Greek Gods and Goddesses

Next week, I'll be testing you on Greek gods and goddesses.

Here are the flashcards for them. If you want to get ahead for next week, make your own  flashcards this weekend. They'll be due on Tuesday.

On the blank side, write:
Greek name only

On the lined side, write:
Roman name and area of responsibility

Twelve Labors of Hercules

For more information on Hercules, go to this site. It's great!
http://www.mythweb.com/hercules/


Labors of Hercules (Heracles)
 #1: Nemean lion
 #2: Hydra
 #3: Cerynitian hind
 #4: Erymantian boar
 #5: Augean stables
 #6: Stymphalian birds
 #7: Cretan bull
 #8: mares of Diomedes
 #9: Hippolyte's belt
 #10: cattle of Geryon
 #11: apples of the Hesperides
 #12: capture of Cerberus

HW for Week of March 8-11

Due Tuesday, 3/12	Go to blog for Gk. Mythology Webquest: Due Wednesday in JE #57/left and right.
Due Wednesday, 3/13	Webquest due.
Due Thursday, 3/14	Online Gk. Mythology Games Eval. Chart Jason Vocab (see tab at top of page: "Jason Vocab."
Due Friday, 3/15	FD Book Cards are due!

Online Greek Mythology Activities

Make a Evauation Chart in JE #58/left.
DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 14

• Choose at least four games from the list below to explore.
• Your chart will have three columns and four rows.
• First Column: Name of Game and URL (website address)
• Second Column: Rate it on a scale of 1-5 stars
• Third Column: Two reasons you rated it the way you did

Links:

• http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_greece/online_activities.htm
• This one has many games listed on the page.
• NOTE: If you click on a game and a grey box with a puzzle piece comes up, right-click where it says, "Java is out of date." Then, click on "Run this plug-in."
• Greek God Arcade (interactive game)  
• Play Games - Amazons vs. Athenians, Icarus & Daedalus, Make your own Greek music   
• Design a Greek Pot (and more Greek Fun)
• Ancient Greece (fun from the BBC) Olympics, Theatre, Athens
• Challenges!
• Go for the Gold - It's Greek to Me Game
• Free Online Games for Ancient Greece (thinkquest) 
• Read and Hear Greek Myths 
• Myths, Brainstorming Machine
• An Interactive Ancient Greek Timeline
• Ancient Greek Crossword
• The Underworld  
• What do you know about Ancient Greece?
• Ancient Greek Jeopardy Games
• Aesop's Fables
• Ancient Greece Craft Ideas
• Greek Gods Craft Ideas
• Online Coloring - Ancient Greece
• Which mythical Greek are you? (quiz game)quiz game)quiz game)
• Print a Deck of Greek God Player Cards and play the memory game
• The Traveler 

Greek Mythology Webquest

Greek Mythology Webquest: 

Due Wednesday, 3/13

Directions: 

There are four separate sections, or tasks, to complete. Scroll down.

1. Mt. Olympus
2. Greek Gods and Goddesses 
3. Beasts and Creatures
4. Greek Mythology in Modern Society

Leave JE #56/right blank for now. 

Do the webquest work (Tasks #1-4) in JE #57/left and right.

You may need  extra pages. If so, just continue and call them JE #57/cont'd.

Write in complete sentences, please!

Task #1 Mount Olympus

Use these websites  to answer the questions specifically related to Task #1: Mount Olympus. 

• Describes the who, what, where of Mt Olympus
• Has all gods and goddesses with many pictures
• Pronunciation of God/Goddess names 

1. Who lived on Mount Olympus?

2. What is Mount Olympus?

3. Where is Mount Olympus?

4. Choose one god or goddess that interests you most. Use many adjectives to describe the god or goddess. Be sure to include the name.

5. Find the names below and write out how to say it using the pronunciation form.

~ Hephaestus
~ Aphrodite
~ Psyche
~ Prometheus
~ Phaeton

Task #2: Greek gods and goddesses

Use the websites provided below to answer these questions specifically related to Task #2 Greek gods and goddesses. 

• Gods, Heroes, and dictionary - Researching the Gods on Mt. Olympus
• Shows how to write the gods names in greek
• Has many links to things with theTrojan War
• Go here for Helen info:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy

1. Who was Hera's husband?

2. What is Demeter's  Latin (Roman name)?

3. Who did Dionysus rescue?

4. Write Echo's name in Greek letters.

5. Write Athena's name in Greek letters.

6. Who is Helen, and how did she start the Trojan War?

7. Who had the idea of the wooden horse that brought destruction to Troy?

8. What is Odysseus's Latin (Roman) name? What happened to him after the Trojan War?

Task #3: Beasts and Creatures

Use the website provided below to answer these questions specifically related to Task #3 Beasts and Creatures.

• http://www.thanasis.com/creature.htm

1. Who was Medusa the Gorgon? 

2, What did she do? 

3. What happened to her and why did it have to happen?

4. Draw her!

5. What was the Minotaur? 

6.What did he do, and where did he live?

7. Draw him.

8. What was the Hydra? 

9. What did it do, and why was it hard to kill?

10. Draw it.

11. Choose one other creature. Explain the story behind it, and draw it.. 

Task #4: Mythology in Modern Society

Use the websites provided below to answer these questions specifically related to Task #4 Mythology in Modern Society. 

• Two quizzes on Greek mythology   (Just do one quiz. Write the answers; then, check them.)
• How the Greek time has influenced us today

1. Using the Myth Man's Greek Quiz, take the quizzes to see what you know about Greek Mythology. Include your results with your project.

2. What is the city in Ohio named after the time in Greek Mythology?

3. How many cities in the United States are named Troy?

4. List eight other examples about how we find Greek Mythology used today in advertising, etc.

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please check Zangle. If there are any errors, bring the proof TOMORROW (Thursday, 3/7) so I can enter late grades, absent grades, etc.

Thank you!

HW for the Week of March 4-March 8

Due Tuesday, 3/5	Get a good night's sleep! STAR Writing Test is today.
Due Wed., 3/6	PBL's due!
Due Thurs., 3/7	FD Vocab Story; see below for details. Do RD in JE #54/left and right.
Due Fri., 3/8	"Amigo Brothers" Vocab Test