Greek Myth Web Quest

Name: ________________________________________________ Block: _______

Directions: Use the website: http://greekmythwebquest.weebly.com/ to complete the

following web quest. You must answer all of the following questions in complete
sentences. Once you have finished you may explore the additional site located on this
page. Enjoy!

Click on the first link: Kidipede

Select the myth: Pandora

What characters were in the myth about Pandora?

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Fill in the blanks to summarize the myth about Pandora.

Zeus was mad at _____________for giving people fire so he made a beautiful woman named ____________and
sent her to marry Prometheus’ brother, _______________. Zeus also sent Pandora with a box and gave
Epimetheus the key and was told never to open the box. Pandora wanted to see what was in the box so she opened
it one day and out came a lot of _______________.

Select the myth: Medusa

Whose temple did Medusa and her boyfriend enter at the beginning of the myth?
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What happened if you looked at Medusa? _________________________________________________________

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Select the myth: Jason and Medea

Who wrote the play Medea? ___________________________________________________________________

What was Medea’s chariot covered in at the end of the myth? __________________________________________
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Select the myth: Cassandra

Who gave Cassandra her gift? __________________________________________________________________

What was Cassandra’s gift? ____________________________________________________________________

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Click on the link titled: Storynory

Put on your headphones and listen to the story about The Midas Touch before answering
the following questions.

Fill in the blanks:

The story begins with Silenus, a satyr, half_________, half _________, who follows Dionysus the god of Wine.

When King ______________ learned that there was a satyr sleeping in the ____________ garden, he ordered that
he be given a bed in the palace until he felt better.

And no one was more pleased about this show of hospitality than ________________, because in his eyes, anyone
who honoured Silenus, honoured _________________.

But this was not what he had expected. He was holding not his _______________ in his arms, but a cold, still
____________.

But Midas emerged from the ______________ free of his wish for riches and gold. And as long as he lived, he
rejoiced in all that was _______________ and _______________.

Click on the link: Mr. Donn

Click on the myth: Theseus and Minotaur

Where did King Minos live? ___________________________________________________________________

How many boys and girls did Athens promise King Minos? How often did they promise him this?
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Click on the myth: Hades and the River Styx

What was the name of the ferryman that took people across the river Styx? _______________________________
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How much was the ferry ride? __________________________________________________________________

** Once you have finished, you may visit the other sites on the web quest page.