World Mythology

A complete three to four week unit on mythology from around the world.

Includes Mythologies from 8 different cultures, worksheets, myth packets, creatures from different mythologies, a project, and a jigsaw activity.

The myth unit covers creation myths in the 1. General Asian Mythology 2. Celtic Mythology 3. Egyptian Mythology 4. Greek/Roman Mythology 5. Islander Mythology 6. Native American Mythology and 7. Norse Mythology. In addition to Local Myths from my area. You will need to do your own research for your area/locale.

Asian Myth: China: 1. The Goddess of the Moon & The Monk that Endured. Japan: The Adventures of Little Peachling & The Mirror of Matsuyama

Celtic Myth: Dagda's Harp, The children of Lir, Finn's chief Men, and Connla and the Fairy Maiden

Egyptian Myth: Isis & Osiris, The Revenge of Horus, The Land of the Dead, and Isis and the seven scorpions.

Greek/Roman Myth: Romulus and Remus, Orpheus and Eurydice, The myth of Icarus and Daedalus, and The Twelve Labors of Hercules.

Islander Myth: Pele and Hi 'iaka (Hawaii), TheStory of Pili and Sina (Samoa), Maui and the Giant Fish (Maori), and Hudhud Hi Aliayon (Phillippines)

Native American Myth: White Buffalo Woman (Lakota/Sioux), Coyote's Rabbit Chase (Tewa), Porcupine Hunts Buffalo (Ute), and Wolf Boy (Kiowa)

Norse Myth: The Mead of Poetry, Loki and the Dwarves, Why Odin is One-Eyed, and Ragnarok: The Doom of the Gods.

And then I included 4 local myths from my area.