Howe Middle School

"Educating the Hope of Tomorrow"

spot    PACE                                                          
                            Program for Academics, Creativity, and Enrichment
 
Pegasus Greek Mythology            
 
 Task 1 - Begin by researching each of the 12 major Greek gods and goddesses listed below.
                             
                                     
            Zeus                 Ares
            PoseidonHephaestus
            HeraAphrodite
            AthenaHermes
            ApolloHestia
            ArtemisDemeter
 
     Record your information on the chart provided in class.  Look for the following information: 
            Greek name
            Roman name
            Purpose
            Symbol(s)
            Additional interesting or important information 
                         
     Resources:
 
   Task 2 -  Read the following Greek myths.  (Links are on the left sidebar.)
                Record brief notes on the form provided in class.
Read additional Greek myths.  (Several of the myths above also appear on this site.)
 
               Pandora's Box               Daedalus and Icarus
               Narcissus and EchoPerseus and Medusa
               King MidasOrpheus and Eurydice
               Theseus and the Minotaur      
           
  Task 3 -
 
              Zeus, Hera, and Little Io
              Demeter and Persephone
              Pegasus and Bellerephon    (Read about the Chimaera before reading the myth.)
              Arachne and Athena
              Atalanta
              Cupid and Psyche