People long ago told myths to explain why Earth has different seasons. A Native
American myth about Glooskap explains why Summer and Winter take turnsruling Glooskap’s country. Glooskap asks Summer to help him make Winter go away. Summer is stronger than Winter and makes Winter agree to only stay sixmonths a year. A Greek myth explains the change of seasons in a different way.
It tells of Persephone, the daughter of the goddess of growing things. It explainsthat Persephone must spend six months underground with Pluto. While she is
underground, it is winter. The six months she spends aboveground with her
mother is summer.
Literary Words
• myth: a story told to explain natural events
• hero: a male character in a story whose
actions are noble or inspiring
• heroine: a female character in a story whose
actions are noble or inspiring
Academic Words
despite = even though (something is known)
➡ Astronauts plan to go to Mars someday despite the many challenges and dangers.
enforce = make someone obey
➡ The principal’s job is to enforce the rules of the school and make sure the students obey them.
manipulate = make someone do exactly what you want by deceiving or influencing him or her.
➡ In Greek mythology, the god Zeus wanted to control people and manipulate their lives.
occupy = live, work, etc., in a place
➡ The astronauts and scientists who occupy the space station often spend many months in space.
restore = make something as good as it was before
➡ They had to restore the broken camera lens on the Hubble telescope.
role = function or part
➡ The Greek gods played a major role in people’s lives.
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