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Greek Mythology Research Assignment
Directions: Everyone in the class has been assigned a different god, goddess, creature or human
being from Greek Mythology. You must research them and make a slide show based upon the
mythological character that you have selected. Your slide show must include visual materials as
well as your research information and properly formatted in-text citations. Your presentation will
be shared with me by the end of class on the due date. Your works cited page will be printed and
turned in on the due date (remember that all pictures and images need to be cited along with the
sources for information you use).
The following questions will help guide you to a complete and thorough biography:
1. If you have selected a god or goddess please indicate what they are the god or goddess of and
what special powers they possess.
2. Your character might be considered a demigod or half -god. Many of the Greek gods
liked to have love affairs with human beings, which created superior human beings. If
you have selected a character that is a demigod what is his/her special power? Who are
his/her parents?
3. If you have selected a creature or a human being you must find out the story behind them. Why
are they important? What is unique about them?
4. Read 3-5 stories involving your character and choose one myth to include in your slide show.
A brief summary of this story should appear in your slide show – this should cover more than one
slide and should also include visuals relating to the story. Include information such as, what
moral was learned from this story and/or what purpose the myth served in civilization.
5. You should wrap up by explaining why the Greeks (and people from other nations) came up
with these myths. What was the purpose for this story for the civilization it came from? Why do
you think these stories still exist today?
Slide show requirements:
Minimum of 3 Information Sources
Minimum of 5 Images
Minimum 7-10 slides
Character Name
Powers/Domain/Special Abilities/Responsibilities – Back-story/History (includes explanation
about why they’re important and what’s unique about them)
Parents/Family – I’ll be looking for details here
Includes a Family Tree
Story Summary/Moral and/or Purpose Learned (summary is concise and complete, moral is
explained)
Properly Formatted In-Text Citations
Works Cited (including citations for images and pictures used) – this will be printed out and
turned in to me, not done as a slide. Only a printed works cited will count and be graded.
Explanation Why Different Cultures Created These Myths
This assignment is due_______________________________
Zeus
Artemis
Midas
Chaos
Hera
Demeter
Minos
Cerberus
Poseidon
Cyclops/Polyphemus
Odysseus
Hermes
Helen of Troy
Hestia
Orion
Dionysus
Hercules
Minotaur
Gorgons/Medusa
Hecate
Perseus
Daedalus & Icarus
Achilles
Iris
Priam
Furies
Aphrodite
Nike
Hephaestus
Hades
Apollo
Scylla and Charybdis
Calypso
Moirai/Fates
Circe
Harpy
Persephone
Siren
Pandora
Charon/the River Styx
Cronus
Triton
Athena
Medea
Ares
Centaur (There are several to include in you
research.)