Comparative Civilizations 12: Final Myth Project
Online Resources
Both primary and secondary sources can also be found for the majority of topics through Salem Literature.
- Use "lighthouse" to sign in (on the far left)
- Look under "History", and then under "Defining Moments in World History"
- Click on "Defining Documents in World History: The Ancient World (2700 B.C.E. - c. 500 C.E.)"
The Ramayana – India
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The Epic of Gilgamesh - Babylon
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Journey the West (monkey) - China
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The Aeneid - Rome
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Isis, Osiris, Horus, and Seth – Egypt
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Heracles – Greek
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The Odyssey – Greece
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The Iliad – Greece
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Moses (old testament)- Israel
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Jesus (New Testament) – Israel
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The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts - Greece
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The Epic of Gilgamesh - Babylon
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- The Conversation (academic magazine)
Journey the West (monkey) - China
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- Annenberg Learner: Journey to the West (video resource)
The Aeneid - Rome
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- The Conversation (academic magazine)
Isis, Osiris, Horus, and Seth – Egypt
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- Project Gutenberg (Use the links in Table of Contents to find relevant myth)
Heracles – Greek
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- The Labors of Hercules (Tuft University)
The Odyssey – Greece
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- The Odyssey (PDF of book)
- Everything you need to know to read The Odyssey (TedTalk)
- The Conversation (academic magazine)
The Iliad – Greece
Primary Source:Secondary Sources:
- The Conversation (academic magazine)
Moses (old testament)- Israel
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Jesus (New Testament) – Israel
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The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts - Greece
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