Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: Background Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the story of the beginning of Greek Mythology. It tells the story of Uranus (Father Heaven) and his wife Gaea (Mother Earth) and their childen the Titans and the monsters. It follow the story through Zeus and the...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Deucalion's Flood and the Creation of the New Human Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this Greek Mythology story of the destruction of the earth by flood. Try comparing it to the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Hephaestus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Hephaestus, the Greek God of Metallurgy and the Smith of the Olympian Gods. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles, pictures, myths, and his...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Hebe

For Students 9th - 10th
Hebe, the goddess of youth and the cupbearer of the gods, was married to Heracles and acted as a servant to the Olympian gods.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Nymphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Nymphs, young goddesses of Nature including the sea, the land, and the woods.
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Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Zeus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Zeus, the supreme god in Ancient Greece, the father of the Olympian gods, and the ruler of mankind. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles,...
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Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Hera

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage and family and the protector of married women. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of her name, other titles, pictures, myths, and...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Asclepius

For Students 9th - 10th
Asclepius, the god of healing and medicine, was the personification of the ideal doctor. He even had the power to raise the dead. Zeus feared his power; read to find out what he did to Asclepius.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heros: Ganymede

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage to learn how Zeus abducted Ganymede, the handsome prince of Troy, and what happened as a result of Hera's jealousy.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Tantalus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage to learn about Tantalus, the favorite child of Zeus who stole from the dinner table and was thrown into the Underworld as punishment.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Charites (Joy, Charm, Beauty)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Charites or Graces, three lovely goddesses: Aglaia, the Grace of Beauty, Euphrosyne, the Grace of Delight, and Thalia, the Grace of Blossom.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides pictures (statue forms) and links to stories of each of the Olympian Gods in alphabetic order. It also has audio of both the Greek and English pronunciation of each as well as a gallery of pictures.
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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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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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Other

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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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Hermes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Hermes, the Greek god of the trade, the god of eloquence, and a luck-bringing messenger of the gods. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles,...
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Other

Greek Mythology Link: Apollo

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed, comprehensive resource put together by author and university lecturer Carlos Parada. Traces the story of Apollo from his birth though a number of adventures. Hyperlinks explain who is who, and the site includes images and...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: The First Greek Gods and Goddesses: "Theogony"

For Students 9th - 10th
"Theogony," a famous poem, by Hesiod explains the beginnings of Greek Mythology's first Greek Gods and Goddesses. From Chaos came Gaea (Earth), Uranus (the Heaven), and Eros (Desire) who produced the Titans and from them, the Olympian gods.
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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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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Zeus

For Students 9th - 10th
A site about the god Zeus from Greek Mythology. Learn about the king of the gods ruled Mount Olympus and threw lighting bolts.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Greek Gods

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson includes some of the main Greek mythological gods and a short description about each Gods area of importance.
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Able Media

Classics Technology Center: The Story of Troy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an account of the legendary war between Greece and Troy. Begins with the legend of Helen and her possibly divine birth and finishes with the fates of the warriors involved. Also includes some nice comparative mythology...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Painting of Zeus and Leda

For Students 9th - 10th
A painted low-relief depicts Zeus and Leda. Zeus took the shape of a swan and abducted Leda with the help of Eros, the god of love. The engraving shows the influence of Ancient Greek mythology in the Christian era.
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Greek Gods: Monsters: Typhon (Typhoeus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about Typhon, a terrifying part man part beast monster whose mission was to destroy the earth and cause problems for Zeus.