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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Season of Spring

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students perform a story from Greek mythology of how spring came to be. In this performing arts lesson plan, students study the play of Persephone and use instruments and dance to put on a performance.
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Website
Mythweb

Mythweb: The Olympians

For Students 9th - 10th
Mythweb profiles selected gods and goddesses from Greek mythology who ruled from Mt. Olympus, including Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, and Zeus.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Mythica offers a comprehensive resource on Greek mythology. Content includes a look at the principal gods, Zeus's consorts and offspring, the descendants of Prometheus, and much, much more. Click on "browse articles" for a...
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Persephone

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, and see the pictures.
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Other

Greek Mythology Today and Myth of the Month

For Students 9th - 10th
A large Greek mythology site focused on students and expressing a great love of Greek myth. Contains the Myth of the Month, as well as Homework Help concerning myths. Humorous and colorful.
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Website
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.