The world we live in is the natural frame or reference for our views, since our lives are passed in close physical association with others, and we work closely with other people as the normal function of urban living, which is now almost synonymous with the idea of civilization. It is natural for us to see other human beings, whether in the past or present, as social animals, Aristotle put it just that way, and for him, living in Greece in the fourth century B.C., the term was perfectly well suited. But as we roll back the curtain of Greek history into Homer's time, and into the myths which themselves reach into remote prehistory, we find a considerable list of important personages (called Heroes) who do remarkable deeds, and are in every way worthy of admiration, except for one thing: They have almost no capacity for integrated social behavior. When Diomedes in the Iliad says,"This I learned from my father, always to seek after super-excellence (Arete), and to be superior to others... ", he a speaks of a world in which the individual is still the protagonist on the human stage. He works alone, wins fame alone, and usually dies tragically, without the comfort of family or solace of progeny.
TASK
Your task is to find out all the names of the Greek gods and heroes and their significance. Also you should be able to find out some of the stories behind the gods and heroes. I will be giving you many sites where you can find this information. Hopefully after the study and quest of Greek Mythology you should be able to either make a Power Point presentation or be able to recite the gods and goddess of Greek Mythology.
PROCESS
This is a step by step process to help you create a social studies paper on Greek Mythology and Greek gods and goddess.
Choose a few links from below to find information on Greek gods, goddess, heroes, and monsters.
Then choose a god, goddess, hero, or monster of your interest that you would like to research.
After you have chosen a topic start your research by using the links given below.
Print out information from the sites that would be helpful for your topic.
Start writing your paper.
After writing your paper, revise and add strong vocabulary so that you have a strong paper.
GOOD LUCK earning an A+ with the information that I have provided.
RESOURCES
These are many of the interesting sites where you can find information on Greek Mythology.
Greek Mythology
Use these sites to find certain pieces of information on Greek Mythology.
Use the information that you have found to create a report on Greek Mythology.
How does mythology set the tone for life of the future.
What art did the Greeks create?
Any of it used today in life?
What myths tell morales that we still follow today in the future?
CONCLUSION
I hope you thought this was a good site for you to get useful information that you will needed for your homework in eighth grade. I hope that it was helpful by doing this project. The resources are of good use and have already been tested. I thought that this was a good site for people to use to help them with there projects and there homework. Thank you for seeing my website
