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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Legend of Oedipus" by Common Lit Staff

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Legend of Oedipus," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Heroes

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Read the heroic tales of Jason, Hercules, Bellerophon, Theseus, and Odysseus. Each story is an illustrated slide show. (Some are even animated!)
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Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Hera

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a quick explanation of Hera's (Roman name "Juno") role in the Olympian society. Her symbols and domain are also revealed.
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Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Hermes

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-written article tells of several of Hermes' (Roman name "Mercury") feats, including killing Argos.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Odysseus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed encyclopedia article for Odysseus, known for his guile and resourcefulness, the hero of Homer's Odyssey, and a major character in the Iliad. He is most famous for the ten years it took him to return home from the Trojan War.
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Starfall

Starfall: It's Fun to Read: I'm Reading

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a collection of online reading stories for beginning readers. These collections include plays, fiction and nonfiction stories, comics, folktales, Greek myths, and Chinese fables. Many of the stories have an option for read alouds...
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Curated OER

Greek Mythology Link: Athena

For Students 9th - 10th
Greek Mythology Link: Athena
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Hercules

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, learn about a hero of Greek Mythology and son of the god Zeus named Hercules.
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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.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: Poseidon: With Trident

For Students 9th - 10th
Watercolor image of the god Poseidon holding a trident.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: Pan: With Panpipes

For Students 9th - 10th
Color rendering of the Greek god Pan playing the panpipes.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: Dionysius: Reclining

For Students 9th - 10th
The Greek god Dionysius, reclining on steps.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: The Olympians

For Students 9th - 10th
Twelve Olympian Greek gods.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: Artemis: With Bow

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Greek goddess Artemis, bow in hand.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: Hermes: Running

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Greek god Hermes, the messenger.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Heroes: Bellerophon: Mounted on Pegasus

For Students 9th - 10th
Color illustration of the ancient Greek hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: Hera: On Peacock Throne.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ancient Greek goddess Hera, seated.
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Curated OER

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Gods: Pan: Climbing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Artist's representation of Pan.
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Other

Mythology Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"We have collected information on Greek and Roman myths. You can find information on our selection of topics by clicking on the appropriate God or myth name below." Provides simply-worded yet detailed summaries of the major myths of the...
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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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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Feed That Dog

For Students 3rd - 8th
The CyberSquad solves the problem of giving equal parts of two apples to Cerberus, the three headed dog of Greek mythology, in this video from Cyberchase.
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Other

Official Site of Rick Riordan: Teacher's Guides

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lots of downloadable teacher guides to accompany Rick Riordan's books.

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