GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRADING CARDSThe Greeks worshipped a family of gods and goddesses led by Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods. Gods ruled different areas of life, like war (Ares), love (Aphrodite), and the sea (Poseidon). Your task is to create a trading card with the basic information about a god/goddess/monster, including family ties, special powers, and personality. You will also sketch a simple illustration and symbol for your trading card.

On the front side of your Trading Card…● Identify your god/hero by his/her Greek name. ● Include a drawn and colored image of your

god/hero.

On the back side…● Three facts about your god/goddess/monster. Some

ideas: ○ what he/she is the god of, ○ his/her special powers, ○ siblings, friends, etc. ○ Where do they live? ○ Why does this being do the things they do?○ Is this being associated with any particular

symbols or environment? Such as earth, wind, fire?

These cards should be colorful and NEATLY done.

ZEUS

ZeusGod of: The sky and thunderPower & Skills: Throwing lightning bolts, shape shifts, mimics people’s voicesBonus Fact: The Olympics started as a way to honor Zeus

Scoring Rubric 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

You have completed all 3 trading cards x x x

You have the name of each character on the cards written neatly

You have an illustration for each character

Each card contains three facts about the character.

Your work is done neatly and colorful

Total points: ____/30

Name: Period:

Name Websites Picture

Zeus https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/zeus.php

https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/zeus/

Hera https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/hera/

Poseidon https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/poseidon/

ATHENA https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/athena/

Hades https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/hades/

artemis https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/artemis/

GREEK GODS & GODDESSESReminder: you will be making 3 different trading cards

Name Websites Picture

Helen https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Helen/helen.html

aphrodite https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/aphrodite.php

demeter https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/demeter.php

ares https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/ares.php

apollo https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/apollo.php

Prometheus https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/prometheus/

Name Websites Picture

Hephaestus https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/hephaestus.php

Nike https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/nike/

persephone https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/persephone/

dionysus https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/dionysus.php

Name Websites Picture

ACHILLES https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/achilles.php

HERCULES https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/hercules.php

Centaur https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/monsters_and_creatures_of_greek_mythology.php

cyclopes https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/monsters_and_creatures_of_greek_mythology.php

Hydra https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/monsters_and_creatures_of_greek_mythology.php

minotaur https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/monsters_and_creatures_of_greek_mythology.php

GREEK HEROES + CREATURES

Name Websites Picture

medusa https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/myths/medusa/

GREEK HEROES + CREATURES

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