33 Myths about the Ancient Greek Gods for Kids Illustration

33 Myths about the Ancient Greek Gods for Kids

The ancient Greeks believed their gods often got involved in the lives of mortals, sometimes to help, sometimes to hinder, and sometimes quite accidentally, causing all kinds of trouble. According to the storytellers, the ancient Greek gods were not always the most thoughtful of magical beings. Although the storytellers were quite inventive, and each told a myth in their own way, each god's personality and powers remained the same from story to story. That's because the ancient Greeks knew their gods well.

Here are 33 ancient Greek myths for kids, retold by the storyteller Lin Donn

  1. Zeus, Hera, and Little Io

  2. The Competition, Athena and Poseidon

  3. Theseus, the Minotaur, and the Maze

  4. Dionysus and Ariadne

  5. King Sisyphas and the Golden Coin

  6. Icarus and Daedalus, Wings

  7. Baby Hercule

  8. The 12 Labors of Hercules

  9. Demeter and Persephone, Reason for the Seasons

  10. Apollo's Oracle at Delphi

  11. The Oracle Cassandra Outsmarted

  12. Ares and the Magic Rocks

  13. Andromeda and the Jealous Sea Creatures

  14. Orpheus and Eurydice

  15. Eros & Psyche

  16. Aphrodite and the Trojan War

  17. Zeus and Prometheus and the Gift of Fire

  18. Zeus, Pandora, and Pandora's Box

  19. Zeus and the Great Flood

  20. Zeus, Helios & Phaethon

  21. Echo and Hera

  22. Echo and Narcissus

  23. Echo and Pan

  24. King Midas and the Golden Touch

  25. King Midas and the Donkey Ears

  26. King Tantalus, Who Only Cared About Himself

  27. Artemis and the Deer Hunter

  28. Hermes & Apollo (cartoon PowerPoint, how Apollo got his lyre)

  29. Hades and the River Styx

  30. Perseus and Medusa

  31. The Cyclops Cave

  32. The Sirens  

  33. Greek Monster Myths

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 How It All Started  Like always, it's best to start at the beginning:

  1. The Misunderstood Minotaur

  2. The Enchanted Well

  3. The Missing Olive Trees

  4. Kerberos on Strike

  5. The Very Inventive Rescue

  6. The Scaredly Fish

  7. The Tricked Bully

  8. The Stone Zoo

  9. The Reluctant Oracle

  10. Olympic Team Herc

  11. The Bad Barber

  12. The Talking Tools

  13. The Mad Machine

  14. The Constant Chatterbox

  15. The Voiceless Storyteller

  16. The Monster Under the Bridge

  17. The Stinky Sandals

  18. The Awesome Actor

  19. Hercules Challenged

  20. The Golden Lyre

  21. The Mischievous Trickster

  22. The Magic Earrings

  23. The Rhyming Poet

  24. The Three Harpies

  25. The Pearl Divers

  26. The Festival Arrow

  27. The Dragon Egg

  28. The Dangerous Dragon

  29. The Golden Nugget

  30. The Moving Mountain

  31. The Monster on the Causeway

  32. The Amazing Matchmaker

  33. The Temple Worm

  34. The Charcoal Burners

  35. The Ionian Sea Pirates

  36. The Island of the Sirens

  37. The Magic Wool

  38. The Minotaur to the Rescue

  39. The Missing Trident

  40. The Terrible Tutor

  41. The Dance Teacher

  42. The Water Rights

  43. The Winged Monsters

  44. The Treasure Map

 

Greek Myths by other storytellers and animators

Greek Myths from Starfall

Myth of the Golden Fleece (animated, video)

Myth of Jason and the Argonauts (animated, Ted-Ed video)

Greek Myth Games (interactive)

Vase Paintings Come to Life - Poison for Good, Poison for Evil, stories 


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The Truth About Myths

A series of animated Greek Myths by Geethanjali Kids, animated, reely posted on YouTube, text is our myths and used with our permission

Ancient Greek Gods by name and powers

QUIZ: Aak Mr Donn, Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses (Interactive with answers)