Greek Myths Reading and Comprehension Worksheets

Six Greek myths retold in our own words from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Apollodorus, Ovid and Homer, for ages 8–12, each with a questions page, a word bank and answer keys. Every page names its ancient source, with book and line numbers.

What’s inside:

- How to use these worksheets

- Six Greek myths retold in our own words: Pandora and the jar, Persephone and Demeter, Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, Arachne and Athena, and Odysseus and the Cyclops

- A questions page for each myth, with a word bank and a which-source-is-it question

- Your turn: retell a Greek myth

- Answer keys (2 pages)

- Picture credits

- Credits, licence and sources

Pages: 19 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Every statement is labelled History (what historians, archaeologists, museums and reference works say) or Literature (what a named poem, play or book says), and checked against named sources: the ancient texts of Hesiod, Homer, the Homeric Hymns, Apollodorus and Ovid in public-domain English translations on the Theoi Project and the Perseus Digital Library (cited by book and line), Hawthorne’s A Wonder Book, the British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Britannica and Manx National Heritage (checked 30 Oct 2026). Where versions of a myth differ, we say so and name each source. The sources are listed on each pack’s credits page. The myths are retold in our own words; the pictures are public domain drawings, prints and museum photos. Puzzles, games and layouts are REALLYBYTE’s own work. Not endorsed by any of these organisations, and not connected with any film, book series, game or toy.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class, and share it with your class through a password-protected platform. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For school-wide use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

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