Activities and background information on Greek and Roman mythology are presented. The unit is designed for eighth graders, but many of the activities can be modified for other grade levels. The unit includes: (1) a content outline; (2) a list of instructional materials including suggested textbooks, teacher-prepared materials, and resource materials; (3) lists of teaching suggestions and learning activities; (4) instructional performance objectives; and (5) student materials. The student materials include: an assignment sheet which lists required and optional assignments and the point values allotted to each; an essay which discusses the purpose and background of mythology; a worksheet on gods and words that have been derived from their names; an answer key to the worksheet; spelling lists of words that have been derived from Greek; a film worksheet; guidelines for writing a puppet play and for writing a myth; a list of possible areas for research; Greek and Latin words and phrases; an activity on matching gods with their domains; and a bibliography which lists 72 mythology books, six mythology reference books, and 10 books on the Olympics. This document is part of a collection of materials from the Iowa Area Education Agency 7 Teacher Center project. (DC)