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Do We Speak Greek?
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A child standing in a cave shouts hello, and the word hello appears as text four times on the image to show that the word is echoing in the cave.
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You might hear an echo in a cave.
ECHO…echo…echo. Like a sound that repeats on and on, some stories stick around. Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Greece told the epic adventures of humans, beasts, heroes, and gods, and these timeless tales haven't faded away.
In fact, the characters crop up in conversations more often than you might realize. Ancient Greek mythology is the source of many English words, including echo.
Echo and Narcissus
One well-known Greek myth centers on Echo. She was too talkative for her own good. Her chattering angered the goddess Hera, who inflicted a cruel (but creative) punishment. Echo could no longer speak on her own but could only repeat what someone else said. Then Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but he didn't return her affection because he was infatuated with…his own reflection! Poor Echo pined away, disappearing little by little until all that was left of her was her voice.
The word echo isn't the only English term linked with this story. A person who is selfish and vain is called a narcissist.
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Which of these sentences states the main idea of the article?
Echo and Narcissus are the unlucky main characters of a widely known Greek myth.
Powerful gods such as the Titans battled one another for control in Greek mythology.
Some modern brands are named after goddesses and other characters from Greek myths.
Many English words in use today have their origins in ancient Greek mythology.
Kids' Channel: History
A child standing in a cave shouts hello, and the word hello appears as text four times on the image to show that the word is echoing in the cave.
Image credit: nattrass/iStock/Getty Images Plus
You might hear an echo in a cave.
ECHO…echo…echo. Like a sound that repeats on and on, some stories stick around. Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Greece told the epic adventures of humans, beasts, heroes, and gods, and these timeless tales haven't faded away.
In fact, the characters crop up in conversations more often than you might realize. Ancient Greek mythology is the source of many English words, including echo.
Echo and Narcissus
One well-known Greek myth centers on Echo. She was too talkative for her own good. Her chattering angered the goddess Hera, who inflicted a cruel (but creative) punishment. Echo could no longer speak on her own but could only repeat what someone else said. Then Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but he didn't return her affection because he was infatuated with…his own reflection! Poor Echo pined away, disappearing little by little until all that was left of her was her voice.
The word echo isn't the only English term linked with this story. A person who is selfish and vain is called a narcissist.
Question 1
1 / 4
Which of these sentences states the main idea of the article?
Echo and Narcissus are the unlucky main characters of a widely known Greek myth.
Powerful gods such as the Titans battled one another for control in Greek mythology.
Some modern brands are named after goddesses and other characters from Greek myths.
Many English words in use today have their origins in ancient Greek mythology.
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The sentence that states the main idea of the article is:
"Many English words in use today have their origins in ancient Greek mythology."
"Many English words in use today have their origins in ancient Greek mythology."
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