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Odyssey & Ancient Greece Web Quest
Use the Webquest at this website http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html
to answer the following questions.
Death and Burial
Main Page
1. Did the men and women live to a ripe old age like we do today?
2. Where were the remains of the men and women taken after death?
Lion
What does the lion stand for?
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River
1. The River winds its way through northwestern Greece and is where, in the Odyssey, Odysseus meets the souls of the dead.
2. Who misses the world of the living and all of the toil that goes with it and would rather be a paid servant above ground than king of kings among the dead?
3. How old is the poem of the Odyssey?
Bathtub
1. What is the image on the inside of the bathtub?
2. What is a second use of the 3500 year old bathtub?
3. What was the reason the bathtub was also a coffin?
Hydria
1. Who is depicted on the hydria?
2. Who was the hydria originally probably intended for?

3. How is the hydria seen as a bridge to the afterlife?
Stele
1. What is a Stele?
2. What does Glaukotas mean?
3. What is Glaukotas holding in his hand? What does it mean and how was it used?
4. BONUS: Give the Greek words for the inscription on the memorial
Gods and Goddesses
1. What is a myth?
2. Why don’t we believe in myths anymore?
3. Were myths always written down? Who wrote the first myth
4. Name the 5 gods/goddesses who are pictured on the “krater”
5. BONUS: choose 2 of the stories of the gods and goddesses and summarize them according to the information given on the Webquest.
Living in Style
Boys’ Night Out
1. The was an ancient drinking cup.
2. How does a symposium from today differ from the symposiums of ancient times?
3. What game are the two men playing? Describe how it’s played.

High Style in Ancient Greece
Choose 3 of the 6 items to discuss. Give the name and at least 2 details of each
1. Name: Perfume pot
Detail 1:
Detail 2:
2. Name: gold pins
Detail 1:
Detail 2:
3. Name: garnet
Detail 1:
Detail 2:
4. Name: earrings
Detail 1:
Detail 2:
5. Name: safety pin
Detail 1:
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6. Name: marble statue of Terpsichore
Detail 1:
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EPICS & ACTORS
1. Ancient drama took place in three distinctive forms of plays. What were they?
Drama #1:
Drama #2:
Drama #3:

2. The theater of Dionysos was built on the slope of the Akropolis, how many people could the theatre hold?
3. In the 8 th century BC, Homer recorded what two epic works, which are considered the greatest works of Greek literature?
Epic #1:
Epic #2:
ANIMALS REAL & IMAGINED
A Museum Menagerie
Monkey: Were monkeys a native animal found in ancient Greece? Yes or No
Birds: Owls were especially sacred to the goddess Athena, due to them being an alert creature of the night and __________________.
Octopus: The octopus was a favorite ____________________ from the coastal waters.
Rams: Rams symbolized both ____________________ and _____________________.
Bull: Who changed himself into a playful bull to win the heart of the beautiful princess Europa?
_______________
Horse: What are the two most popular horse events at the Olympics? ____________________ and
_____________________
Wild Boar: The wild boar was the most _____________________ of the beasts that roamed the countryside and the most challenging to ___________________.
Goat: Theater term tragedy means “___________________________” in ancient Greek. The 4 gifts that a goat could give to the ancient Greeks were __________________________,
_______________________, ___________________________, and ____________________________.
Lion: Lions were used as symbols of ________________________ and __________________________.
Fish: A generous source of food came from the fish. They were found in abundance in the waters of the
________________________, ___________________________ and __________________________ seas.
Mythic Proportions
The ancient Greeks created monsters and mythic beasts by combining the most powerful and terrifying animals. Answer the following 3 questions about the ancient griffin, satyr and siren.
1. Satyrs were half _____________ and half ________________. A powerful satyr that played wonderful woodland night sounds and created “panic” among wilderness travelers was named
___________.

2. Odysseus receives a warning from a beautifully lethal Siren. Sirens lived on islands and with their enchanted song they would…
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3. Describe what the griffin looks like.
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Name two popular novels that contain griffins. _______________________________________ and
____________________________.