Curated OER
Impact of Greek Mythology in Today's World
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.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Eumenides
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.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Athena
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.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods
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.
University of Oxford (UK)
Beazley Archive: Athena
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Greek Gods
This lesson includes some of the main Greek mythological gods and a short description about each Gods area of importance.
Mythweb
Mythweb: The Olympians
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.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: The Odyssey Student Questions
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.
Other
Agora Temples: The Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria
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.
Other
Porter Gaud: Greek Architecture: The Parthenon
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.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology
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...
The English Teacher
Teacher2b.com: The English Teacher: The Odyssey: Writing Test
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.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Athena
Resource provides a definition of Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, war, and the crafts, and describes her place in Greek mythology.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian
Robert Garland outlines a day in the life of Athenian democracy.
Other
Greek Mythology Today and Myth of the Month
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.
Mythweb
Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Perseus
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...
Other
The Athena of Piraeus
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.
Other
Edkins Family Index Page: Minerva Goddess of Wisdom
Quick overview of Minerva - her role in Greek society, and her support of Perseus when he killed Medusa.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Greek Mythology: The Story of Arachne and Athena
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Introduction to Greek Mythology
[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.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Winged Sandals: Athena
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.
Curated OER
Athenian Black Figure Clay Vase, About 500 450 Bc
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.
Curated OER
Athenian Black Figure Clay Vase, About 575 525 Bc
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.
Curated OER
Athena Parthenos Model. Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum 962.229.16. Photo. Museum
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Athena. Describes her lineage, symbols associated with her, and artistic representations of her.