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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Intro to Odyssey

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Greek and Roman mythology come alive as students follow Odysseus's journey. Epic poetry and heroes are introduced.
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Curated OER

Fact Monster: Greek and Roman Mythology

For Students 6th - 8th
A comprehensive "who's who" listing of the names and descriptions of Greek and Roman deities.
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Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Odyssey Online is a resource for both students and teachers as they explore world mythology in reading, writing, history, and art classes. Providing sections on Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and African mythology, Odyssey uses...
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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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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Heracles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site focuses on the Greek hero Heracles including his ancestry, pictures, events in his life, and links to myths about him.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Odysseus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Odysseus including his ancestry, his participation in the Trojan War, his ten-year journey at sea, and pictures and myths about him
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Tyche

For Students 9th - 10th
Read to learn more about Tyche, the Greek goddess of fortune, chance, and the unpredictable, who was the personification of hope, luck, and wealth.
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Other

Greek Mythology Link: Hera

For Students 9th - 10th
Zeus' beautiful but jealous wife is explained in detail, including stories of her epic rages. There are images, a chart of family relationships, and an extensive bibliography. Site by Carlos Parada, author of Genealogical Guide to Greek...
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Other

Greek Mythology Link: Hermes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Author Carlos Parada produces this detailed site about Hermes (Roman name "Mercury"), including quotations from literary works, images of Hermes in art, a chart of family relationships, and an extensive bibliography.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: The Winds (Anemoi)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Winds (Anemoi), the personifications of the wind's various directions. The most important Winds were Zephyrus, Boreas, Notus and Eurus and others were Skiron, Kaikias, Apeliotis and Lips.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirit: Helios

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Helios, the personification of the sunlight.
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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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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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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Selene

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Selene, the goddess of the moon, the night and the months, and see her pictures.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Monsters: Satyrs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Satyrs, half-man and half-goat mythological creatures, whose leader was Pan.
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Other

Greek Mythology: Zeus

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive resource, compiled by Carlos Parada, author of the Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology and lecturer at Lund University (Sweden), details Zeus's (Roman name "Jupiter") large family and discusses his many feats and...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Erinyes (Furies)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Encyclopedia article that discusses the "Erinyes or Eumenides (the Romans called them the Furies) [who] were female personifications of vengeance." Provides a summary of their role in Greek mythology, a discussion of their use in...
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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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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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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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Other

Zeus: The Olympian

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay tells the story of Zeus (Roman name "Jupiter"), who was hidden from his father at birth, and how he came to rule all the other gods and the whole earth. Includes citations to the mentions of Zeus in The Iliad and The Odyssey.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From "The Odyssey: The Sirens" by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Odyssey" is an epic poem about a Greek hero named Odysseus, also known as Ulysses in Roman myths, and his 10-year journey home after the fall of Troy. In this excerpt, Ulysses encounters the Sirens while at sea. A specific purpose...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Tragedy

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia about tragedies discusses its Greek origins; the typical characteristics of a tragedy; and lists some examples of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and modern-day writers of tragedies.