Greek and Roman Mythology

Greek and Roman

Mythology

Take your students on an exciting adventure to discover the Greek and Roman answers to questions like:
1. Where did humans come from?
2. How did evil come into the world?
3. Where does fire come from?
4. Why do spiders make webs?
5. Why do the seasons change every year?
(*See bottom of page for brief answers)
Answering questions like these is just the beginning! This pathfinder is designed so students will not only learn about ancient history but develop creative writing skills, learn how to research, learn about geography, and much more!

Curriculum Reference

SocStu E23g 1994	Greek & Roman Mythology by: Frank Edgar This book provides stories, reproducible activities and projects to develop creative writing, storytelling, geography, and much more!	SocStu C319 1997	Mythology by: Aileen M. Carroll There are 41 two-part lessons provided. A short reading passage is followed by and activity that develops vocabulary and higher level thinking skills.
SocStu P745r 1993	Ancient Civilizations: Rome by: Jane Pofahl A short section of this book gives a brief history of gods and goddesses, followed by research questions and ideas for various projects.	SocStu C541a 1994	Ancient Rome by: Helene Chirinian Life in Rome would not be complete without their belief in gods and goddesses. There are ideas for research, writing, drama, and critical thinking.
SocStu P745g 1993	Ancient Civilizations: Greece by: Jane Pofahl This book gives a short explanation of greek mythology and provides research questions as well as creative writing projects such as describing predictions like Apollow and much more.	SocStu Q6a 1992	Ancient Greece by: Linda Quick A small section is full of fun activities that develop skills like writing, research, math, and art! Students can also learn about the history of the olympic games.
Art H633a 1996	Arts and Crafts From Other Times by: Judy Hierstein Enjoy art projects that teach about Ancient Greece. Learn how to make grecian urns, greek theater masks, and the Parthenon (a temple for Athena).

Periodicals

		Feb/Mar 2002 pp. 27-31 & 54-59	The Mailbox Bookbag This magazine has 2 articles featuring books on mythology. Each contains book reviews, activity ideas and reproducibles that will sharpen problem solving skills and creative writing.
May/June 2001 pp. 17-23	Schooldays Learning about mythology can inspire creative writing activities for your students. This article is full of fun ideas to incorporate mythology in the classroom.	Oct/Nov 1997 pp. 28-34	The Mailbox: Intermediate This article gives a list of books to help children explore mythology. It also gives step by step instructions and reproducibles for myth writing activities.
Nov.-Jan. 1997-98 pp. 37-44	Teacher's Helper: Grades 4-5 Mythology is a creative tool for identifying nouns and pronouns. Use 4 reproducibles and bonus boxes to teach correct grammer and creative writing.

Children's Books

		292 f535o	The Olympians by: Leonard Everett Fisher This book contains a short description of the 12 famous Greek gods. It also has large illustrations depicting each god or goddess.
292 o 181f	Favorite Greek Myths by: Mary Pope Osborne Mary Pope Osborne retells 12 of her favorite Greek myths, all with illustrations. This book also includes a list of all the famous gods, goddesses, and mortals in Greek mythology.	292.2 h221i	In the Beginning by: Virginia Hamilton Virginia Hamilton brings together 25 different creation stories from around the world. It includes 3 great stories from Greek mythology.
292.2 M161g	Gods and Goddesses in the Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks by: Fiona Macdonald Provides details, illustrations, and more for 15 of the Greek gods and goddesses. Details of Greek religions and history of the Olympic games are also provided.

Posters

These posters have more than meets the eye! They not only include colorful illustrations but also feature a variety of activities found on the back of the poster. Each poster includes a reproducible activity, discussion questions, enrichment activities and more!

LangArts 68	Bionysus/Bacchus	LangArts 72	Poseidon/Neptune	LangArts 76	Ares/Mars
LangArts 69	Hera/Juno	LangArts 73	Zues/Jupiter	LangArts 77	Athena/Minerva
LangArts 70	Hermes/Mercury	LangArts 74	Aphrodite/Venus	LangArts 78	Demeter/Ceres
LangArts 71	Hades/Pluto	LangArts 75	Apollo	LangArts 79	Eros/Cupid

Internet Resources

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/greekmyths.htm
The title of this site is Greek Mythology for Educators. It contains many links to websites on subjects like: Greek Mythology, The Heroes, Ancient Olympics, etc.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/greekunit.htm
This website not only contains many links to other websites about greek and roman mythology, but it also has lesson plans, ideas for activities, much more! It is also a great site for students as well. There are links to websites and fun games for students to play!

http://www.mythweb.com/
Mythweb is a great resource for students and teachers. It includes descriptions of the Olympian gods and goddesses as well as illustrated stories of the heroes in greek mythology. Ideas for lesson plans are also included for teachers.

http://www.cumbavac.org/greek_and_roman_mythology.htm
This website has over 50 links to lesson plans for all grade levels. It includes links that have ideas for activities, role playing, quizzes, histories, writing exercises, etc. This website is also a great resource for students!

*Answers
1. The great Titan, Prometheus, created men out of clay. The son of Prometheus, Hephaestus, who took some clay and a little bit of everything and created the first woman.
2. The first woman, Pandora, was given a gift from Zeus and was warned not to open it. Curiousity got the best of Pandora and when she opened the gift all the bad things found on the earth came out of the box. Hope was the only good thing that came out.
3. Prometheus stole a spark of fire from Mt. Olympus to give to man. Zeus was angry and chained Prometheus to a mountain all alone.
4. Arachine was very good at weaving and spinning. She challenged Minerva, the goddess of weaving and handicrafts, to a contest and won! Minerva got so mad she ripped Arachines tapestry. Arachne was so sad she tried to hang herself but Minerva let her live. Arachine was cursed to forever hang and do her weaving in the air. She was the first spider on earth.
5. Demeter was the goddess of grain. She had a daughter named Persephone. Hades, the god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone and kidnapped her. Demeter was so sad she would not let anything grow. This became fall and winter. Finally, Persephone was rescued and Demeter blessed the earth with bounty. This became spring and summer.

Created and Designed by: Julie Wrathall