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Mythology Unit
Background Research for Understanding
In order to understand and enjoy mythology, you must first know what it is, as well as who some of the main
characters are. Using your Chromebook, research the gods and monsters/creatures/places listed in the chart below.
Your sources must be reliable, which means you cannot use Wikipedia. Listed on the last page are several
websites that are reliable sources of information pertaining to these charts.
Gods
NAME
(Roman Name?)

Zeus

Hera

Poseidon

Hades

Athena

REPRESENTS
(God/Goddess of,
Realm?)

RELATED TO

PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION

OTHER
CHARACTERIST
ICS OR
ACCOMPLISHM
ENTS

SYMBOLS

NAME
(Roman Name?)

Apollo

Aphrodite

Hermes

Ares

Hephaestus

Hestia

Artemis

REPRESENTS
(God/Goddess of,
Realm?)

RELATED TO

PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION

OTHER
CHARACTERIST
ICS OR
ACCOMPLISHM
ENTS

SYMBOLS

Monsters
MONSTER/
CREATURE/PLA
CE
(Other names?)
Gorgons

Hydra

Minotaur

Sirens

Pegasus

ORIGIN

PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION

POWERS

STORIES THEY
ARE INVOLVED
IN

SYMBOL/IMAGE
S

MONSTER/
CREATURE/PLA
CE
(Other names?)
Sphinx

Muses

Cerberus

Furies

Satyrs

ORIGIN

PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION

POWERS

STORIES THEY
ARE INVOLVED
IN

SYMBOL/IMAGE
S

MONSTER/
CREATURE/PLA
CE
(Other names?)
Centaurs

Fates

Cyclopes

Medusa

Harpies

ORIGIN

PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION

POWERS

STORIES THEY
ARE INVOLVED
IN

SYMBOL/IMAGE
S

MONSTER/
CREATURE/PLA
CE
(Other names?)
Pan

Erebus

Olympus

Underworld

Tartarus

ORIGIN

PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION

POWERS

STORIES THEY
ARE INVOLVED
IN

SYMBOL/IMAGE
S

MONSTER/
CREATURE/PLA
CE
(Other names?)

ORIGIN

PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION

POWERS

STORIES THEY
ARE INVOLVED
IN

Styx

Elysian Fields

Resources:

http://www.pantheon.org
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/greek_family_tree.html
http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/olympians.html
http://www.mythweb.com/gods/index.html
http://www.loggia.com/myth/olympians.html
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html#Olympians
http://www.classicsunveiled.com/mythnet/html/olympian.html
http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html
http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/olympians.html#Zeus

SYMBOL/IMAGE
S