General web sites to find information on all of the Greek gods and goddesses. Visit the Web sites for specific characters
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6th Grade Social Studies Student Web Quest
Visit the General web sites to find information on all of the Greek gods and goddesses. Visit the Web sites for specific characters for information on your assigned god or goddess. The questions in bold print connect your Greek god/goddess to the modern world. You must answer these questions on your PowerPoint!
Aeneas - http://www.maicar.com/GML/Aeneas.html Complete description of Aeneas. Visit the following site for Aeneas Internet and Telephone to see why this company is named for the Greek god Aeneas. http://www.aeneas.net/about.shtml Aphrodite - http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/mythaphrodite.htm http://www.shmoop.com/aphrodite-venus/ Why is the following business and location of the following web site in Paphos, Cypress significant for the Greek goddess, Aphrodite? http://www.marriageincyprus.com/ Visit this site to see the Venus de Milo statue. Who was she, where is the famous statue housed? http://www.statue.com/venus-de-milo-statue.html Apollo - http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/p/Apollo.htm Why was the World Famous Apollo Theater, located in Harlem, New York named after this Greek God? http://www.apollotheater.org/ Is there a spacecraft named after Apollo? Discuss why? http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/index.html Ares - http://www.maicar.com/GML/Ares.html Ares launch vehicles – What are they and why were they named this? Visit these two web sites to find out what the connection is between Ares and Mars exploration. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/index.html http://marsairplane.larc.nasa.gov/ Artemis - http://www.maicar.com/GML/Artemis.html Consider the title of Colfer’s book, Artemis Fowl. Although the main character in this book is a boy, how does the combination of the names fit with the goddess Artemis? http://www.artemisfowl.com/ Pet food? Why name a company this? http://www.artemiscompany.com/ Atalanta - http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Atlanta/atlanta.html http://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Atalanta.html http://gogreece.about.com/od/greekmythology/a/mythatalanta.htm What city in the United States is named for Atalanta? What other God or Goddesses was Atalanta (Atlanta) associated with? What kind of business is the Atalanta Corporation and why are they named after the Greek heroine, Atalanta? http://www.atalantacorp.com/ Athena - http://www.goddess-athena.org/Encyclopedia/Athena/index.htm http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/stebbinsathena/athena2.html What Greek city is named for Athena? What is the most important Temple dedicated to her in that city and how is its name related to her? http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/mythathena.htm The Rice University mascot is related to the goddess Athena. What is it? http://www.owlpages.com/the-owls/Rice+Owls.html Cerberus - http://www.mythicalrealm.com/creatures/cerberus.html “Cerberus” is also the name of a financial institution. Read about it at this link and compare it to the Greek god. http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/editorials/chrysler-suicide-watch-15-does-cerberus-chrysler-purchase-portend-a-new-paradigm/ Go to this web site to see what company is named for Cerberus and explain why http://www.corporationwiki.com/New-Jersey/Cedar-Knolls/cerberus-pyrotronics-inc-4576715.aspx Demeter - http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Demeter.html http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/greek_goddess_demeter.htm What was Demeter’s Roman name? Locate the library book about Demeter’s Roman counterpart. Read it and relate the story – comparing it to the Greek myth. Be sure to include both the Greek and Roman name of Demeter’s daughter. Demeter BioDynamic Trade Assoc. - Go to the following link to see what kind of business this is and explain the connection to the Goddess, Demeter. http://www.demeterbta.com/about.html Eros - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zeugma/mosa_03.html What Valentine’s Day messenger is “Eros” with a different name? http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/cupidandpsyche/a/CupidandPsyche.htm Read about the comparison of Cupid (Eros) and Psyche to the fairytale, “Beauty and the Beast.” Describe how the myth and the fairytale are alike. You might need to read the fairytale to answer this question. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/a/mythslegends_4.htm Hades - http://www.maicar.com/GML/Hades.html “Hades” is sometimes called “Hell.” Go to this web site to see if there is really a difference. http://www.biblequestions.org/archives/BQAR162.htm Then look at Merriam-Webster’s site to compare. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hades What do you think? Are the two terms interchangeable? Hephaestus - http://www.in2greece.com/english/historymyth/mythology/names/hephaestus.htm http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/hephaestus/ Explain how the term “vulcanized” rubber may have derived from “Hephaestus.” http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/greek_mythology_names.htm What is this website about and explain how it relates to Hephaestus? http://www.manta.com/c/mtrpwvr/hephaestus-welding-and-fabrication Hera - http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/sosahera/hera.html On this website, Hera is pictured with peacock feathers. Use this web site and the following one to discover why. http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Hera.html http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/myths/a/seductionofio.htm Heracles (Hercules) - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/ Visit the Hercules Tire Co. home page and find the mythological symbols for Hercules and Zeus. What are they? Why is Hercules a popular name for many products? http://www.herculestire.com/homeUS.html What kind of company is Hercules Offshore and how do they resemble the Greek Heracles? (Many companies are named for Hercules to represent this particular attribute.) http://www.herculesoffshore.com/about_overview.html Hermes - http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/p/Hermes.htm Visit these sites to see what Hermes has to do with delivery of flowers. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/mythology/75995 http://www.ftd.com/12425/custserv/aboutftd.epl Hestia – What are the “Prytaneum" (also spelled prytaneion)? http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/mythhestia.htm Read the mission statements to the following companies to see how they relate to the Goddess “Hestia.” Hestia Community Development - http://www.hestia.com/ Hestia Housing and Support. - http://www.hestia.org/ (Read "About Us" link) Orpheus - http://www.in2greece.com/english/historymyth/mythology/names/orpheus.htm What is the “Krewe of Orpheus?” http://www.kreweoforpheus.com/ Why are they named after this Greek God? Follow the “Mythology” link at the bottom of the page to find out more about Orpheus. This website features the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Why is an orchestra named for Orpheus? http://www.orpheusnyc.com/ Pegasus - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/pegasus.html&edu=mid Examine the three following companies to see their connection to Pegasus. Mobil Oil/Standard Oil - http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/vintage-vending-archives/mobil-gas-pegasus/ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobil/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1001106&newsId=20090617006156&newsLang=en Nike Air Pegasus Running Shoes - http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/NIK1280/ Perseus – http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2005/06/22/the-story-of-perseus.htm http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/worksheets/perseusstory.htm Visit this web site and discuss why they named their company after Perseus. http://www.perseusllc.com/index.htm Persephone - http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/greek_goddess_persephone.htm What happening in nature does the myth about Persephone explain? What subject(s) does the Persephone magazine deal with? Why is the magazine named after the Goddess Persephone? http://persephonemagazine.com/about/ Poseidon - http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/mythposeidon.htm Watch the movie trailer for The PoseidonAdventure at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0wV7IvSiI Why was the movie given this title? Poseidon Resorts – What kind of resort is this? http://www.poseidonresorts.com/ Poseidon USA – What type of company is this? http://www.poseidon.com/ Zeus - http://www.in2greece.com/english/historymyth/mythology/names/zeus.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112190/zeus.htm What do helmets have to do with Zeus? (Refer to both of these web sites.) http://zeus-en.ponet.com.tw/ponet/front/bin/ptlist.phtml?Category=111717 http://www.infoplease.com/cig/mythology/reign-of-thunder-lightning-olympus-under-zeus.html Download 37.73 Kb. Share with your friends:
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