From Poseidon (Neptune) to Aries (Mars) and Apollo, learners are given a great overview of the major Greek gods and goddesses with this resource, which includes a graphic organizer and reading excerpts on each of the gods. 

Concepts

greek mythology, myths

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Additional Tags

greek mythology, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign groups of students to a particular god that they can present to the class in a creative way, such as through role play or illustrations on a poster
• Analyze language roots of the Greek and Roman names of the gods and goddesses using the side-by-side comparison of the graphic organizer

Pros

• Graphic organizer icludes space for the Greek and Roman names, titles, and symbols of each of the gods

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4