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Student Resources

Absolute Egyptology - contains extensive text and more than 1,000 illustrations; gods and goddesses plus describing text. Very kid and teacher friendly!

Ancient Greece: Projects & Internet Resources - features student projects

Ancient Olympic Events - excellent categories, great photos

Animals, Myths and Legends (from "Oz Kids") - great legends, coloring pages, crossword puzzles, wordfinds

Aesop Fables - 655+ Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed; some with RealAudio and accompanying lesson plans.

Bullfinch's Mythology - "the age of fable or stories of Gods and Heroes..."

Classical Mythology - companion to Morford and Lenardon's Mythology, this site offers users of the book a large number of resources and information  including Character Glossary, Words and Phrases Glossary and a map section

Classical Mythology - The Ancient Sources - the Olympian Gods: images and text; time line of Greek history and literature; iconography and related sites.

Forum Romanum - excellent resource: Illustrated; dictionary; genealogical chart; name meanings; links to Roman history & life; virtual tour of Rome

The Encyclopedia Mythica - an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore & legend

Greece - Mythology & History - religious beliefs, writings, Olympic Games, art, philosophy and medicine.

Greek & Romans Mythology - info about the gods and goddesses of the Greek civilization and the ancient Roman empire

Greek Mythology - includes Greek Names vs. Roman Names, the Immortals, and Fun Fact Quizzes

Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology - Gods, heroes, The Odyssey and an encyclopedia; teachers section

Greek Mythology: Heroes

Greek Mythology Link
- search names of characters, or specific words or combinations of words; includes texts, images, tables and maps

Grimms Fairy Tales from National Geographic - original versions from the Brothers Grimm collections

Hercules : "Greece's Greatest Hero" - good info, excellent images

Image Gallery - Greek Mythology - view drawings of Greek gods & goddesses 

Image Gallery - Roman Mythology - view drawings of Roman gods & goddesses 

Mysteries of Egypt - extensive and very nicely designed; Includes religion, architecture, excellent images from Civilization.ca

"Myth Man" presents Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology

Mythmedia - Mythology in Western Art - collection of art images relating to Classical mythology; deities, and heroes

Mythology - a Thinkquest Entry

Mythology Gallery Directory - includes glossary, symbols, lists of gods and goddesses

Mythology Hangman!

Mythology Puzzle - from the NY Times, participate online or print-out

Myths and Fables from Around the World - super myths by and for kids

Myths and Legends

Mythweb - "...your resource for the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology"

Pronunciation Guide

Roman Gods / Egyptian Gods / Nordic Gods - great sites designed for children aged 7-11 years old, "Only the main gods are covered, and every page has a picture, and not too much text. The Roman site has some information on month names and the solar system, and both the Roman and Saxon/Viking sites have something on the days of the week."

Roman Mythology

Roman Mythology - searchable "dictionary"

Virtual Tour of the Tomb of Tutankhamun - extensive resource form Civilization.ca

 

Teacher Resources  

An Introduction to Ancient Greece - resource for teachers of students in 3rd through 6th grades; stories, plays & skill/work sheets; listing of gods & goddesses

The Big Myth - for both students and teachers; cross-cultural comparative study of world creation myths, info by map - great site features lots of flash and sound

Greek and Roman Mythology in the Classroom - from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute; curriculum unit for grades 7-12, includes goals and objectives, lesson plans and bibliography

Storytelling in the Classroom - excellent resource - includes plans and activities, proverbs

Teacher Resources at Mythweb

Citing Internet Sources - how-to guide on citing online resources in bibliographies

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