Why did ancient people make up myths? Myths are stories that reflect the culture and beliefs of a society and explain natural phenomena by using powerful gods and magical creatures. People in ancient times loved to hear stories of adventure and trickery, just as we do today!
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Ancient Myths for Kids retold by Lin Donn
Although the ancient Greek storytellers were quite inventive, and each told a myth in their own way, each god's personality and powers remained the same from story to story.
Theseus and the Minotaur (word)
Theseus and the Minotaur (ppt)
Hades, Cerberus, and the Underworld
Baby Hercules & The 12 Labors of Hercules
The Charming Story of Eros & Psyche
King Midas and the Golden Touch
King Midas and the Donkey Ears
Story of the Just Plain Rotten King Tantalus
Perseus, Andromeda, and the sea god, Poseidon
The Gift of Fire - Zeus & Prometheus
How Aphrodite Caused the Trojan War
The Magic Rocks - a myth about Ares
The Cyclops Cave & The Sirens
(Greek, from "The Odyssey" by Homer)
By Lin & Don Donn: Case Files from The Hercules Detective Agency, founded to help the Greek people
Some Greek myths were told thousands of years ago, but some - like the Case Files from the Hercules Detective Agency - were written down quite recently by storytellers Lin and Don Donn. These myths share the daily life, beliefs, problems, and solutions of the ancient Greek people, helped and hindered by the many gods and goddesses and magical beings in which they believed and worshipped.
Ancient China
The Legend of the Shadow Puppet
The Story of the Warrior Well (ppt)
The Warrior Well (ppt, China, Mongolia)
Ancient Mesopotamia
The Legend of Gilgamesh (word)
Gilgamesh - The First Superhero (ppt)
How Marduk Became the King of ALL the Gods (word, Babylonian)
Ancient Rome
The Legend of Romulus and Remus
The Punic Wars & Hannibal of Carthage
Little Io (Roman Version)
Nero at the Circus Maximus (ppt)
Ancient Egypt
The Red Slippers - an Ancient Egyptian Cinderella story
Freedom of Speech - Poor Soldier
Ancient Russia
Aztec
Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus
Maya
The Adventures of the Hero Twins (ppt)
Inca
Africa
Native American
How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (word)
How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (ppt)
Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (word)
Child of Water & Little Blue Rock (ppt)
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