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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