In researching for the screenplay, you are a myth historian of various Greek myths, their characters, and their orgins. You will read several different myths, look at the characters within, and you will look at those who told the myths- the minstrels. You have several different tasks that you are to use the web sites and other outside resources to complete. Scroll down to go to web sites available to you.

• First, read ten myths and complete the chart found at this site. (You will need to print this out in order to share with you group member(s). List at least 18 characters, (14 heroes or heroines and four monsters). You will need to print the chart two times. In completing this, you will be able to find similarities between the various heroes and heroines. You will also be able to see the elements of the different monsters. This will be useful to you later in writing your own myth.

• Next, fill out a gods and goddesses chart, using the eight myths that you read.

• The last thing that you need to do is to look at the information available on Homer and other minstrels. You will research Homer and find if he actually wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey. Take a stand. Did he even exist? If he did exist, what was his role as a minstrel? What role did minstrels play in the ancient Greek world? You are to write a well-written, gramatically correct essay on this subject. You must have a beginning, where you state your position, proof to back it up, and a conclusion.

• When you complete these three tasks, you will be an expert on your subject area of mythological characters, the minstrels, and the elements that make a story a myth.

Web Sites that you can refer to for more information:

•  Homer's History
• The Odyssey and The Illiad Web Site
• Some Greek myths
• Homer Information
• Gods, Goddesses, Myths, and Heroes
• The Immortals
• Greek Myths and Meanings
• Brave Warrior Women
• Also, refer to the general sites given on the homepage.