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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Greece the Cyclopes

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] The story of the relationship between Zeus and the Cyclops. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Able Media

Classics Technology Center: The Story of Troy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an account of the legendary war between Greece and Troy. Begins with the legend of Helen and her possibly divine birth and finishes with the fates of the warriors involved. Also includes some nice comparative mythology...
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University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Olympia, the location of the statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Describes the significance of Olympia to the Greeks and the history of the area.
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University of California

University of California: Pheidias

For Students 9th - 10th
Article taken from Encyclopedia Britannica about the Greek sculptor Pheidias. Discusses the Temple of Zeus at Olympia as well as his other works.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Phidias Chiselling the Bust of Zeus

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Phidias Chiselling the Bust of Zeus", created by Jozsef Dorffmeister in 1802 (Oil on canvas, 99 x 74 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Ganymede Waters Zeus as an Eagle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ganymede Waters Zeus as an Eagle", created by Bertel Thorvaldsen in 1817 (Marble).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Ganymede Waters Zeus as an Eagle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ganymede Waters Zeus as an Eagle", created by Bertel Thorvaldsen in 1817 (Marble, height 94 cm).
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Curated OER

Columns Mark All That's Left of the Temple of Zeus in Nemea.

For Students 9th - 10th
The Olympics are back where they started - Greece. This is a fascinating site about finding the sites of those ancient games. You can also view an interactive map of the original Marathon run. Incredible pictures of rebuilt ruins as well...
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Other

Into the Wardrobe: A Web Site Devoted to c.s. Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
What a find! Here you have a detailed chronology and biography of this beloved writer, an introduction and questions and answers by the site's editor, Dr. Zeus, and a chat room to pursue further study. Also includes audio excerpts by...
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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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Google

Google Maps: Virtual Tour of Pergamon Museum, Berlin

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual tour through the Pergamon Museum located on Museum Island in Berlin. This world famous museum has life-size, reconstructed monuments from ancient civilizations, including the Pergamon Altar of Zeus, the Roman Market Gate...
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Other

Alexandria: A Historical Outline

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hellenic Electronic Center offers extensive information about Alexandria starting with its founding by Alexander to contemporary times. Describes the achievements of the city and its decline because of other sea routes for trade.
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Other

Greek Mythology Link: Apollo

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed, comprehensive resource put together by author and university lecturer Carlos Parada. Traces the story of Apollo from his birth though a number of adventures. Hyperlinks explain who is who, and the site includes images and...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Hephaestus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Hephaestus, the Greek God of Metallurgy and the Smith of the Olympian Gods. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles, pictures, myths, and his...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Hera

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage and family and the protector of married women. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of her name, other titles, pictures, myths, and...
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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: Demigods & Spirits: Charites (Joy, Charm, Beauty)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Charites or Graces, three lovely goddesses: Aglaia, the Grace of Beauty, Euphrosyne, the Grace of Delight, and Thalia, the Grace of Blossom.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Nymphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Nymphs, young goddesses of Nature including the sea, the land, and the woods.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Hebe

For Students 9th - 10th
Hebe, the goddess of youth and the cupbearer of the gods, was married to Heracles and acted as a servant to the Olympian gods.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Wonders of the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan provides adaptations, discussion questions, an evaluation rubric, extensions, and much more for learning about ancient Wonders of the World.
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Able Media

Able Media Llc: The Ancient Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of articles and historical information about the history, origins, and events of the ancient Olympics.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Perseus

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed encyclopedia article for Perseus, the legendary founder of Mycenae and the mythic hero of Greek mythology whose exploits helped establish the hegemony of Zeus and the Twelve Olympians in the mainland of Greece. Perseus was the...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

For Students 5th - 7th
On the first day of summer, 12-year-old Percy Jackson learns that he is a demigod. He joins Camp Half-Blood, where he learns the skills required to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt. Selected (7) reading...
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Primary
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Deucalion's Flood and the Creation of the New Human Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this Greek Mythology story of the destruction of the earth by flood. Try comparing it to the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible.

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