1. Evaluate the reasons why myth endures.
2. Choose one of your favorite heroes from books or films. Evaluate what qualities of a god or goddess this hero has, then research whether this hero could exist today.
3. Generalize about how gods and goddesses are different from humans.
4. Think about people you know who seem to be larger than life. Compare and contrast  the gods and goddesses you have read about in this anthology.
5. Based on all the selections you have now read, synthesize a list of some qualities of a myth.
6.  How do gender differences affect the kind of experiences the gods and goddesses have?
7. Explore various approaches to myth you like better a contemporary retelling of a myth such as Barbara McBride Smith’s “Pandora;” a classic retelling of a myth such as “The Firebringer;” or an epic, which follows the hero through many adventures, such as “Odysseus.’
8. Justify the need of the individual to undergo a the Hero’s journey in contemporary society

 Other possible research areas:

·       The weapons and special powers of heroes and heroines in Greek mythology

·       A work of contemporary fiction or poetry that refers to a mythological character or hero

·        similar myths from other cultures—perhaps a specific type of story, such as those about creatures, tricksters, monsters, or the underworld

·       An idea that frequently appears in myths, such as abandoned children, prophecies, unidentified parents, Journey quests, kidnapping, disguise

·       Creatures that combine animal and human characteristics, or are combinations of different animals

·       Deities of natural forces, such as the wind, sea, sun, or storms

·       Origin stories (explaining how certain things came to be), such as Pandora, Arachne, Demeter and Persephone, Echo, Prometheus

·       How a particular story changed over time (for example, differences in the Creek and Roman versions, or differences in the original myths and modern retellings)

·        The ancient Greek culture from which these stories sprang