CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
MYTHOLOGY RESOURCES
| Mythweb - Greek Mythology. Click on Teachers for lesson ideas. | Mythology Theme Page - Lesson plans & links from Core Knowledge. | E School Ancient Greece Resource Page -6 Internet-based lessons. | |
| The Hero's Journey - Help students create their own stories using mythical heroes. | Mythus - Comparative Mythology |
Greek Mythology Link Excellent overall resource |
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| Lesson Plan on Myths, Folklore, and Legends - A lesson plan for grades 8 and above. |
Exploring Greek
Heroes: A Technology Lesson Plan A 9th-grade lesson plan. |
Perseus Project A digital library of resources for the study of the ancient world and beyond. |
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Aztec Mythology |
Even Gods Have Bad Hair Days | ||
| Greek Mythology for Educators - Links to many lesson plans and resources. | Ancient Greece Scroll down the page to find the mythology lessons. | Impact of Greek Mythology on Modern Times A lesson plan for grades 7-9. | |
| Godchecker - 1,400 entries from various pantheons. | Encyclopedia Mythica - Link to 6 geographical regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Select articles or introductory materials |
Mythology Web - Info on myth, folklore, &
legends
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| Mythology Links - KidsClick | Yahoo Links | ||
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| Indian Mythology - Indian mythological stories with folk tales and legends of gods, demons and other kings from India. | Cornish Myths & Legends - Ghost stories, myths, and legends from Cornwall (UK). | Myth retellings from places including Japan and Mexico. | |
| Myth & Story Collections Bulfinch's Mythology - |
Percussion Folktales. | Electronic Texts in Folklore and Mythology. German tales and there are links to tales from Scandinavia, Britain and other regions. | |
| Where Did We Come From? | Universal Myths and Mysterious Places | Surlalune Fairy Tales | |
| The Elements of Good Mythtelling | Creative Minds: Library | ||
| It All Begins with Time | |||
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Specific Resources
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Creation Myths Gods & Goddesses
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Lesson Plans - Backward Designed |
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Mythconception |
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Know - Content Cultural contributions of the Greeks. Functions of myths Why Greeks passed myths on Virtues that Greeks valued |
Do - Skills Read and interpret Greek myths Discuss collaboratively in small groups Write creatively |
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| Universal Myths and Symbols: Local Setting | Cultural Creation Myths - Use in conjunction with THE BIG MYTH | Creation Myths - | |
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Mythological Soaps Intro unit designed for ESL students |
ANCIENT GREECE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
Climbing to the Top of Mount Olympus The Seasons |
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The Archetypal Hero in Literature, Religion, and Popular Culture |
What Is a Hero? Heroism in Greek Mythology - Could expand to world mythology | ||
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
Greek
Greek Mythology Today and the Myth of the Month
Atttibutes
of the Gods
The
Book of Gods, Godesses, Heroes
- Features other characters of Greek mythology
Ancient
Greece - History for Kids
The Sirens and Greek
Mythology
Prometheus and
Pandora - Bullfinch's Mythology
Zeus
Greek and Roman
The Perseus
Digital Library
ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY
Amerindian
Native American Animal Symbolshttp://www.eliki.com/ancient/beliefs/totems/
Animal symbols defined.
Old Indian Legends
Text of book by Zitkala-Sa at Electronic Text Center.
Ireland
Ancient Ireland
Celtic Myth
The Story of MacDatho's Pig (Ulster Cycle)
Animal Symbolism in Celtic Mythology
A History of the Irish Race
- History and legends of the Celts in Ireland.
Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore and Drama At the
Luminarium.
Mythography
- Basic info on the Celtic pantheons.
The Encyclopedia of the Celts
- Based on quotations from literature, myth, legend, fiction and history--with bibliography.
Tome of Celtic Mythology
- Celtic gods and goddesses.
Chinese
Chinese Folktales
- Overview and bibliography.
Chinese Myths and Fantasies
- Some of the surviving ancient myths of China.
Egytpian
Ancient Egypt: The Mythology
Egyptian Mythology
LINKS/ONLINE RESOURCES
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth2.html