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Mythology Background

This stack is for Mr. Mahoney's Mythology Backgrounds Quiz- 9th grade

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3 facts on Mythology Explains happenings in nature, uses of monsters and supernatural, and explains death, behavior, and makes us question or existence.
3 facts on the Prophecy of Cronus One day his children would overthrow him, he ate his children to try and prevent it, and his wife and son, Zeus, feed him a rock so he would barf up other siblings.
Cronus Ruler of the Titans
Rhea Queen/Wife/Sister
Ocean The river to encircle the Earth
Atlas Bore the world on his shoulders
Zeus Chief supreme ruler and lord of the sky. He fallls in love with many woman over and over again and has many children with them.
Poseidon 2nd in power and ruler of the sea. Brothers with Zeus and husband of Amphitrite.
Hades 3rd in power and ruler of the dead and the under world. Brothers with Poseidon and Zeus. His wife was Persephone, who he kidnapped.
Hera Zeus' wife and sister. Protector of marriages. Punished woman that Zeus fell in love with.
Hestia Zeus' sister and virgin goddess. Symbol of home.
Ares Son of Zeus and Hera. God of War
Athena Daughter of Zeus and Zeus' favorite (she sprang from her head during a head ache.) Protector of civilized life.
Apollo Son of Zeus and Leto. Archer God, god of truth and light.
Artemis Apollos twin sister. Protectress of youth and lady of wild things.
Aphrodite Goddess of Love and Beauty. Daughter of Zeus and Dione. Very seductive over men, but weak.
Hermes Son of Zeus and Maia. Zeus' messenger.
Hephaestus Son of Hera alone. Ugly and deformed because Zeus cursed him. God of fire.
Describe Corynetes: I of the Brutes Corynetes: Killed people with brass club, let Theseus look and club, then was killed when Theseus smashed him with it.
Describe Sciron: 1 of the Brutes Sciron: Killed people by having them wash his feet, then kicking them to his man eating turtles. Theseus took him by the the foot and swong him over the edge.
Describe Pityocamptes:1 of Brutes Pityocamptes: Killed his victims by telling them to hold on to a tree, then he would let go and they would slingshot and die. Theseus took the tree and held on to it, hit him with it, then split him with the tree.
Describe the Landlord: 1 of the Brutes The Landlord: He would strap them to the bed and cut or stretch the parts that wouldn't fit the bed. Theseus flipped him and cut his head and legs.
Who is the king of Crete? Minos
What is the Minitaur? It was a monster that Minos used to sacrifice the people of Athens.
Whats a Labyrinth? A maze
How did they defeat Minitaur? They defeated him by holding on to his head so the monster would smash his own head, killing him.
What did Theseus forget to do? He forgot to change his flag to white, which ended up killing his father. (King Agues)
Created by: mb16
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