Comparative Civilizations 12: Final Myth Project
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​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.)" 

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The Ramayana – India
Primary Source:

• Project Gutenberg

Secondary Sources:

•  Britannica Online
• British Library

The Epic of Gilgamesh - Babylon
Primary Source:

• Project Gutenberg

Secondary Source:

•  The Conversation (academic magazine)

Journey the West (monkey) - China
 Primary Source:

• VERY LONG

Secondary Sources:

• Annenberg Learner: Journey to the West (video resource)

The Aeneid - Rome
Primary Source:

• Project Gutenberg

Secondary Source:

• The Conversation (academic magazine)

Isis, Osiris, Horus, and Seth – Egypt
Primary Source:

• Project Gutenberg (Use the links in Table of Contents to find relevant myth)

Secondary Source:

• Ancient History Encyclopedia

Heracles – Greek
Primary Source:

• Trials of Heracles

Secondary Source:

• The Labors of Hercules (Tuft University)

The Odyssey – Greece
Primary Source:

• The Odyssey (PDF of book)

Secondary Sources:

• Everything you need to know to read The Odyssey (TedTalk)
  
• The Conversation (academic magazine)

The Iliad – Greece
Primary Source:

• Project Gutenberg

Secondary Sources:

•  The Conversation (academic magazine)

Moses (old testament)- Israel
Primary Source:

• The Bible

Secondary Source:

•  Encyclopedia Britannica

Jesus (New Testament) – Israel
Primary Source:

• The Bible

Secondary Source:

•  Encyclopedia Britannica

The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts - Greece
 Primary Source:

• Jason and the Argonauts

Secondary Sources:

• BBC History
  
• PBS