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ClassicsUpper Secondary (Key Stage 4)GCSE

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Lesson duration is: 40 min

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How did Hera try and kill Heracles?

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Which of Heracles' twelve labours can you name?

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Heracles' significance in Greece:
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a.) What happened immediately after Heracles cleaned the Augean stables? [2]
b.) What is the significance of these events to the Greeks?

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What was heroic about Hercules defeat of Cacus?

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Re-cap: What labour was Hercules returning from when he encountered Cacus?

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What were Evander and his people doing when Aeneas and his men came upon them?

Fighting a neighbouring tribe

Having a feast in honour of Hercules

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Performing plays in honour of Hercules

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Significance Question:
a. How does Hercules overcome Cacus in Virgil’s Aeneid? (2)
b. What is the significance of this myth to the Romans? (1)

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