Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Fates (Moirae)
Learn about the three Fates (Moirae), Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who were the spinners of the thread of life determining the span of each human's life.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: The Hours (Horae)
Read about the Hours (Horae), the fruitful goddesses of the Seasons and the guards of Mount Olympus, who are the personifications of the seasons.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Muses
Read about the Muses, the nine goddesses over the Arts and the Sciences, whose job was to make humans forget their sorrows and cares.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Nymphs
Read about the Nymphs, young goddesses of Nature including the sea, the land, and the woods.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Pleiades
Read about the Pleiades, seven sisters and goddesses of the mountains, who were turned into doves and then stars to form the famous Pleiades.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Hyacinth
Hyacinth was a handsome young man from Sparta, Greece, and a lover of Apollo, whose shed blood was used to create the flower Hyacinth.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Tyche
Read to learn more about Tyche, the Greek goddess of fortune, chance, and the unpredictable, who was the personification of hope, luck, and wealth.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Styx
Learn more about Styx, who personified the sacred river of the gods that separated the world of the living from the world of the dead.
Online Learning Haven
Online Learning Haven: Ancient Greece
Article on ancient Greece with brief summaries of ancient Greek society, gods and goddesses, literature, and much more.
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Greek Gods: Monsters: Minotaur
Read to learn more about Minotaur, a cannibalistic monster who had the body of a man and the head of a bull.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Asclepius
Entry delves into the life of the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, with a discussion on how he was portrayed in mythology and art.
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Greek Mythology Today and Myth of the Month
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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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Selene
Read about Selene, the goddess of the moon, the night and the months, and see her pictures.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Hygieia
Read about Hygieia, the goddess of health, tidiness, and pureness.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Nemesis
Read to learn about Nemesis, the spirit of divine retribution and a symbol of justice.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Nyx
Read to learn about Nyx, the goddess of the night, who meets the goddess of the day to transition from day to night.
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Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Persephone
Learn about Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, and see the pictures.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Achilles
Illustrated encyclopedia entry on Achilles provides and overview of the history and representations of Achilles.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Greek Medicine
Discusses the history of Greek medicine from ancient times, and the impact of important figures such as Hippocrates, Diocles of Carystus and Praxagoras of Cos. Some of the significant advances in diagnosis and treatment are described....
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Gaea/mother Earth
This website focuses on Gaea the great goddess of the early Greeks. She is also known as Mother Earth. Use this website to see a picture of Gaea.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Apollo
Defines the Greek god Apollo and takes a look at his family, associated symbols, the Trojan War, and Greek art. Includes images, a timeline, and links to related content.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Ares
Illustrated encyclopedia entry defines and explores how the Greek god of war, Ares, was depicted in Greek mythology and Classical art.
University Press
University Press: Ancient Greece
Exhaustive and informative collection of information on ancient Greece arranged by topical area: art, architecture, history, the Olympics, wars, geography, mythology, people, and more.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Ancient Origins of the Olympics
Armand D'Angour explains the evolution of the Olympics. [3:20]