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mythology
english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| myth? | a story produced by imagination |
| it attempts to explain things that now we know happened because of? | science |
| in ancient greek and roman time what led to the creativity of imaginations and strange beliefs? | the lack of scientific knowledge |
| some stories were creative elaborations of? | legends of heroes or gods |
| why are myths combined? | the evolving of centuries, many wars, and invasions |
| what are some things gods did that are not normal today? | married close family members do miraculous things right away some could transform themselves into animals, people, and plants |
| the greeks and romans compared themselves to? | gods |
| the gods looked identical to? | humans |
| gods? | people lived on mount Olympus but did not venture down and interact with the humans |
| creatures? | these were beings that came about due to the breeding of gods, humans, and other creatures |
| heroes? | ordinary humans who defeated a creature with, or without the help of gods |
| what are oracles ? | messages where greeks believed the gods spoke to ordinary people through priests |
| what are the three parts of the underworld? | asphodel field as "shades" Tartarus Elysian Fields |
| two bodes of water in ancient greek world? | ocean styx |
| this Olympian was the ruler of all the gods and goddesses | zeus |
| sailors were the people who most feared the temper of this Olympian | Poseidon |
| this Olympian's hat and sandals made him a quick messenger for the gods | hermes |
| this Olympian ruled over a gloomy kingdom | hades |
| this Olympian made sure that the sacred home fire on mount Olympus never went out | Hestia |
| when this Olympian was upset, winter came to earth | ceres |
| this Olympian created tools, weapons, and chariots for the god. His artistry was outstanding | Apollo |
| zeus | Jupiter; king of gods |
| hera | juno; queen of the gods |
| Poseidon | Neptune; god of the seas |
| Demeter | ceres; goddess of agriculture |
| hades | pluto; god of the underworld |
| Athena | Minerva; goddess of wisdom and handicrafts |
| hermes | mercury; messenger of the god of thieves |
| Aphrodite | venus; goddess of love and beauty |
| apollo | Apollo; god of the sun and music |
| ares | mars; god of war |
| artemis | Diana; goddess of the hunt and the moon |
| hephdetus | Vulcan; god of fire and the forge |
| Hestia | vesta; goddess of the home |
| Dionysus | bacchus; god of wine |
| pan | faunus; god of nature, shepards, herds, and flocks |
| eros | cupid; god in making people fall in love |
| cronus | staurn; titan (ruler of the world under Uranus) |
| eos | aurora; goddess of the dawn |
| out of chaos there is? | mother earth// "Gaia" and Father Heaven shy "Uranus" |
| mother earth and sky have how many children? what kinds? | 2; monsters and titans |
| what type are monsters? | cyclops |
| how many titans? names? | 12 cronus and rhea |
| what children did cronus and rhea have? | zeus, Poseidon, hades, hera, Demeter, Hestia |
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