Welcome to Mount Olympus

Welcome to Mount Olympus!

On behalf of all the gods and goddesses here on Mount Olympus, welcome to our majestic city in which we all call home! We’re so glad that you’ve expressed an interest in applying for a position among us gods, and have an interest in exploring mythology around the world from different cultures and perspectives. This area of the Mythology class will allow you to expand your knowledge of myths beyond what you currently know in a fun, exciting way while letting your creativity flow.

To begin, you must first apply to become a god on Mount Olympus, which you can do in the Mount Olympus Application Office, by filling out a series of questions and situations. Following your acceptance, a thread will be set up solely for you and your world wide adventures.

Once you’re thread has been created, you will be assigned a specific region or country around the world and start your journey! You can receive two different types of assignments: questionnaire, or situational. In the questionnaire challenges, you will be given 10-20 questions to answer about a god, myth, ect. that you will need to answer with as much detail as possible. In situational challenges, you will be told to read over a myth and then, according to the situation given, act or respond as the god that you filled out on the application. So for example, you may be given the myth of how Athens got its name, and be told that you were given the task of judging who was better suited for governing Athens, Poseidon or Athena, and then you would write a story, first person or third, that includes you in this myth.

In order to move on to a new region or country, you are required to complete five challenges in the region you are currently assigned. Your progress around the world will be tracked by the map found in the first post of your thread. There is no time limit to completing any of the challenges, so you can work as quickly or slowly as needed. The amount of work, effort, and creativity you put into the challenges can earn up to 500 points per challenge!

Once you’ve completed the five challenges, you may request to transfer to a different region or remain in the current one if you love the area of mythology you are studying (which you can then request out of at any given time).

So be sure to stop by the Application Office, and start your journey through mythology! Best of luck to all new gods and goddesses out there!