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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mount Parnassus

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia on Mount Parnassus. The information is short, but links are provided for additional information on related subjects.
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Website
Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Perseus

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An upbeat retelling of the Greek myth of Perseus. The myth traces the events of his life from his birth through his immortality including his battle with the Gordon Medusa. This modern retelling includes humor, information about myth...
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: The Labors of Heracles from Greek Mythology

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Heracles, also known in Roman mythology as Hercules. The story begins with Heracles' birth and tells of his twelve labors, including defeating the Nemean Lion, the Hydra, the Minotaur, and more....
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Bellerophon

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A retelling of the Greek myth of Bellerophon in modern language with a casual tone. Learn of Bellerophon's adventures as he fought the Chimaera with the help of the gods and the winged horse Pegasus. This modern retelling includes humor,...
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Theseus

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A retelling of the life and adventures of Theseus, a story which incorporates parts of several different myths as well as historical accounts. Challenging vocabulary adds rigor, and a casual tone adds interest and increases opportunities...
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Other

Origins of Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A very brief explanation of the origins of Greek mythology is given here.
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Other

Demeter: Goddess of the Harvest

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed retelling of the myth of Demeter and of her daughter, Persephone. The resource contents concludes with citations from the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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Other

Hera: The Most Beautiful Goddess

For Students 9th - 10th
All the mentions of Hera in The Iliad and The Odyssey are listed here. (Roman name: Juno.)
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Other

Hermes: Herald of the Immortals

For Students 9th - 10th
The Olympians depended on Hermes (Roman name "Mercury") to bring them all sorts of news. Learn about his role at this site, which includes a listing of all the times Hermes is mentioned in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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Lesson Plan
Able Media

Classics Technology Center: Life and Labors of Hercules

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson plan created for eighth-grade students with no Latin language background to learn about Hercules and his twelve labors. Includes handouts and examples of student work, as well as ways to add Latin to the project.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Odysseus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This encyclopedia entry for the main character in Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus, includes hypertext links to additional encyclopedia entries on related topics.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Greek Mythology: The Story of Arachne and Athena

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the tragic story of Arachne--whose name has been lent to the taxonomy of spiders--and how she arrogantly challenged the goddess Athena to a tapestry-weaving contest.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Hermes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Hermes, the Greek god of the trade, the god of eloquence, and a luck-bringing messenger of the gods. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles,...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Hercules for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Hercules Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Greek God Zeus for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
History Questions: Zeus Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Lightning Thief

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
A thirteen-part learning module including links to informational sites about Greek gods and goddesses, a rap song, the Greek alphabet, several myths followed by questions or assessments, and a dictionary. All links provide background...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Greek Mythology

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A twenty-part learning module with links to images, websites, and texts about Greek mythology.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Greek Mythology

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links web sites on Greek mythology.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Pandora's Box

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
An engaging way to understand the ancient Greek story of Pandora's Box in a modern day way.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Greek Mythology Myth Masters

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Pupils will compare and contrast the written version of Pandora's Box with a video clip version. Video clip and worksheets are included.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Greek Mythology

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an overview of the 12 major Greek gods with links to their stories, activities, and a short Activotes quiz.
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Handout
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Cronus (Saturn)

For Students 9th - 10th
"In Greek mythology, Cronus was the son of Uranus and Gaea." He led a revolt against his father and thereby became the king of the gods. He was later overthrown by his own son Zeus.
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Other

Araya: Mythological Allusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These explanations are linked to mythological allusions present in "The Rose of Versailles" manga. Source material is provided. RL.9-10.9 allusions to other works.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Zeus

For Students 9th - 10th
A site about the god Zeus from Greek Mythology. Learn about the king of the gods ruled Mount Olympus and threw lighting bolts.