Researching Greek Mythology

Today, you will be researching an assigned Greek god, goddess, human, or creature in preparation for reading Homer's Odyssey. You will be presenting information about your character to the class before we read the Book in which your character appears. These dates will be listed on your weekly calendar handouts. Here is a copy of the assignment sheet. For today, you are researching the history, habits, and stories associated with your mythological character. The following sites are either great resources in themselves or link to even more great resources. I have listed them in order of usefulness.

• Encyclopedia Mythica

• Bartleby (copies of the actual myths)

• Clear and direct examples compiled by Cleveland Heights High School

• Super short, brief overviews of each character

• UWM Classics 170 (each week covers one-three characters in clear, organized detail)

• UMass Lib Guide

• SPC Lib Guide for how to research background for Greek Mythology

• University of Virginia compilation of various Greek Myth-era resources

• All About Mythology Lib Guide (mythographers, various cultures, researching, art, etc)

Tiresias

• Britannica

• Study

• Weebly

Lotus Eaters/Lotophagoi

• Britannica

• Shmoop

• Weebly

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