Greek Mythology AssignmentAs an introduction to Greek mythology you will be researching famous names from various Greek myths. These people or Gods will help you to understand the plays we will be reading and give you an introduction to the beliefs the Greeks held important. Once you have been assigned your name you will use the cows to answer the following questions.
1) What was this a person a God of?
2) Why are they significant to Greek mythology?
3) Recount a myth about this God.
4) Give background information including: parentage, great feats, description of the God or Goddess
5) Lessons to be learned from this God/Goddess
6) Visual Image
Choose a God/Goddess
1. Zeus
2. Prometheus
3. Hera
4. Artemis
5. Actaeon
6. Hades
7. Poseidon
8. Aphrodite
9. Cronos
A) Prometheus
a. Who were his parents?
b. What other name is he known by?
c. What was his crime?
d. What lesson is to be learned from this experience?
e. What was his punishment?
f. Give two other details about this God.
g. Create a visual
B) Zeus
a. Who is he?
b. How did he come to power?
c. What weapon is he most known for?
d. What is he the god of?
e. Who is his wife?
f. What does he rule over?
g. Two details
h. Visual
C) Cronus
a. What is he the God of?
b. How did he lose power?
c. What did he do to his children?
d. How did he originally come to power?
e. Who fought with Cronos against Zeus?
f. What eventually happened to him?
g. Are there any lessons to be learned?
h. Visual
D) Actaeon
a. Who is he?
b. Who were his parents?
c. Why was he a hero?
d. What are the myths surrounding him?
e. What lesson is to be learned from his experience?
f. Visual
Websites
Internet Public Library-Greek Mythology
Encyclopdia of Greek Mythology
Library Resources
Virtual Reference Collection
Bloom's Literary Reference
Worldbook Online
Gale Cengage Learning Databases
Student Resource Center
Literature Resource Center
Online Catalog
Academic Integrity
NoodleTools Citation System
Citation Machine
