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Myth Vocab
Grade 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Artemis | *goddess of the countryside, wild animals, hunting, and the moon *a skillful archer like her twin brother * had the power to heal. |
| Apollo | *god of music, the arts,and of prophecy *he protected animals like his twin sister Artemis *he had the power to heal. |
| Hestia | goddess of hearth and homes |
| Athena | *goddess of wisdom, cleverness and craft *sprang fully grown from the head of Zeus |
| Zeus | *king of the gods *rescued his five brothers and sisters from Cronus’ stomach *ruled over heaven and earth, including the weather; especially rain, hail, and snow * upheld justice and law he punished wrong doers by hurling thunderbolts at them |
| Aphrodite | *goddess of love and beauty *she was thoughtless and dangerous with irresistible charming powers |
| Hermes | *god of travelers and merchants *son of Zeus *chosen by Zeus to be his messenger and spy *wore winged sandals and helmet *invented the lyre |
| Hera | *Queen of gods* wife of Zeus *goddess of marriage and motherhood |
| Hades | *king of the Underworld *described as stern, grim, merciful, just and fair *Persephone was his bride *“Cap of Darkness” |
| Ares | *god of war,furious rage, and mindless violence *unable to control his temper or anger when roused *not admired or liked by Greek |
| Pan | *god of nature, shepherds and herds *had a man’s body and goat’s legs |
| Pandora | *first woman created by gods *gifted with grace, beauty, intelligence and curiosity *made to punish man for accepting Prometheus’s gift of fire *Box- filled with bad things(jealousy, guilt, anger) *these evils released into the world |
| Pegasus | *flying horse of silvery white beauty *needed a golden bridle to ride *supernatural powers |
| Prometheus | *Titan *created humans *disobeyed Zeus and gave fire to mankind *was punished with torture |
| Cronus | * a Titan * father of Zeus * ate 5 of his 6 children |
| Hephaestus | *god of fire and metalworking *legends said he lived in volcanoes |
| Demeter | *goddess of all growing things * gave the gift of grain and fig trees to humans *Persephone’s mother |
| Poseidon | *god of sea, earthquakes, and tidal waves *could be calm and gentle,or rough and dangerous *could raise or calm storms with his three prong trident (spear) |
| Narcissus | * a mortal *extremely vain, exceptionally good looking *fell in love with his own reflection |
| Persephone | *daughter of Demeter *taken by Hades to Underworld *Zeus sent Hermes to bring her back * she had to return to Hades a few months each year *while she was there things died in sorrow (winter) |
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