The Art of Seeing

Meet Greek Mythical Characters using Onlive Video

With this title, you'll meet popular Greek mythical characters, including Orpheus, Jason, King Midas, Hercules, and Ulysses. You'll also meet other popular Greek mythical characters, including Icarus, Helen of Troy, Theseus, and Perseus. Use our 10 online educational video titles to recount popular Greek myths in a series of beautiful color images, and follow the course of each myth as it was told by classical authors. Hear the moving story of Orpheus, the gifted musician who descended into the land of the dead.

Listen to the tale of King Midas, whose one wish turned everything he touched into gold. Travel with Jason and the Argonauts in their search for the Golden Fleece. Thrill to the adventures of Hercules and Ulysses. Embrace the heroic ideals of Greek mythology through five myths and legends. Soar with Daedalus and Icarus as they attempt to fly on wings of feather and wax. Elope with Helen, wife of King Menelaus, as she sets in motion events that cause the Trojan War. Delight in the touching story of Baucis and Philemon. Take arms with Theseus as he battles the mighty Minotaur. And recount the story of Perseus, who slays Medusa and rescues Andromeda from a sea monster.

Learning Objectives:

• Enjoy stories with a moral that have endured since the time of the ancient Greeks by reading the myth of the gifted musician Orpheus and his beloved wife Eurydice, and his descent to the land of the dead to bring her back to Earth.
• Read about the search by Jason and the Argonauts for the Golden Fleece.  Read two tales about King Midas, whose one wish turned everything he touched into gold, and learn what happened to the king when he disputed the wishes of the gods. 
• Read the classic story about the twelve labors of Hercules, the mythical Greek hero renowned for his great physical strength and courage. Read about the adventures of Ulysses during his prolonged journey home to Ithaca after the defeat of Troy, an account based on Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Enjoy stories with a moral that have endured since the time of the ancient Greeks.
• Read the story of Daedalus and Icarus, who flew on wings made of feathers and wax.  Read the story of the Trojan War, learning what event caused this war and discovering how the Greek army used a wooden horse to finally defeat the Trojans. Read the touching story of Baucis and Philemon, an elderly couple whose goodness and generosity were rewarded by the gods Zeus and Hermes when they visited Earth.
• Read the mythical story of how Theseus, the future king of Athens, slew the evil Minotaur, a creature (half man and half bull) that inhabited a treacherous labyrinth. Read the story of Perseus, who magically captured the head of Medusa - the sight of which turned onlookers to stone - and rescued the fair Andromeda from a sea monster.

• Literature > Myths And Legends > Greek Mythology 2
• Daedalus and Icarus (Runtime: 09:01)
• The Trojan War (Runtime: 11:05)
• Baucis and Philemon (Runtime: 07:09)
• Theseus and the Minotaur (Runtime: 08:03)
• Perseus and Andromeda (Runtime: 09:13)