2. Mythology Tour Welcome to Our Mt. Olympus You are going to give a presentation of a Greek mythological god or goddess

3. 1.Read the given cartoon. 2.Open a blank PowerPoint slide 3.Describe the character traits of the god or goddess 4.State the goal of the character 5.Insert a picture of your character from the web 6.Include background as a solid color This is slide 1! Group Work!

4. Make a family tree of your character Open another blank slide Use the auto shapes to make your “tree” Include the names of the character’s parents, spouse, and children Include clip art Make your background a texture This is slide number 2!

5. Include a map of the area where your character is from or where the story is set Make your background a pattern Time Place This is slide 3!

6. Web Pages to Use http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Zeus/zeus.html http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Hera/hera.html http://www.entrenet.com/~groedmed/greekm/mythherc.html http://www.hol.gr/greece/godsft.htm http://www.greekmyth.com/ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/maps.html http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/MapGreece.html

7. You will be assessed on your PowerPoint presentation. There is a checklist included with your instructions to keep you on track. This is also what I will use to grade your presentation. P.S. Print a hardcopy And save work on a disk!

8. Good Luck! Have Fun!

10. Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his subjects leave.ZeusCronusZeus PoseidonunderworldErinnyes He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisable. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead but, death itself is another god, Thanatos.PersephoneThanatos

12. Cronus + Rhea Hestia Hades+ Persephone Zeus+ Hera Zeus+ Demeter Persephone