Journal #41 PPHS Allusions to Greek/Roman Mythology

In the ancient Greece traditions, they believed that there were many Gods who watched over them. For almost everything in the World there was a God who controlled it or was the God of it. The most powerful god was Zeus, who had many sons and daughters who just happened to grow up and be gods of something just like their dear old dad. At Pleasant Plains High School you can make illusions to the Gods, as to how they pertain to some teachers at the High School. When you are talking about Zeus, the first person I think of is Mr. Ward. Zeus is the god of the sky, and the ruler of Mt. Olympus where all the gods live. This makes me think of Mr. Ward because, like Zeus he, takes in everything from a far but, when something big happened or is happening he, like Zeus, steps in and makes the situation be back under control. Just like Zeus, Mr. Ward is mightier and more powerful than all the other gods, being the most important person or god. Ares is the god of war and while it would be very easy to say that he is like our teacher Mr. Ares because, of his last name, he is not like him but he is like one of the teachers. Ares is most like Mr. Tadla. Every day he brings war to the people in his gym over such sports as badminton and crazy ball. Children that are normally friends are lost in the war and no longer friends. Mr. Tadla is a lot like Ares. The final god that I see a lot of similarity to Pleasant Plains High School is Hermes or the messenger of the gods. The office helpers remind me of him because, the helpers take messages to the teachers from the office staff. Like Hermes they tell the teachers very important information about the students in their own classes.