← Back to the article

Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Atlas (mythology)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name: 

Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/atlas-mythology

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the mythological classification?

  2. 2. What is the primary mythological role?

  3. 3. Who was Atlas in Greek mythology?

  4. 4. Why did Atlas have to hold up the sky?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Titanomachy

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

1.
2.
Free to print and copy for classroom use.Atlas (mythology) · smallwhale.org/articles/atlas-mythology · CC BY-SA 4.0