6th Grade: Greek Mythology Resources

6th Grade Greek Mythology Project Resources:

Look for Books and eBooks about Greek Mythology at this link.

Winged Sandals Website

AEA Resources that may help you with this project:

(You will need the AEA username and password)

MackinVIA ebooks

Kids Info Bits

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

iCLIPART for Schools

Rick Riorden discusses Mythology - An interview of Rick Riordan novelist by Sean Hemingway, associate curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

OLYMPIAN

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GREEK GODS:

• Apollo -

  • The Story of Apollo and Daphne Video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272912

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/apollo.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/apollo.html

• Aris/Ares -

  • The Story of Aris Video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/442533

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/ares.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/ares.html

• Hades -

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/276470

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/hades.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hades.html

• Helios - God of the sun

• Hephaestus - God of fire

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/326156

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/hephaestus.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hephaestus.html

• Hermes - Messenger of the Gods

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/274856

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/hermes.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hermes.html

• Poseidon - God of the sea and protector of all waters

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/442531

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/poseidon.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/poseidon.html

• Zeus - King of the gods; Ruler of heaven and earth

  • The Story of Zeus video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/277878

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/zeus.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/zeus.html

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GREEK GODDESSES:

• Aphrodite - Goddess of fertility, love, and beauty

  • The Story of Aphrodite Video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272911

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/aphrodite.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/aphrodite.html

• Artemis - Goddess of wildlife and protector of hunters

  • The Story of Artemis and Orion Video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/316576

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/artemis.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/artemis.html

• Athena - Goddess of war

  • The Story of Athena Video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272994

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/athena.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/athena.html

• Demeter - Goddess of harvest

  • Story of Demeter and Persephone Video 1

  • Story of Demeter and Persephone Video 2

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/321248

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/demeter.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/demeter.html

• Persephone - Daughter of Demeter

• Eros -

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/eros.html

• Hera - Queen of the Olympian gods

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/326162

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/hera.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hera.html

• Hestia - Goddess of the Hearth

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/326256

http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/hestia.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hestia.html

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TITANS:

• Atlas - Atlas lead the Titan's in battle. As a result he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back.

Video - Word Power Atlas

Atlas article from Encyclopedia Britannica

• Prometheus -

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/313075

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SEMI-GODS:

• The Fates - The three Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) have the power of deciding a man's destiny (fate). They assign a man to good or evil. Their most obvious choice is choosing how long a man lives.

  • https://rfgoddesses.weebly.com/the-fates.html

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/274276

• Hercules - Strongest of all heroes

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/274854

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hercules.html

• Medusa -

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/598992

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NYMPHS (Goddesses associated with trees and water. Their name comes from a Greek word meaning “young woman,” “bride,” or “minor goddess.”

• Daphne - Daphne was a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree while trying to escape from the god Apollo

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/320972

• Echo - Echo was a beautiful nymph who fell in love with Narcissus, who only loved his own image She faded away until her voice had only strength enough to whisper the last word of any call she heard.

  • The Story of Narcissus and Echo Video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/274115

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GREEK HEROES:

• Pandora - Pandora was told not to open a box/jar. She secretly opened it and evil and trouble flowed out and covered the world. Along with the evil and trouble, Hope was in the box/jar, too.

  • The Story of Pandora's Box Video

Video - Pandora's Box

Pandora article from Encyclopedia Britannica

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/pandora.html

• Achilles -

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272697

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ANIMALS/CREATURES:

• Pegasus - Pegasus was a winged horse and good flyer.

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/276339

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/pegasus.html

• Centaur - The Centaurs are half man, and half horse. They have the body of a horse but, in place of the horse's head the have the torso, head and arms of a man.

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/394619

• Cerberus - Cerberus is the three headed dog with a dragon tail which guards the entrance to the underworld.

• Cyclopes (Cyclops) - The Cyclopes (Cyclops) were gigantic one eyed monsters.

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/273888

• Narcissus -

  • The Story of Narcissus and Echo Video

http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/603705

• Daedalus and Icarus - Daedalus was an inventor. Daedalus and his son, Icarus, are imprisoned. Daedalus makes wings out of feathers and wax for himself and his son to escape. Icarus flies too close to the sun. The wax in his wings melts, and he falls and drowns.

Video - The Myth: Daedalus and Icarus

Daedalus article from Encyclopedia Britannica

• Orion -

  • The Story of Artemis and Orion Video

Video - Word Power - Myth & Orion

Orion article from Encyclopedia Britannica

• Jason and the Golden Fleece -

Video - Jason and the Golden Fleece

Websites:

"The Olympian Gods and Goddesses — FactMonster.com." Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help — FactMonster.com. <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0881990.html>.

"Ancient Greece - Gods and Goddesses - The British Museum." Ancient Greece - The British Museum. <http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html>.

"Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes [ushistory.org]." ushistory.org. <http://www.ushistory.org/civ/5c.asp>.

"Encyclopedia Mythica: mythology, folklore, and religion.." Encyclopedia Mythica: mythology, folklore, and religion. <http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html>.

Popularity. "Greek Gods and Goddesses in the Yahoo! Directory." Yahoo! Directory. <http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/mythology_and_folklore/mythology/greek/gods_and_goddesses/>.

"Ancient Greece for Kids - Main Index ."Ancient Greece for Kids - Main Index. <http://greece.mrdonn.org>.

“Ancient Greek Gods for Kids”.