One of the things that makes the Trojan War such a famous event within Greek mythology is the fact that it was a siege which lasted for ten years. Something else that makes it so famous is the fact ...
Bellerophon and the Chimera By Unknown artist. Credit: Marsyas (2005), CC BY-SA 2.5 Greek mythology is famous for its many mythical creatures, which feature widely at pivotal moments in Greek myths ...
Take your students into the world of Greek and Roman myths—ancient stories about heroes, monsters, gods, and goddesses. Seven activities introduce students to these stories and their characters ...
The king of the Greek gods could control many things: the weather, as the sky and thunder god; order and justice; his enemies, thanks to his thunderbolts; and the other Olympians, most of the time.
Their temples were held up with stone columns and sometimes decorated with stone carvings of famous battles from Greek myths. The Greeks were really good at making statues too. Sculptors carved ...