A fun and exciting lesson about Greek Mythology in popular culture.

1. A fun and exciting lesson about Greek Mythology in popular culture.

2. Main Menu QUIZ Takes you directly to the Quiz at the end of the presentation. REVIEW Will take you to the review page so you may brush up on the terms and people presented! Will bring you to the part of the presentation dealing with Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief with a practice quiz at the end! Classic Greek Mythology Percy Jackson Takes you to the part of the presentation dealing with Classic Greek Mythology with a practice quiz at the end!

3. I’m here for the first time. I want to go back to the beginning. Classic Greek Mythology Percy Jackson I want to go somewhere else.

5. Orientation Rick Riordan used a lot of classical Greek mythological gods and places in his book, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

6. Orientation • Let’s discover what he used with examples from the book. Let’s see if we can figure out if he stayed true to the classical mythology.

7. Orientation • To see how well you do, there will be a quiz at the end! So be sure to pay attention!

8. Directions • Read through each slide to learn about the characters and places used. • Click on the icon to compare it to the Greek god, place, or term. • Feel free to read through the information as many times as you like.

9. Application • Click here to return to the main menu. • Click here to go back to the previous screen. • When available, click here to go back to the previous screen. • To learn facts about the classic Greek god, place, or term, click on the icon.

10. Ambrosia • Tastes like cookies! • The food of the gods. • Will kill a human and potentially harm a demi-god. REVIEW

11. Ares • Prefers to wear biker leathers. • God of War • In love with Aphrodite • His eyes are made of fire • Father to Clarisse REVIEW

12. Cerebus • Three-headed rottweiler • Guards the gates of Hades’ home • Is appeased with a red ball REVIEW

13. Charon • Wears expensive suits • Ferries the dead across the River Styx • Wishes he had a raise from Hades • Enjoys Barry Manilow REVIEW

14. Chiron • A centaur • A Latin teacher in a wheelchair in the mortal world • Leads Camp Halfblood REVIEW

15. Dionysus • On probation from Mount Olympus • God of Wine and Revelry • Must not drink alcoholic beverages REVIEW

16. Hades • God of the Dead and the Underworld • Married to Persephone • Runs the Underworld like a sprawling housing complex • God of Riches REVIEW

17. Hermes • Father of Luke • Messenger of the Gods • God of Travelers and Thieves REVIEW

18. Medusa • Runs a garden shop with statues made of real people • Her gaze can turn any living thing into stone • Has two sisters, together called the Gorgons REVIEW

19. Minotaur • Chases Percy Jackson to the big tree at the border of Camp HalfBlood • Relies on sense of smell to find his prey • Half man and half bull • The first creature from which Percy takes a trophy REVIEW

20. Nectar • Drink of the gods • Can taste like liquefied cookies • Can kill a human and potentially harm a demi-god REVIEW

21. Pan • Half man and half goat • God of the satyrs • Is missing and the satyrs must search for him REVIEW

22. Persephone • Wife to Hades • Visits Hades for a few months out of the year to explain autumn and winter • Betrays Hades to return the bolt to Percy REVIEW

23. Poseidon • Greek God of the sea and horses • Father of Percy Jackson • Rival of Athena • Portrayed as a man in fishing gear. • Uses a trident for a symbol REVIEW

24. Styx • Allows the dead to enter the Underworld • Polluted with the litter of the moral realm • Can be sworn upon to enact a very serious oath REVIEW

25. Underworld • Living place of Hades • Is made up of three places: • Fields of Asphodel • Elysian Fields • Tartarus REVIEW

26. Fields of Asphodel • Where people go when they die if they lived a mediocre life • Looks like a giant wheat field in Kansas REVIEW

27. Elysian Fields • Where people go when they die if they lived an extraordinary life • A gated community with houses from every era in time • Compared to a vacation resort REVIEW

28. Fields of Punishment • Where a person goes when they die if they have done great evil in life • Where Sisyphus is pushing a boulder up a mountain for eternity • Has rivers of lava and minefields • Barbed wire separates the areas of various torture REVIEW

29. Zeus • Turned Thalia into a tree • Lord of all the Gods • Brother to Poseidon and Hades • Wields the Master Bolt REVIEW

30. Pop Quiz! • Read the question • Review the multiple-choice answers • Choose the most likely result based on the Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief • If you feel you know enough already, feel free to take the quiz! QUIZ

31. 1. Who is pictured here? Chiron Hades Charon

32. 2. Who is Poseidon’s child? Perseus Jackson Annabeth Chase Grover Underwood

33. 3. Who is the wife of Hades? Annabeth Chase Persephone Ambrosia

34. Who is it who searches for Pan? The Satyrs Hermes Chiron

35. 5. Who is pictured here? Cerebus Medusa Minotaur

36. How did you do? • 1/5 : I think you need to read them again! • 2/5 : Not too bad, but you can do better! • 3/5 : You’re almost there! • 4/5 : You could attend Camp HalfBlood! • 5/5 : Are you sure you’re not a demigod?

37. Classic Greek Mythology

38. I’m here for the first time. I want to go back to the beginning. Classic Greek Mythology Percy Jackson I want to go somewhere else.

39. Orientation • Classical Greek mythology has inspired movies, comics, and lots of books over the years. Ever wonder where all of those gods came from?

40. Orientation • Let’s find out where authors like Rick Riordan got his inspiration for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

41. Orientation • Pay close attention! There will be a quiz at the end!

42. Directions • Read through each slide to learn about the gods and places used. • Click on the icon to compare it to the character used in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. • Feel free to read through the information as many times as you like!

43. Ambrosia • Made of honey, water, fruit, cheese, olive oil and barley • The food of the gods • Stolen by Tantalus, a son of Zeus REVIEW

44. Ares • God of War • Carried a bloody spear • His throne on Mount Olympus is covered in human skin REVIEW

45. Cerebus • Drool is poisonous • Snakes grow from its back and tail • Orpheus’ lyre lulled it into submission • Resides in the Underworld REVIEW

46. Charon • Ferries the dead across the River Styx • Passage by him had to be purchased • Passage normally purchased by placing a coin beneath the tongue of the dead REVIEW

47. Chiron • A centaur sired by Cronus • Trained the hero Jason of the Argonauts • Trained Hercules, another hero • Intelligent, unlike other centaur REVIEW

48. Dionysus • God of Wine • Granted Midas the power to turn everything into gold • A son of the god Zeus REVIEW

49. Hades • Kidnapped Persephone to be his wife • God of the dead and wealth • Brother to Zeus and Poseidon REVIEW

50. Hermes • Messenger of the Gods • Guides the dead to the Underworld • His symbol is the caduceus: a staff entwined with two snakes • Owns a pair of winged sandals REVIEW