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Encyclopedia of
Greek Mythology |
From MythWeb |
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology |
Mr. Marassa for 7th grade class |
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| Ancient Greek and Roman Myth |
Myth by image, culture; cultural comparisons; Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Classical Myth |
Olympian Gods; time line; iconography; bibliography; by Laurel Bowman |
| Classical Mythology Online |
Resources links, glossaries, maps, maps of constellations; University of Oxford Press |
| Greek Mythology Link |
Biographies, groups, people and places, short
entries, indices, images, Espanol; by Carlos Parada |
| Greek Mythology |
The Gods, heros, creatures, stories;
From John Hunt |
| Greek Mythology |
Origins, fun fact quiz, Greek names vs Roman names, The Immortals, links, bookshop |
| Greek Mythology |
Creation, Olympian gods, Greek New Testament, Prometheus and Pandora, Heroes and legends, Homer, The Iliad, The Odyssey; from Hellenism.Net |
| Mythology |
The Gods, First Beings & Titans, monsters, heroes, House of Atreus, Theban legends, bibliography, images; The Trojan War, Women; Ruth Webb, Princeton |
| MythWeb | Gods, heroes, encyclopedia |
| The Olympians |
Greek & Latin deities, other deities,
religion; James W. Jackson, Johnson County CC |
| Greek Mythology: Heroes | Jason, Hercules, Bellerophon, Theseus, Odysseus; from MythWeb |
| Character Traits of the Ancient Greek Heroes | Hercules, Theseus, Jason, Bellerophon, Odysseus; bibliography, links; from Exploration of Ancient Greece Webquest |
| Hercules, Greece's Greatest Hero | Stories, his life, his Labors; from Perseus Project |
| 15 Ancient Greek Heroes from Plutarch's Lives | Theseus, Lycurgus, Solon, Aristides, Pericles, Nicias, Agesilaus, Pelopidas, Dion, Timoleon, Alexander, Phocion, Pyrrhus, Agis, Philopoemen' from e-classics.com |
| Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Project | Maps |
| Time Line, Greek History & Literature | By Laurel Bowman, U. of Virginia |
| The Ancient Greek World | Land and time, daily life, religion and death, economy, other topics; from U. Pennsylvania |
| Ancient Greece | Chronology, literature, images, essays, mythology quiz; from Exploring Ancient World Cultures |
| Hellenic Ministry of Culture | Use index, "Museums, Monuments and Archaeological Sites,:"must click on button; Map of Hellas, museums links |
| The Poseidon Voyage | Hellenic maritime history, Cyprus and the sea, Hellenic islands, General Hellenic marine subjects, Hellenic museums, |
| Life in Ancient Greece Reflected in the Coinage of Corinth | From Smithsonian |
| The Odyssey | Greek culture, everyday life, art; by Bill Barnes, Harker HS |
| Perseus Collection | Primary and secondary sources, as Aeschylus, Antiphon, etc.; antiquities; from Perseus Digital Library |
| The Ancient Olympics | Ancient and modern Olympic Sports; tour of Ancient Olympia; context of the games and the Olympic Spirit; Athletes' Stories, FAQs; from Perseus Digital Library | The Olympic Games in the Ancient Hellenic World | Virtual museum; registration required; from Dartmouth College |
| History of the Trojan War | Brief history, women of the Trojan War, authors, bibliography; from Stanford |
| The Trojan War - An Illustrated Companion | Paris and helen, The life of Achilles, Agamemnon and Iphigenia, The Iliad, The fall of Troy, The Oydssey, Aeneas |
| The Fall of Troy | Slide show; by Mark Morford & Daniel Holmes, UVA |
| Troy, Turkey | Photographs of the remains of Troy |
| Legend of Atlantis : Archaeology : Troy | Troy, Mycenae, archaeological excavation, dating artifacts,dealing with archaeological evidence; from ThinkQuest |
| Archaic Greek Temples and Temple Sculpture | Maps, descriptive information, pictures & diagrams; by Nick Cahill, UW-Madison.[Note: pages continue, use button at bottom of pages] |
| High Classical Greek Art | From Nick Cahill's site |
| Major Temples and Sancutaries in the Greek Homeland | From University of Oregon |
| A Tour of Ancient Olympia | From Perseus Digital Library |
| The Parthenon Marbles | Extensive information, including children';s page; campaign to return the Marbles to Greece |
| The Parthenon | Historical background, illustrations; by James Johnson, Johnson County CC |
| Greek Architecture | B&W photographs; Athens, Pergamum, Rhodes, Olympia, other sites, indexes; from Thais |
| Greek Myths and Legends | Deities, myths, epics, legacy, links; from ThinkQuest |
| Ancient Greece | Language, people, cities, sports, myths, wars |
| Myths & Legends from Around the World | Myths & legends (Celtic, Viking, Greek & Roman); ancient cultures, fun & games, what not's; from ThinkQuest |
| Greek Mythology Galore | Stories, factsheet, FAQ, glossary, Professor Myth, fun activities, links |
| Classical Mythology | Greek and Roman Gods & Goddesses, Monsters and creatures, Mythological groups, Hot links, Encyclopedia; from ThinkQuest |
| Ancient Mediterranean History | Greece, Rome, Egypt; timeline, map, sources; from ThinkQuest |
| As Mt. Olympus Turns...WebQuest | Students create a soap opera; by Kimberly Moore |
| The Homer Homepage | E-texts, readings, general background, The Iliad, The Odyssey, the Homeric World, oral tradition, miscellaneous, literary criticism, images, allusions, influences, variations, Homer projects, chat & bulletin boards; Steven Hale, DeKalb |
| Bureaucrats & Barbarians; The Greek Dark Ages | Influence of Homer's works on Greek culture; from Ancient Greece |
| The Homer Home Page | Study guide to Homer's Iliad, Odyssey; from U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth |
| Study Guide for Homer's Odyssey | From Temple University |
| The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy | E-text; by Padraic Colum, 1918/ from Bartleby; "pop-ups" |
| The Odysseys of Homer, vol. 1 | George Chapman, Trans.; from Bartleby; "pop-ups" |
| The Classics Pages: The Cyclops | One possible explanation; from Classics Pages |
| The Cyclops's Cave | Retelling; from Mr. Marassa's Greek Mythology |
| The Ancient City of Athens | Sites & monuments, essays & other materials, teaching for The Ancient City of Athens; by Kevin T. Glowack & Nancy L. Klein, Indiana U. |
| The Persian Wars | Shots from commercial video include Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea; sample activity booklet; from Astarte Resources |
| In the Footsteps of Xerxes | Shots from commercial video include Hellespont, Temple of Artemis (Sardis), remains of Xerxes's canal; from Astarte Resources |
| Delphi | From Greek Ministry of Culture |
| Mt. Olympus | From sacredsites.com |
| Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey | Help students understand the work; from ThinkQuest |
| Bulfinch's Mythology From Bartleby, "pop-ups"; related site Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) |
| Mythology in Western Art | From MythMedia |
| Greek & Roman Mythology | 12 units, elementary - secondary; from Yale-New Haven |
| Story Studio - Myth Writing | Grade 2; from Scholastic Literacy Place |
| Connecting to Ancient Greece | Grade 2; unit includes myths, gods, goddesses, government; from Core Knowledge |
| Hero or Heroine | Grades 4 & 5: from LSM Associations; AskERIC |
| Odyssey. Recommended Reading & Lessons | Includes article, Discovery of Ancient Shipwreck Changes History; map; from Purple Mountain Press |
| Mapping Constellations | Grades 4 to 8; astronomy; AskERIC |
| Art Appreciation Tour | Grade 5; from University of Virginia |
| Look in the Mythic Mirror | 10 week curriculum; grades 6 to 8; from ArtsEdge. Kennedy Center |
| Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth | Upper elementary; from Yale New Haven |
| Mythology: Flights of Fantasy - Pegasus | Intermediate; story and quiz; from The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook; for more mythology lesson plans, see Mythology |
| Mythology in the Middle | T-charts and Venn diagrams; from Beacon Learning Center |
| As Mt. Olympus Turns | Students create a soap opera |
| Greek & Roman Mythology | Social studies & urban studies, grades 7-12; from Yale-New Haven |
| Writing Mythological Monlogues | Grade 10; by Jan Little; from AskERIC |
| Homer, The Iliad, and The Odyssey | Lesson plans and Internet resources; from The Web English Teacher |
| The Odyssey | Unit plan from SCORE |
| ISLMC Juvenile Bibliography |
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