Download Meeting of the Gods

Name
Date
Hour
Character Name
Meeting of the Gods!
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You will get to play the part of a god or mythological creature for one day.
You will prepare by doing research in the library.
You will write an introduction and a story about yourself, using feedback from your teacher to help you write a typed,
polished final version.
In your oral presentation, you will use a name card and name tag to identify yourself, introduce yourself using correct
pronunciation, present a picture of yourself and a prop or symbol that represents you, and tell your story.
Requirements are below; costume is optional.
Requirement
Research in the LMC: stay on task; gather information &
materials
Introduction/story
 Type an introduction including your relationship to
other gods/characters and some basic facts about you.
 In your own words, retell a story about yourself,
including how you’re still alive. Use first person.
 Tell how you’re alive today (min. 5 examples unless
otherwise approved by teacher) – business or product
names; autos or other transportation; bands; songs,
books, movies, plays (titles or references)
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Submit your first draft, which should be about a page, typed,
double-spaced, 12 point font. The final version will be due
the day you present.
Due Date
Points
Comments
of 5
of 10
of 5
Prepare for your oral presentation (3 minute maximum):
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of 5
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Name card for desk: 6” x 10” – Decorate and be
creative! Pronounce your name correctly.
Name tag to wear: 2” x 3” – be creative!
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Picture – find or create; 8.5” x 11”
of 5
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Find or create a three-dimensional symbol or prop
that represents you.
Orally present yourself, by explaining your picture
and prop, retelling your story, and telling how you’re
still alive.
Hand in the final version of the typed introduction,
story, and how you’re still alive; should be well
written and free of errors.
of 5
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TOTAL
of 5
of 5
of 15
of 60
Cast of Characters
Greek/Roman
Zeus/Jupiter (male)
Hades/Pluto (male)
Hestia/Vesta (female)
Hera/Juno (female)
Demeter/Ceres (female)
Poseidon/Neptune (male)
Hephaestus/Vulcan (male)
Aphrodite/Venus (female)
Ares/Mars (male)
Athena/Minerva (female)
Apollo/Phoebus (male)
Artemis/Diana (female)
Hermes/Mercury (male)
Dionysus/Bacchus (male)
Titans (male & female)
Prometheus (male)
Mt. Olympus
Persephone/Proserpine (female)
Eros/Cupid (male)
Phaeton (male)
Narcissus (male)
Echo (female)
Psyche (female)
Hercules (man)
the Amazons (female)
Iris (female)
Nereids (female)
Medusa (female)
Circe (female)
the Muses (female)
the Fates (female)
Epimetheus (male)
Calypso (female)
Hecate (female)
Dryads (female)
Charon (male)
Furies (female)
Ladon
Minotaur
Charybdis & Scylla
Pegasus
Cerberus
Chimera
Calydonian Boar
Dragon of Boeotia
Hydra
Nemean Lion
Procrustes
Geryon (male)
Daedalus (male)
Icarus (male)
King Minos (male)
Perseus (male)
Orpheus (male)
Jason (male)
Theseus (male)
Oedipus (male)
Amycus (male)
Anteus (male)
Pandora (female)
Sybil, Oracle of Delphi (female)
American (N & S)
Quezalcoatl (male)
Wirakocha (female)
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Corn Woman
Star Woman
Moon and Sun
Raven
Bear
Coyote
Fox
Rabbit/Hare
Jaguar
Norse
Thor (male)
Odin (male)
Loki (male)
Beowulf (male)
Sigurd/Siegfried (male)
Fafnir
Egyptian - Osiris (male), Isis (female), Horus (male), Hatshepsut (female), Gilgamesh (male), Hathor (female),
Ra (male), Seth (male), Nephthys (female), Sphinx (female)
Chinese – Yi, the Archer (male)
Celtic - Drabne (female), Pig’s Ploughman (male), Finn MacCool (male)
Indian – Rama (male), Vishnu (male), Shiva (female)
African – Spider, Tortoise
Or another character approved by your teacher.