Greek mythology is
an important subject to teach in school. But ancient Greek mythology and its
partner Roman mythology, in fact mythology in general is often misunderstood,
especially by fundamentalist Christians. Understanding ancient Greece,
Rome and Egypt civilizations is essential as these cultures form the basis of
the modern western world. Here are free printable mythology lesson
plans and coloring pages from classical ancient Greece and Roman
mythology.
The
children's literature book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The
Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters made teachers give Greek and
Roman mythology another look. The films Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the
Titans and the Legend of Hercules brought Greek mythology into vogue as well.
Percy Jackson (Perseus) brought the pantheon of Ancient Greece into the 21st
century. Percy Jackson has many adventure with the gods and goddesses of the
Greek pantheon. Explore Greek mythology, gods goddesses of Mt. Olympus and
mythological creatures and monsters symbols with these free printable Greek
mythology activities.
FantasyJr.
has twelve free printable Greco-Roman coloring pages of the Olympians. Mystic Mills has 25 free printable coloring pages of the Greek
gods and goddesses.
Karen's Whimsey has dozens of free printable mythology and Ancient Greece
coloring pages. Color the Olympians,
gods and goddesses, heroes, mythological monsters, beasts and creatures. Color
free printable famous works of art featuring the Greek pantheon, Satyrs, Circe,
the Sirens, Odysseus and many more characters from Greek mythology. Print coloring pages from ancient Rome, as well gods in Roman mythology.
Coloring.ws
has a complete free printable Greek
mythology coloring pages on the Olympians of Ancient Greece. This site
also contains free printable maps of Greece. It is
important to note that the Olympian deities have the same personality in Roman
mythology, however they go by different names.
Zeus=
Jupiter
Poseidon=Neptune
Hades=Pluto
Hera=Juno
Hestia=Vesta
Aphrodite=Venus
Athena=Minerva
Ares=Mars
Hephaestus=Vulcan
Apollo=same
Artemis=Diana
Hermes=Mercury
Cronos=Saturn
If
you continue scrolling and pressing next you will find coloring pages for
lesser god, goddesses, heroes and creatures of the Greek world. This list
includes; Herakles (Hercules), King Midas, Pan, Demeter (Ceres), Eos, Eros
(Cupid), Hebe, Iris, Persephone, Nike and more. Free printable Greek mythology
monsters and creatures include: centaur, Charon (River Styx ferry boat
captain), Cerberus, Cyclops, giants (sons of Titan Uranus), griffin, harpy,
Medusa, Minotaur, (battled Perseus), Phoenix (bird that rose from the ashes of
fire), Sirens (lured Odysseus to his doom), Trojan Horse (employed by Greeks
for entering Troy), Pegasus and unicorn coloring pages
