- Test yourself with this Grammar Bytes Exercise.
Mythology Posters
First, get into groups of 2-3 and choose a Greek god from this list:
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- Zeus (Jupiter, Jove)
- Hera (Juno)
- Poseidon (Neptune)
- Dionysus (Bacchus)
- Apollo (Apollo)
- Artemis (Diana)
- Hermes (Mercury)
- Athena (Minerva)
- Ares (Mars)
- Aphrodite (Venus)
- Hephaestus (Vulcan)
- Demeter (Ceres)
Poster Assignment Description
You will be making a poster of your god or goddess. You will have class time today and Wednesday to complete the poster. Groups will begin presenting their posters on Thursday.
- One person needs to get your poster board
- Don't forget to put your names and period on it!
- Everyone needs to bring colored pens and pencils.
- You will need to incorporate text and drawings.
Poster Requirements
- What is the basic origin and history of this Olympian? Don't forget to include both Greek and Roman names of your god.
- What is this god or goddess associated with (wine, fertility, war, death, grain, a certain planet, an occupation, etc.)?
- What symbols usually attend this god or goddess (eagle, thunderbolt, winged shoes, etc.)?
- Explain a favorite story in which this god or goddess chiefly figures.
- Note at least one reference or allusion one may find in arts and culture (music, painting, ads, etc.).
- Search the Scriptures: Find a verse, passage, or story from the Bible that relates to a story from your god or goddess (perhaps the moral is similar; perhaps it is opposite; perhaps the story appears to be a modified reflection of a story in the Bible)
- Lastly, find at least one modern word (or word root) that is derived from your god or goddess. Include that word or root and its definition on your poster.
