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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Greek Gods

For Students 2nd - 6th
Wonderful resource for kids provides an overview of Greek Gods and Goddesses in ancient Greek society. Provides animated examples and facts about each one. Includes teacher resources.
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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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Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology in Classic Literature and Art

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An exhaustive collection of images, biographies, and texts focused on the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. W.9-10.9a Analysis
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Endymion

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Endymion, who led the Aeolians out of Thessaly and founded Elis, a region in southern Greece. Learn how he was put ino an everlasting sleep to prevent him from aging.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Nyx

For Students 9th - 10th
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

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Tyche

For Students 9th - 10th
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

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Hygieia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Hygieia, the goddess of health, tidiness, and pureness.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Selene

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Selene, the goddess of the moon, the night and the months, and see her pictures.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Mythology Games: Artemis Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the Greek goddess Artemis with this 6-question quiz.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Mythology Games: Aphrodite Crossword

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the Greek goddess Aphrodite with this crossword puzzle.
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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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Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Mythica offers a comprehensive resource on Greek mythology. Content includes a look at the principal gods, Zeus's consorts and offspring, the descendants of Prometheus, and much, much more. Click on "browse articles" for a...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Psyche

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this and learn the story of Psyche and Eros. Do they get back together after the terrible accident?
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Asclepius

For Students 9th - 10th
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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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Gaea/mother Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Able Media

Able Media: Olympus (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from AbleMedia details a lesson for students to research a specific Olympian god or goddess.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Atlas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Takes a look at the story of the Titan Atlas in Greek Mythology with a focus on his punishment from Zeus and his representation in Greek art.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Amazon

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry on the Greek mythological women warriors known as the Amazons. Site provides photos and links to further reading.
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TES Global

Blendspace: The Lightning Thief

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
A thirteen-part learning module including links to informational sites about Greek gods and goddesses, a rap song, the Greek alphabet, several myths followed by questions or assessments, and a dictionary. All links provide background...
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University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Hades

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek God Hades. Describes the location of Hades, the significance of Hades, and other Greek symbols associated with Hades.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Nymphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Encyclopedia article about nymphs in Greek mythology, "any member of a large class of female nature spirits, sometimes bound to a particular location or landform." Discusses classifications of nymphs and provides a picture as well.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Erinyes (Furies)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Encyclopedia article that discusses the "Erinyes or Eumenides (the Romans called them the Furies) [who] were female personifications of vengeance." Provides a summary of their role in Greek mythology, a discussion of their use in...
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Cronus (Saturn)

For Students 9th - 10th
"In Greek mythology, Cronus was the son of Uranus and Gaea." He led a revolt against his father and thereby became the king of the gods. He was later overthrown by his own son Zeus.
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Online Learning Haven

Online Learning Haven: Ancient Greece

For Students 6th - 8th
Article on ancient Greece with brief summaries of ancient Greek society, gods and goddesses, literature, and much more.