GREEK MYTHOLOGY ROLEPLAYING ASSIGNMENT
Throughout this course, we’ve discussed how a civilization’s religion reveals and explains quite a bit about how they perceive
and understand their world and human nature. The Ancient Greeks practiced a polytheistic religion in which each god in the
pantheon was associated for particular aspects of life. Moreover, each god’s story is didactic and is meant to teach moral
lessons.
Your Task
You will choose one of the gods/demigods/humans below and perform a 3 minute monologue from their perspective. You will
research your character independently.
Your monologue must include:
1. A brief summary of your character’s myth.
2. Your interpretation of what the myth explains and reveals about the Ancient Greeks and their understanding of the
world and human nature.
3. A prop that is relevant to your character and an explanation of its significance.
4. You are to dress up in a way that is appropriate to your character. You may wear a peplos/chiton like the
ancient Greeks or you can choose a modern visual depiction of the character. Regardless of your choice,
you MUST be dressed modestly and appropriately for a school setting.
 You DO NOT need to submit a typed script of your monologue so make sure that you communicate all the required
information in your monologue.
 These monologues will occur over TWO days with 15 students presenting on each day. You will sign up for your day.
Character Options
Male Figures
Male Gods
Female Gods
Female Figures
Achilles
Greek warrior in the Trojan war
Apollo
God of prophecy, archery, music
Aphrodite
Goddess of love
Helen of Troy
The defected queen of Sparta
Agamemnon
Greek warrior in the Trojan war
Ares
God of war
Artemis
Goddess of the wild
Pandora
The first woman on earth
Jason
Leader of the Argonauts
Atlas
Titan tasked with holding up the sky
Athena
Goddess of wisdom and war
Heracles
Greatest of all heroes
Cronos
God of the sky
Demeter
Goddess of vegetation
Perseus
Slayer of Monsters
Dionysus
God of wine
The Fates
The goddesses of fate
Odysseus
Lost Voyager
Hades
God of the underworld
The Furies
The goddesses of vengeance
Midas
Wealthy king of Phrygia
Hephaistos
God of metal work
Gaia
Goddess of the earth
Narcissus
Arrogant youth
Hermes
Messenger of the gods
Hera
Goddess of marriage and childbirth
Orpheus
Singer from Thrace
Poseidon
God of the sea
Hestia
Goddess of the perpetual fire
Theseus
Destroyer of the Minotaur
Prometheus
The Titan firebringer
Persephone
Goddess of earth and queen of the
underworld
Zeus
Ruler of the gods
Psyche
Goddess of the soul
GOD CHOSEN: ______________________ MY PRESENTATION DAY: ____________________________
GREEK MYTHOLOGY ROLEPLAYING RUBRIC
CRITERIA
Knowledge &
Understanding
Understanding of
issues, terms and
concepts associated
with topic.
Thinking &
Inquiry
Ability to synthesize
information into a
creative monologue.
Communication
Use of presentation
and language
conventions.
Application
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
(50-59%)
(60-69%)
(70-79%)
(80-100%)
Demonstrates a
limited
understanding of
the associated
issues, terms
and concepts.
Demonstrates some
understanding of
the associated
issues, terms and
concepts.
Demonstrates a
considerable
understanding of
the associated
issues, terms and
concepts.
Demonstrates a
thorough
understanding of the
associated issues,
terms and concepts.
Synthesis
demonstrates
limited
understanding of
the myth and its
significance
Synthesis
demonstrates some
understanding of
the myth and its
significance
Synthesis
demonstrates good
understanding of
the myth and its
significance
Synthesis
demonstrates excellent
understanding of the
myth and its
significance
Poor ability to
communicate
ideas with clarity
and sense of
audience.
Presented
information with
little eye contact
and low voice.
Fair ability to
communicate ideas
with clarity and
sense of audience.
Presented
information with
some eye contact
and low voice.
Good ability to
communicate ideas
with clarity and
sense of audience.
Presented
information with
good eye contact
and voice.
Superior ability to
communicate ideas
with clarity and sense
of audience. Presented
information with
excellent eye contact
and voice.
Poorly assumes
the role of their
figure.
Assumes the role of
their figure with
some accuracy.
Assumes the role of
their figure with
accuracy.
Assumes the role of
their figure with
superior accuracy.
MARK
/10
/10
Visually reflecting the
information collected
in the presentation.
/10
/10
TOTAL MARK
/40