Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Mythology #32: Mythical Caves and Gardens

9th - 10th
Mike Rugnetta is teaching you about mythical gardens and caves, which appear in cultures all over the world. Caves and gardens can stand for different things, but in the two stories we're talking about today, they tie into the creation...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Mythology #34: Mythical Trees

9th - 10th
Mike Rugnetta is teaching you about mythical trees. There are lots of trees in myth, and we've touched on some of them before, but today we're going to focus on three trees from three different traditions. We'll talk about the Tree of...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Mythology #36: Monsters. They're Us, Man

9th - 10th
This episode starts the discussion of Mythical Creatures with the WORST creatures. Monsters. What makes a monster monstrous though? Mike Rugnetta will guide you through the fine line between a magical creature and a monster. Spoiler...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Mythology #38: Serpents and Dragons

9th - 10th
In this episode, Mike is teaching you about the most mythic of mythological creatures: Dragons. Cultures across the world (and across Westeros) tell stories of dragons, and their power to destroy, their power to prop up kings, and their...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Mythology #39: Witches and Hags

9th - 10th
Mike Rugnetta teaches you about the stories we tell about witches and hags. It's definitely unfortunate that a lot of social orders have generated stories about evil women with magical powers. Today we're going to look at a few of those...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course World Mythology #26: The Epic of Gilgamesh

9th - 10th
This video focuses on The Epic of Gilamesh. Gilgamesh was a terrible ancient king who left his kingdom seeking adventure, and eventually on the prowl for immortality. Along the way, he checks pretty much all the boxes on the checklist of...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Mythology: Lesson 2

9th - 10th Standards
This video tutorial is an introduction to the mythology genre. It defines mythology and provides examples from various cultures. [5:56]
Instructional Video
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Mythology: Keeping Up With the Gods

9th - 10th Standards
This animation references the mythology unit as a resource for learning about the Gods. 2:08sec.