Title of the resource
Title of the resource in english
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Original language
Target and Age Group
Primary school (5-11 year olds)
Link to resource
The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece
Accessed September 30, 2020
Author of the Entry:
Ayelet Peer, Bar- Ilan University, ayelet.peer@biu.ac.il
Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Lisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, lisa.maurice@biu.ac.il
Second Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Daniel A. Nkemleke, University of Yaoundé 1, nkemlekedan@yahoo.com
National Geographic Kids
Contents & Purpose
This website provides brief information on specific Greek gods and goddesses. The feature divinities are: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hades, Hermes, Demeter, Apollo, Athena. For each deity a photo of a statue is included.
Further comments
The information on the divinities covers their attributes (playing a lyre, being fast or intelligent), sacred animals etc.
The section on Demeter also includes the information that it was believed that “her daughter, Persephone, was taken from her for four months each year, during which Demeter would grieve and withdraw her gifts form the world, creating winter.” This explanation is the main point made about the goddess and connects her figure with the changing of the seasons without revealing too much of the original myth.
