Reference Material: Gods, Titans, and Beasts
Handout: The Cosmogony of Greek Mythology
Handout: The Primordial Gods and The Titans
Handout: The Olympians
Working on the Beasts, Other Olympians, Ocean Gods, and Underworld Gods
Reference Material: Family Trees
Visual Aid: Greek Gods Family Tree - Ivan Kozik - https://ludios.org/greekgods/
Reference: Family Tree of Greek Gods - Timelessmyths.com
Reference: Family Tree of the Greek Gods - Wikipedia
Reference: Zeus' Many Loves Part One - Theoi.com
Vocabulary Development
Part I - Introduction to Greek Mythology
Presentation: Introduction to Greek Mythology
ADD- Cleisthenes of Athens is the lawgiver credited with making the Athenian constitution rooted in democracy and established equal rights for all citizens in 507 BCE. Note at that this time, citizenship excluded women, slaves, foreigners, non-land owners, and men under 20.
ADD- Herodotus The Father of History
ADD- Thucydides The Father of Historiography
ADD- Aristotle Father of Western Philosophy, Father of Political Science. Politics
ADD- Democritus - Atomic Theory, First to theorize that everything in the physical world is made up of tiny fundamental particles called atoms.
ADD- Eratosthenes - First man to calculate the circumference of the Earth
ADD- Hipparchus - Father of Trigonometry
The introduction discusses the reasons why the Greeks should be studied including their many contributions to modern society. We will briefly discuss the modern geography as well as the geography of Greece around 450 BCE. We will discuss the Greek Wonders of the Ancient World, the Greek Gods and Titans, the influence of Mythology on the modern world.
In Class Story #1 - The Achilles Heel (Main character of the Iliad)
In Class Story #2 - The Gordian Knot (A legend associated with Alexander the Great)
In Class Story #3 - The Midas Touch
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book XI Fable II - Midas's Golden Touch
Video: The Myth of King Midas and His Golden Touch - Iseult Gillespie - TedED - March 5, 2018
In Class Story #4 - Helen of Troy - "The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships"
In Class Story #5 - The Trojan Horse - "Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts"
Part II - Women in Greek Mythology
Presentation: Women in Greek Mythology
We will discuss the ways that Greek Mythology and other religions have treated women and how the stories set up the culture. We will begin with an introduction to the Fates, the Muses, the Amazons and then study Pandora.
In Class Story #6 - Pandora's Box
Part III - Men in Greek Mythology
Presentation: Daedalus and Icarus
Presentation: Prometheus
In Class Story #7 - Daedalus and Icarus (Featuring the Minotaur)
Video: The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins - TEDEd - March 13, 2017
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book VIII Fable II - Theseus and the Minotaur
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book VIII Fable III - Dædalus and Icarus
In Class Story #8 - The Birth and Rise of Zeus
In Class Story #9 - Prometheus Steals Fire
Video: The Myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie - TEDEd - November 14, 2017
Greek Heroes and Their Stories
Achilles, the Greek hero of the Trojan War
Heracles completes Ten (Twelve) Labors in penance
Visual Aid: Twelve Labors of Herakles - Simon E. Davies - December 20, 2012 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Video: The Myth of Hercules: 12 Labors in 8-bits - Alex Gendler - TEDEd - September 25, 2018
Jason and the Argonauts recover the Golden Fleece
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book VII Fable I - Jason, the Golden Fleece and Medea
Visual Aid: Quest for the Golden Fleece Part 1 - Simon E. Davies - January 1, 2013 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Visual Aid: Quest for the Golden Fleece Part 2 - Simon E. Davies - January 2, 2013 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Oedipus defeats the riddle of the Sphinx
Theseus and the Minotaur
Perseus Kills Medusa
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book IV Fable IX - Perseus Kills Medusa
A Few More Stories from Ancient Greece
Echo and Narcissus
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book III Fable VI - Echo and Narcissus
Pygmalion and Galatea
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book X Fable VII - Pygmalion's Statue
Hades and Persephone
Tantalus and Sisyphus
Video: The Myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler - TedED - November 13, 2018
The Fall of Phaeton
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book II Fable I - Phaëton Guides Apollo’s Chariot
Cupid and Psyche
Video: The Myth of Cupid and Psyche - Brendan Pelsue - TEDEd - August 3, 2017
Orpheus and Eurydice
Reference: Metamorphoses (8 CE) by Ovid - Book X Fable I - Orpheus and Eurydice
Video: The Tragic Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - Brendan Pelsue - TedEd - January 11, 2018
The Iliad by Homer - The Story of the Trojan War
Full Text: The Iliad by Homer - Project Gutenberg - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6130
Full Text: The Iliad by Homer - Ian Johnston - Vancouver Island University - http://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/homer/iliad_title.html
Handout: Deaths in The Iliad - Ian Johnston - August 1, 2013 - http://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/homer/iliaddeaths.htm
Visual Aid: Death in the Iliad - Laura "Jenks" Jenkinson - July 20, 2014 - https://greekmythcomix.wordpress.com/
Visual Aid: Participants in the Trojan War - Carlos Parada
The Odyssey by Homer - Odysseus' Return From the Trojan War
Full Text: The Odyssey by Homer - Project Gutenberg - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727
Visual Aid: The Journey of Odysseus - Simon E. Davies - December 14, 2012 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Ancient Greek Government
Wiki: Cleisthenes - The beginning of democracy
Video: The Constitution of Athens 6th Century BCE - Historia Civilis - December 15, 2017
Video: The Constitution of Sparta 4th Century BCE - Historia Civilis - September 11, 2017
King Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise of Macedon
Video: Battle of Salamis 480 BCE (Persian Invasion of Greece) - Kings and Generals - September 24, 2017
Video: Philip II of Macedon (359 to 336 B.C.E.) - Historia Civilis - May 24, 2017
Video: Alexander the Great: The Balkan Campaign (336 to 335 B.C.E.) - Historia Civilis - October 31, 2017
Video: The Battle of Issus 333 BCE - BazBattles - November 19, 2016
Video: The Siege of Tyre 332 BCE - BazBattles - March 10, 2017
Video: Alexander the Great: Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC - BazBattles - April 18, 2017
Video: Alexander the Great: Battle of the Persian Gate 330 BC - BazBattles - April 30, 2017
Video: Alexander the Great: Battle of the Hydaspes 326 BC - BazBattles - June 23, 2017
Video: Alexander the Great: Mallian Campaign 326 BC - BazBattles - October 22, 2017
Greek Military and Similar Military Units
Video: Alexander the Great: Logistics - Kings and Generals - September 6, 2018
Video: Armies and Tactics: Ancient Greek Navies - Kings and Generals - May 3, 2018
Video: Armies and Tactics: Ancient Greek Siege Warfare - Kings and Generals - June 28, 2018
Video: Armies and Tactics: Greek Armies during the Peloponessian Wars - Kings and Generals - May 31, 2018
Video: Armies and Tactics: Greek Armies during the Persian Invasions - Kings and Generals - April 19, 2018
Video: Armies and Tactics: Greek Armies from Mycenae to the Agrarian Warfare - Kings and Generals - July 1, 2017
Video: Armies and Tactics: Philip II and Macedonian Phalanx - Kings and Generals - July 5, 2018
Video: Armies and Tactics: Philip II's Cavalry and Siegecraft - Kings and Generals - July 19, 2018
Video: Macedonian Battle Tactics - Historia Civilis - July 5, 2017
Video: Military Reforms of Alexander the Great - Kings and Generals - August 2, 2018
Video: Special Forces of Alexander the Great - Kings and Generals - September 13, 2018
Video: Warfare of Classic Antiquity: Republican Fleet Tactics (Roman Navy) - Invicta - September 1, 2016
Classic Greek Plays, Poetry and Epics
Lyric Poetry by Sappho
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Medea by Euripedes
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Parallel Lives by Plutarch
The Aeneid by Virgil
The Iliad by Homer
The Odyssey by Homer
Theogony by Hesiod
Visual Aids:
Source: Laura "Jenks" Jenkinson - https://greekmythcomix.wordpress.com/
Visual Aid: Hamartia - Laura "Jenks" Jenkinson - January 30, 2014 - https://greekmythcomix.wordpress.com/
Visual Aid: Kudos and Aidos - Laura "Jenks" Jenkinson - June 14, 2014 - https://greekmythcomix.wordpress.com/
Visual Aid: What Makes A Homeric Hero - Laura "Jenks" Jenkinson - July 18, 2014 - https://greekmythcomix.wordpress.com/
Visual Aid: Xenia - Laura "Jenks" Jenkinson - February 17, 2014 - https://greekmythcomix.wordpress.com/
Source: Simon E. Davies - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Visual Aid: Denizens of Hades - Simon E. Davies - July 16, 2013 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Visual Aid: Gods of Mount Olympus v2 - Simon E. Davies - July 16, 2013 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Visual Aid: Heroes of Ancient Greece - Simon E. Davies - July 16, 2013 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Visual Aid: Heroines of Ancient Greece - Simon E. Davies - March 12, 2013 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
Visual Aid: Secondary Gods of Ancient Greece - Simon E. Davies - March 13, 2013 - https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey
The Original Olympics
Best Olympians - http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/greatest.shtml
Stade/Stadion - A naked foot race of 185 approximately meters.
Diaulos - A naked foot race of two times the distance of the stadion. Had to travel around a post and back. Approximately 370 meters.
Dolichos - A naked foot race of 12 to 24 times the distance of the stadion. Approximately 1.5 to 3 miles.
Hoplitodromos - "The race of soldiers" (hoplites) is a 400m dash wearing a helmet, greaves, and bronze-covered wooden shield. A race in over 50 pounds of armor to simulate a soldier rush through the range of archers.
Pale - naked wrestling
Pankration - pan = all, kratos = strength - An old school one-on-one naked MMA event to submission. Wrestling, Boxing, Holds, and Choking OK. Biting and Eye Gouging are the only actions not allowed.
Pugme - naked boxing
Bareback Horse Racing
Pentathlon - (Discus, Javelin, Long Jump, Running, Wrestling)
Long Jump
Javelin for Distance, and Horse-Mounted Javelin throwing for accuracy at a target
Drop
Video: Why Is Herodotus called "The Father of History"? - Mark Robinson - TEDEd - December 11, 2017
Video: The Myth of Arachne - Iseult Gillespie - TEDEd - Feb 8, 2018
Creature: Hekatoncheires, God: Apollo, Story: Echo and Narcissus
Creature: Cerberus, God: Hermes, Story: Pygmalion and Galatea
Creature: Harpy, Goddess: Athena, Story: Hades and Persephone
Creature: Charybdis, Goddess: Artemis, Story: Orpheus and Eurydice
Creature: Cyclops, Goddess: Demeter, Story: The Fall of Phaethon
Creature: Siren, God: Ares, Story: Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx