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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Sisyphus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about Sisyphus in this passage. He was known for his wealth, his smartness and his cunningness, but used them to harm and offend the gods
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Sirens, Special Singing Sea Nymphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Sirens, sea nymphs with the power to seduce sailors with their singing. See the pictures and read about Odysseus experience with them.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Amazons, Mighty Female Warriors

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Amazons, mighty female warriors who fought against the Greeks during the Trojan War.
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Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek People (Mythological)

For Students 9th - 10th
Featuring the heroes, heroines, and mythical creatures from Greek legend, this site offers information on hundreds of characters, as well as etymology, pronunciation, pictures, and more.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Fully comprehensive site that dives into world myths and world cultures. View art that expresses mythological themes from various cultures around the world and learn about cultural similarities and differences. Key words for learning,...
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SparkNotes

Spark Notes: Mythology by Edith Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers all you need to read and study Mythology by Edith Hamilton. It includes an overview, a character list, an introduction to classical mythology, the themes, motifs, and symbols, a summary and analysis, the full text, a...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Perseus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Perseus, the founder of Mycenae and a man of great strength. Learn how he killed the Greek monster Gorgon Medusa.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: The First Greek Gods and Goddesses: "Theogony"

For Students 9th - 10th
"Theogony," a famous poem, by Hesiod explains the beginnings of Greek Mythology's first Greek Gods and Goddesses. From Chaos came Gaea (Earth), Uranus (the Heaven), and Eros (Desire) who produced the Titans and from them, the Olympian gods.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Sounds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the English and Greek pronunciations of the names, as well as links to information, for the Olympian Gods, Demigods & Spirits, Monsters, and Greek Heros.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Endymion

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Endymion, who led the Aeolians out of Thessaly and founded Elis, a region in southern Greece. Learn how he was put ino an everlasting sleep to prevent him from aging.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heros: Ganymede

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage to learn how Zeus abducted Ganymede, the handsome prince of Troy, and what happened as a result of Hera's jealousy.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Linus

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Linus, one of the greatest musicians of his time. Read about his family and what happened to his brother and to Linus.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Narcissus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Narcissus, a very handsome boy who could love no one but himself.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Orion

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage to learn more about Orion, a strong man and a great hunter in Ancient Greece.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Orpheus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage to learn about Orpheus, a singer and poet of Ancient Greece who was known as the "Father of the Songs."
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Tantalus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage to learn about Tantalus, the favorite child of Zeus who stole from the dinner table and was thrown into the Underworld as punishment.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Triton, a Sea God and Merman

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Triton, a powerful sea god, merman, and the messenger of Poseidon, who possessed the gift of prophecy.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Nereus, a Marine Deity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Nereus, a truthful and good-natured marine deity, who went from being half fish and half man to fully human and was father to 50 beautiful mermaids, the Nereids.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Adonis

For Students 9th - 10th
Adonis was a handsome young hunter who was sent by Aphrodite to be reared by Persephone until he was grown, but she refused to give him up because he was so handsome. Read more to see what happened.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Asclepius

For Students 9th - 10th
Asclepius, the god of healing and medicine, was the personification of the ideal doctor. He even had the power to raise the dead. Zeus feared his power; read to find out what he did to Asclepius.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Thebes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains where the Ancient Greek city of Thebes, the birthplace of the Greek hero Heracles, was located and provides information about it, a map, and a picture.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Thespiae

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains where the Ancient Greek city of Thespiae, the Sanctuary of Eros (God of Love), was located and provides a map and a picture.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Proteus, Marine Deity From Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Proteus, a gentle marine deity from Egypt and the personification of the waves who received the gift of prophecy.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Cabeiri, Evil Demons of Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Cabeiri, pygmy-like evil demons of fire who shook the earth and expelled fire, but were the protectors of sailors, the solvers of calamities, and the demons who punished perjury and profanity.

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