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Encyclopedia Mythica
Enter the world of legend at this site, an exhaustive encyclopedia with more than 6,100 entries profiling the heroes, dieties, fearsome creatures, and other beings of myths and folktales from all corners of the globe.
http://www.pantheon.org

Forum Romanum
This handy online resource sorts out the confusion of the differing Roman and Greek names for essentially the same mythological figures.  David Camden of Harvard University maintains this site with over 250 images.
http://www.forumromanum.org

Greek Mythology
This site offers a wealth of information about the world of Greek mythology and the gods, goddesses, morals, creatures, monsters, and natural phenomena that populate its legends.
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html

Greek Mythology
This is a comprehensive reference source on ancient mythology including comparisons between Greek and Roman myths.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/greek_myth.html

Greek Mythology for Educators
This is a very comprehensive site with text and images of gods and goddesses.  Also included is information on the history of Greece and Rome and information of the heroes of mythology.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/greekmyths.htm

Greek Names vs. Roman Names
This site has many of the gods and goddesses with both the Greek and Roman names for them as well as biographies of those gods.
http://messagenet.com/myths/names.html

Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid
Sponsored by the University of Notre Dame, this dictionary defines about 16, 500 words.  The wordlist, produced by Lyn Nelson, helps students read Medieval Latin. The grammar reference list, also produced by Lynn Nelson, presently contains two sections: examples of translations for the various uses of several noun cases, and the endings for regular nouns, adjectives, active verbs, and present participles
http://archives.nd.edu/latgramm.htm

Latin/English Dictionary
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Latin/

Mythology Guide
The stories behind scores of the gods and legends of Greek mythology can be found at this site, which was developed by Jalic, a Web development company based in East Lansing, MI.  The site's homepage features an alphabetically arranged directory of mythological characters and events from Achelous (the river god) to Vertumnus (the god of orchards).
http://www.online-mythology.com

Mythweb
Students will meet the pantheon of Greek mythological gods, heroes, and monsters at this site, created by software developer Joel Skidmore.  The site's colorful animations, accompanied by easy-to-understand text, make Greek mythology fun and light-hearted.
http://www.mythweb.com

Mythology Web Site for Further Exploration of Myths
This site has many links to mythology web sites and explanation of the myths.
http://www.classics.ucsb.edu/faculty/morstein/classes/mythology/resources.htm#general

The Olympians
This site has information on the 12 olympians and includes information on them and their children.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/olympian.html

Roman Gods
This site has a list of roman gods including Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Venus, Vesta, Pluto and many more.  It offers a little information on relations, meaning of the god's name, and other information.
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/

Roman Mythology
This site is the counterpart of the Greek Mythology site
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/roman/articles.html

Temple University: Classical Mythology Directory
Designed by Robin Mitchell-Boyask as an online companion for his courses at Temple University on classical mythology, this site will prove useful to those interested in the myths of ancient Greece and Rome.  Among the many resources assembled are an overview of the Olympian gods, including Zeus, Hera, Apollo, and Athena; an examination of the myths of death and the underworld; and a study guide for Homer's Iliad.  This site also provides a link to a glossary of classical mythology words, terms,a nd characters that appears in Classical Mythology, published by Oxford University Press
http://www.temple.edu/classics/mythdirectory.html

Welcome to Ancient Rome
This is an award winning site with links to everything you might want to know about ancient Rome, including architecture, Roman baths, aqueducts, clothing, mythology, medicine, timelines, women in ancient Rome, slavery, money, law, warfare, weapons and tons more.
http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/AncientRome.html