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Greek Mythology 1
Greek Mythology
Question | Answer |
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Who was the Greek god of gods and men? | Zeus |
Who was Zeus' wife? | Hera |
Who gave Hera the apples of Hesperides when she married Zeus? | Rhea |
Who was the winged messenger of the gods? | Hermes |
Who was the goddess of love and beauty? | Aphrodite |
Who did Aphrodite cheat on her husband with? | Ares |
Who was Aphrodite married to? | Haphaestus |
Which one of Zeus' lovers was a young, Trojan prince? | Ganymede |
What was the name of the first woman? | Pandora |
A society where men hold the dominant power is called a ______ society? (starts with a 'P') | Patriarchal |
Which Greek city-state was known for its military discipline? | Sparta |
The female author Sappho is remembered for her theme of __________? (starts with "H") | Homosexuality |
Hyacinth was killed by a discus thrown by which Greek God? | Apollo |
This term is the reason that Hercules underwent the twelve labors (starts with "B") | Bloodguilt |
This is the Greek word for city-state | Polis |
This is the name of the civil war between the Delian League (Athens led one side, Sparta led the other) | Peloponnesian War |
Who are the two main brothers of Cerberus | Hydra and Chimera |
Who were the two gods involved in the task of creating life on earth? | Epithemeus and Prometheus |
Who was the god that took on the creation of humans, and what kind of god was he? | Prometheus Titan |
Who is the guard of Hades | Cerberus |
Who created the first Women? | Zeus |
-Goddess of the Hearth -God of family -Virgin Goddess | Hestia |
Ruler of the Underworld | Hades |
God of sea | Poseidon |
-ruled over the other Titans until his son Zeus dethroned him and seized the power -swallowed his children so none of them would dethrone them | Cronus |
-Goddess of Agriculture | Demeter |
-God of Wine -Also known as Bacchus | Dionysus |
3 headed dog that guarded the underworld | Cerberus |
-below Heaven, & Earth-deep gloomy place-used as a dungion of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld | Tartarus |
spent 1/2 of the time with her mother and 1/2 of her time with her husband in the Underworld | Persephone |
-Goddess of War and Handicrafts -Protector of Athens -Goddess of Wisdom -Created the plow, rake, and olive tree | Athena |
half-man half-horse, were born from Ixion, they were drunken, lustful, and violent. | Centaurs |
troop of male half-goat, half-man companions to Dionysius | Satyrs |
Rhea hid Zeus from Cronus with a Satyr named? | Pan |
Savior of mankind-tricked other Gods-created humans-liver was eaten from an eagle as his punishment | Prometheus |
Zeus freed the ProtoGenos from where? | Tartarus |
According to Greek Mythology why did the seasons change? | Demeter's mood would change everytime Persephone was with Hades. |
According to Greek mythology how were humans created? | Athena Breathed life into them and taught Prometheus how to make humans out of clay |
What were the political rights of women? | Women didn't really have a say in anything. When women had to get married it included a dowry. Women were also excluded from being citizens of democratic Athens. |
boys were obliged to leave age of 7 to join groups under the supervision of a hierarchy of officers.Girls not educated to read and write at home. If a girl passed her skills and fitness test, she would be assigned a husband and go home. | Education of Athenian boys and girls |
When travelers came to a Greek house you would give them food, shelter, ask their story, and send them away with gifts. As a guest you were expected to behave properly in their home and the gods would travel on Earth in disguise to test people. | Hospitality |
1st-gods and goddesses 2nd-family 3rd-king | Loyalty |
Greeks believed that your fate controlled people's lives. At birth your fate was chosen for you and you wouldn't be able to changed it. | Fate |
Hubris-an arrogant pride Ate-a stupid mistake that somehow challenges the gods Nemesis-retribution or punishment | Hubris Ate Nemesis |
Greek people believed that when you do a crime you do you need a punishment to fit the crime. They also believed that the punishments were given after death. | justice |
believed that body was not buried the right way,the spirit would not enter the underworld. Instead ghost and stay on earth until buried right. put a coin under the corpse's tongue to pay Charon took the ferry across the River Styx.whole body must be cover | burial customs |
The story of Baucis and Philemon show how to be a good Greek person | Baucis and Philemon |
three fates. Clotho- spun the thread of life from her distaff onto a spindle Lachesis-drawer of lots, measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod Atropos-cutter of the thread, chose the manner of each person's death | Clotho, Lachesis, and Aropos |
Queen Philana, prayed to the three Fates: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos for the continuing health of her twin boys after their birth. one boy will live and one boy will die | Thaleus and Reagos |
Priestess turned into a cow by Hera | Io |
Went for a bull ride and came back pregnant | Europa |
divine hero Tried to impress Apollo and was struck by discus when it was falling and died. Zephyrus, the God of wind, was blamed for his death. | Hyacinth |
His beauty was so great, that all the girls who saw him longed to be his, but he would have none of them. He was in love with himself. | Narcissus |
What was the first species of gods called? | Protogenos |
What was before the gods? | Chaos |
What was the Greek name for Cupid | Eros |
Who was the Greek goddess of the wilderness? | Artemis |
Who was Aphrodite's husband and Hera and Zeus' child? | Hephaestus |
Name one of Zeus's lovers. | Ganymede |
Who was born out of the thigh of Zeus? | Dionysus |
Who was the sculptor that was obsessed with his statue (Galatea)? | Pygmalion |
Between which two Greek city-states was the Peloponnesian War fought? | Athens and Sparta |
Zeus enlisted the ProtoGenos help in a war against the Cronus and the Titans, how long did that last? | 10 years |
This is the name of a choral hymn in ancient Greek theater, especially one dedicated to Dionysus | Dithyramb |
Who is god of war? | Ares |
Who is goddess of love? | Aphrodite |
Who is the god of gods and men? | Zeus |
Who is the goddess of love and beauty? | Aphrodite |
Zeus's dad | Cronus |
One-eyed Titan | Cyclops |
Goddess of agriculture | Demeter |
Persephone's mom | Demeter |
God of wine and theater | Dionysus |
Gaea | |
Had an affair with Aphrodite | Ares |