried to approach Mt. Olympus on Pegasus, the flying horse.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.