Classical Mythology

Movie on Greece
http://www.solar783.com/solar783/greece.mov
 

Day 1: Greece and Athens

Tour Stop #1: Athens

Athen - Seven Archaelogical Sites
http://www.greeceathens.com/archaeological_sites.htm
Answer the questions for each archaeological site
from the descriptions beside each site.
 

Tour Stop #2 in Athens:

Images of the Parthenon and the Acropolis
http://www.greece-athens.com/athens.php
 

Athens Video Gallery
http://www.greece-athens.com/athens.php
Same site: Click on the Video Gallery pictures
just above the Images
(NOT the yellow link) on the left side.
 

Tour Stop #3: Delphi (Magnificent Monuments)

Delphi – the female deity of earth
http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21110a/e211ja01.html

Tour Stop #4: Delphi (How Delphi Got Its Name)

You will be given a handout for this stop.

Tour Stop #5: Delphi (The Cosmic Belly Button)

Yahoo Travel Guide covering Greece
Note the Major Cities
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501751-greece_vacations.i

Introduction to Greece
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501838-greece_introduction-i;_ylt=Agtr0U9Cwz3D.k.C49cbPXG3FWoL

Good Map of Greece within this site
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-577630-map_of_greece-i;_ylt=Alcik91eCZsdS5E8YLEx2Yy3FWoL

Photograph of the omphalo
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Delphi.html

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Day 2: Ancient world of the Olympian gods and goddesses

Tour Stop #6: Mount Olympus (The Olympian Gods)

MythWeb
http://www.mythweb.com/

Also, within this site
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/contents.html

Tour Stop #7: A Closer Look at the Twelve Great Olympians

Greek Vs. Roman -
The major Greek deities and their Roman counterparts
http://www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/greek_vs_roman.html

This site also has 100 Images of Greek Mythology
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/gallery/mythology/europe/greek/

As well as, Greek mythology Genealogy Tables
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/genealogy/

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Day 3: Final trip into the ancient world of the Olympian gods and goddesses
 

Tour Stop #8: "So what does all this mean to me?" you ask.

About Greek Mythology Link -
Scroll down to the heading
"The Inevitability of the Greek Myths"
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/AboutGML.html#carlos

Greek Mythology Link - Elucidation
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/AboutGML.html#elucidation

Greek Mythology Link - Munificence of the Myths
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Munificence.html


This site also contains other resources...
a) Dictionary
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/001ShortEntries/SE00SILVER.html

b) Biographies
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Biographies.html

c) Comprehensive Gallery of Images
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Images.html

d) Topics – Lists resources
you might consider looking at later
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/#topics

 

Winged Sandals
History of Greece
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/history/default.htm

Tour Stop #9

Storytime
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/storytime/
(Pick a different story from
your neighbors for faster loading)

Watch stories of

• Perseus and Medusa

• Orpheus and the underworld

• Demeter and Persephone

• Apollo and his Oracle

Tour Stop #10

Search a character,
place or keyword from
Classical Mythology ("Who's Who")
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/who/

 

For Further Study (added September 2004)

PBS – the Greeks
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/
(You may want to "skip intro. Also, click on the circles.)
The Interactives are interesting,
especially particularly Life in Athens,
and Speak like an Ancient Greek.

The Pantheon
http://www.the-pantheon.com/introduction.php

Greek Mythology
http://www.messagenet.com/myths/
Includes Fun Fact Quiz