Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece
Pandora is sent to the mortals to punish them.
Mt. Olympus is where the gods and goddesses live
and where Pandora, the first woman, was created
The Island of Ithaca, home to Odysseus.
Menelaus was the king of Ancient Sparta. He was
also the husband of the infamous Helen of Troy.
She was one of the causes of the Trojan War.
Zeus devises a plan to punish Prometheus for
stealing fire from the gods.
Books on Greek Myth
More books on Greek Myth
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The Greek Gods

• Zeus- the chief is god of the elements and of
  moral law and order.
• Poseidon- god of the sea and the watery elements.
• Hades- god of the lower world, the place of the
  dead.
• Hestia- goddess of the hearth and the home.
• Hera- goddess of women an marriage, and queen of
  the heaven.
• Ares- god of war.
• Athena- goddess of civic duties, wise in
  industries of peace and arts of war.
• Apollo- the god of manly youth and beauty,
  poetry, music, oracles, and healing.
• Aphrodite- the goddess of love, both earthly and
  heavenly.
• Hermes- the messenger of the gods, giver of
  increase to herds, guardian of boundaries and of
  roads, and their commerce. He was god of science
  and invention, of eloquence, cunning,
  trickery,theft, of luck and treasure trove, and
  conductor of the dead to Hades.
• Artemis- the huntress of the gods and goddess of
  wild things and wild nature.
• Hephaestus- the blacksmith.

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Greek books
Evans, Lady Hestia and Dugald A. Steer.
Mythology. Candelwick, 2007 Ages 10
Mythology is one of the books in the series of
Ologies. It covers many of the classic Ancient
Greek myths such as Pandoras Box, the twelve
Olympians, Jason and the Golden Fleece, and the
voyage of Odysseus. Although there is no set plot
each pag contains three dimensional crafts and
tokens from each of the stories it tells. For
example the oak leaf from the oracle of Zeus is
there as well as a pop up version of Pandoras
Box!
Marzollo, Jean. Pandoras Box. Little, Brown
Young Readers, 2006 Ages 5-8
This book retells the classic tale of Pandoras
Box. When Prometheus steals fire from the gods
Zeus becomes upset and creates the first
woman--Pandora. He instructs the gods to make
her very curious. He sends her to be the wife of
Prometheus brother. Along with his new wife,
Zeus also gives him a box and tells him it must
never be opened, but Pandora is so curious that
she opens it anyway. In doing so she releases
dozens of horrible bugs such as worrybug and
lazybug. She manages, however to keep hope inside
the box.
Smith, Charles R. and P. Craig Russell, The
Mighty 12. Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Ages 8-12
In this book, the twelve most important gods and
goddesses of Mount Olympus are portrayed as
superheroes that can shape-shift, move heavy
objects, control the weather, and even change the
fate of the mortals living in Ancient Greece
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More books
D'Aulaire, Ingru and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire.
Daulaires Book of Greek Myths. Delacorte Books
For Young Readers, 1992 Ages 9-12
This book contains detailed accounts about the
famous Olympian Gods. Children love reading about
the powerful Zeus, the intimidating Hera, the
moody Poseidon and the wise Athena. The book
really emphasizes the gods human personalities
and their anthropomorphism shines through in the
tales described. Also, the illustrations in the
book are bright, bold, beautiful and memorable.
Gates, Doris. Zeus Lord of the Sky. Puffin,
1982 Ages 10
In Zeus Lord of the Sky, Doris Gates tells the
stories that revolve around Zeus. Among them is
the story of his abduction of the goddess Europa
in the shape of a bull. Many of the other stories
involve Zeus and his conquest or kidnappings of
mortal women or demigoddesses. It also covers the
legend of King Minos and how Zeus gave him the
legislation to rule his island with.
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Characterization Pandora
According to Greek Myth, Pandora is the
first woman. She is created by Hephaestus by
order of Zeus and each of the gods contribute
something to make her unique. She is sent to
punish mankind for stealing fire from the gods.
Pandoras main characteristic is her curious
nature. Zeus intended for this curiosity to be
the downfall of the mortals. She is always
portrayed as cunning, crafty and deceitful. Due
to each of the gifts that the gods gave her,
Pandora is a very well-rounded character. She
learned weaving from Athena, took the power of
speech from Hermes, etc. In fact, Pandoras name
means all-gifted because each one of the
Olympian gods contributed to her nature. Despite
the fact that these gifts were meant to give
Pandora a negative and vengeful personality, she
does show fear and regret when opening the box.
If Pandora were meant to be a bad guy the
reader would not feel sorry for her, but we do.
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Pandora
The legend of
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Quote

• Ive got it! The trickiest plan ever! Step 1.
  
• - Zeus in Pandoras Box

This quote characterizes the classic Zeus through
a childs eyes. Zeus was the king of the
gods--the trickster in essence. This captures his
wit and cleverness.
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Jean Marzollo
JEAN MARZOLLO
Jean Marzollo is the award winning author of over
100 books, including the best-selling I Spy
books. Recent books she has both written and
illustrated are Pandora's Box Let's Go,
Pegasus! Little Bear, You're A Star Daniel in
the Lions' Den Miriam and Her Brother Moses
David and Goliath and Ten Little Eggs. She lives
in Cold Spring, New York. She likes to sew, watch
baseball and paint.
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