Constellation myths/ Greek Mythology for Students/ [videorecording] / a production of Schlessinger Media

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: V6203 | Schlessinger MediaLanguage: English, Spanish Series: Greek mythology for studentsPublication details: Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, 2005, c2004.Description: 1 videodisc (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide (5 p. ; 19 cm.)Content type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

1417102543

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DDC classification:

292.13 C758 22

LOC classification:

BL783 .C66 2005

Production credits:

Director of photography, Cosimo Scianna ; video editing & graphics, Elements Post ... [et al.] ; music, Bruce H. Zimmerman.

Live-action host, Kevin Bott.Summary: Recounts a few of the tales that the ancient Greeks and Romans composed around star formations as they searched for clues about life here on Earth. Presents the tale of the great hunter Orion and explains his placement in the heavens, along with his faithful hunting dogs and the animals he hunted, and who hunted him. In addition, students learn of the origins of the bear constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, and of the vanity that put a queen named Cassiopeia high into the heavens.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD Visual Materials	Pathways	DVD SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Checked out	06/09/2025	I0000000090100

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Director of photography, Cosimo Scianna ; video editing & graphics, Elements Post ... [et al.] ; music, Bruce H. Zimmerman.

Live-action host, Kevin Bott.

Recounts a few of the tales that the ancient Greeks and Romans composed around star formations as they searched for clues about life here on Earth. Presents the tale of the great hunter Orion and explains his placement in the heavens, along with his faithful hunting dogs and the animals he hunted, and who hunted him. In addition, students learn of the origins of the bear constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, and of the vanity that put a queen named Cassiopeia high into the heavens.