BBC's documentary
"Writer and hip-hop artist Akala voyages across the Mediterranean and beyond to solve some of the mysteries behind Homer's monumental poem, the Odyssey. Travelling between spectacular ruins, such as the sacred shrine of Delphi or the Greek colonies on Sicily, Akala's journey culminates on the small island of Ithaca, where he ponders the theory that this is the destination which Homer had in mind as he composed the epic.
Along the way, he finds out what Homer's works may have sounded like to their first audiences, discovers how the rhythm of those ancient words connect to the beats of modern hip-hop and comes face to face with the characters from the masterpiece. He also investigates how this epic poem became the cornerstone of Western literature and how his own experiences as an artist have been impacted by a 3,000-year-old classic. Akala has undertaken this quest as part of his mission to compose his own response to the Odyssey - a new hip hop track called Blind Bard's Vision, which turns the tale on its head all over again. This is Akala's Odyssey".
The STORIED PAST productions
If you like Minecraft you'll love this! Click on the image to take you the Storied Past's You Tube channel.
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If you want to get your little ones into myths, you can't go wrong with this series, by Simon Spence.
See Clara and Macy's great website for how to make a cardboard amphitheatre.
Karyn's 'Teach Beside Me' website. Learn all about the oldest known maths puzzle, the 'Ostomachion Puzzle'.
We saw the Lyngo Theatre at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot. An amazing production of the entire of the Odyssey, in just ONE hour!
Patrick Lynch - multi-talented isn't the word! - has devised some spectacular tricks to maximise his elemental props. You would be amazed at how water, sand and wind (from a hair dryer) can can used.
My favourite chapter is the story of the Cyclops. Using a camera, Patrick projected a single eye onto the screen, giving a marvellous impression of this out sized, and outraged, beast.
In an amazing trick, Patrick reaches through a mirror to pick up a lotus flower. How did he do this?!
My son, previously unacquainted with this tale, had a fabulous time and I have even been able to interest him in reading Daniel Morden and Hugh Lupton's 'The Adventures of Odysseus', so this trip was 'worth it' for more than one reason!
TedEd animated short educational clips
A day in the life of an Ancient Athenian
Why is Herodotus called the 'Father of History'?
History vs Cleopatra
Who were the Vestal Virgins?
How many ways to prove the Pythagorean Theorem?
Myths:
The myth of king Midas and his Golden Touch
The myth of Arachne
The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
The myth of Prometheus
The myth of Cupid and Psyche
The myth of Icarus and Daedalus
Everything you need to know to read Homer's Odyssey
Why should you read Virgil's Aenead?
The British Museum's Build a Temple Challenge
This is a particularly good activity if you happen to like Greek architecture.
You will find some great info in this wesbite abiiut the Parhenon and its friezes, as well as Athens' heroes and godess, Athena.
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