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Friday, April 05, 2013

Ancient Greece and the Eleven Plus


Many years ago I can remember reading about Hippolytus. He was the son of Theseus and the Amazon Queen Hippolyta. Hippolytus was in today’s parlance ` a cool dude’. He was handsome and good looking. Would he have fitted into `One Direction’?

He fell in love with Artemis who was the goddess of the hunt – but she didn’t like him. He married Phaedra who loved him lots and lots.

Phaedra died and Theseus asked Poseidon, the sea god, for help. A sea monster frightened the horses of Hippolytus. The chariot overturned and he died of his wounds.

Eleven Plus Question

Would Amazonian woman have plied their trade around the Amazon River in South America?
Yes
No
Don’t know

The Ancient Greeks loved dance and song, would they have liked One Direction?
Yes
No
Don’t know

If you are an Eleven Plus Mother or Father, can you sing a One Direction song?
Yes
No
Don’t know

How did Poseidon breathe while he was out of the water?
Yes
No
Don’t know

Is there a book on the connection between the Ancient Greeks and today’s Eleven Plus Children?
Yes
No
Don’t know

Do parents need to worry about the extent of their child’s knowledge of the Ancient Greeks?
Yes
No
Don’t know






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