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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Impact of Greek Mythology in Today's World

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore world logos and names of companies and relate them to Greek myths. Events real and imagined are examined and their effects on later cultures are discussed.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Eumenides

For Students 9th - 10th
MIT's Internet Classics Archive offers a complete text of "The Eumenides" or "The Furies" by Aeschylus. This is the final play in the Oresteia trilogy.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Athena

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Athena, the Greek goddess of Wisdom, Skill and War. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of her name, other titles, pictures, myths, and her places of worship.
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Website
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides pictures (statue forms) and links to stories of each of the Olympian Gods in alphabetic order. It also has audio of both the Greek and English pronunciation of each as well as a gallery of pictures.
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Athena

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Greek Gods

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson includes some of the main Greek mythological gods and a short description about each Gods area of importance.
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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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Unit Plan
The English Teacher

The English Teacher: The Odyssey Student Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of honors student questions about themes and characters in "The Odyssey." The way you might respond to them can be used in creating your lesson plan.
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Handout
Other

Agora Temples: The Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief account of a temple built at the foot of the agora in Athens. Describes the altar inside and has links to photos of an inscription.
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Handout
Other

Porter Gaud: Greek Architecture: The Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of notes on one of the most famous temples in the ancient world. The author discusses the building of the temple along with a detailed description and an analysis of the various statues.
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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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The English Teacher

Teacher2b.com: The English Teacher: The Odyssey: Writing Test

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students write a journal entry from the viewpoint of one of the following characters from the Odyssey: Telemakhos, Penelope, Eurykleia the nurse, Antinoos (a suitor), and the goddess Athena.
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Athena

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a definition of Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, war, and the crafts, and describes her place in Greek mythology.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Garland outlines a day in the life of Athenian democracy.
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Website
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
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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Other

The Athena of Piraeus

For Students 3rd - 8th
A picture and description of the Athena of Piraeus, a famous bronze of the goddess. Part of a larger site dedicated to all things related to Athena, including a timeline and online galleries of images of Athena in paintings and sculpture.
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Handout
Other

Edkins Family Index Page: Minerva Goddess of Wisdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick overview of Minerva - her role in Greek society, and her support of Perseus when he killed Medusa.
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Website
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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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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Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Winged Sandals: Athena

For Students 3rd - 8th
A one-page collection of essential facts about Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. Includes the name of her Roman equivalent, her family tree, key events in her life, and an audio pronunciation of her name.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Athenian Black Figure Clay Vase, About 500 450 Bc

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Athenian Black Figure Clay Vase, About 575 525 Bc

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Athena Parthenos Model. Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum 962.229.16. Photo. Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.