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Greek Myths and Gods
Question | Answer |
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Zeus | God who over threw Cronus. Married to Hera. God of lightning. Ruler of mount Olympus |
Gaea | Mother Earth |
Uranus | Father sky |
Mt. Olympus | Place where the gods live |
How many titans where there? | 12 |
Rhea | Zeus' mother |
Who made lightning | cyclopes |
Hera | Zeus' wife. Goddess of marriage |
Hephaestus | Married to Aphrodite. God of fire |
Aphrodite | Married to Hephaestus. Goddess of love and beauty |
Hermes | Messenger. God of thievery |
Ares | God of war |
Demeter | God of harvest and seasons |
Poseidon | Zeus' brother. God of seas and oceans. Responsible for earthquakes |
Athena | Goddess of wisdom |
Apollo | Artemis' twin. God of sun and music |
Artemis | Apollo's twin. Goddess of the hunt |
Dionysus | God of wine |
Hestia | Tends the sacred flame |
Hades | Lives in Hades |
PROMETHEUS What happened to Prometheus in the end? | He was tied to Caucasus Mountains and an eagle eats his liver everyday. |
PROMETHEUS When and why was Zeus mad? | Zeus was mad after Prometheus gave fire to humans and after Prometheus taught humans to cheat the gods. |
PROMETHEUS What did Prometheus do at the beginning of the story? | Prometheus stole fire from the sacred hearth and gave it to humans |
PROMETHEUS Immortal Liver | Prometheus' liver that regrew everyday |
PROMETHEUS Where did Prometheus hide the fire? | A hollow stalk of fennel |
PANDORA Pandora | Gods hand made her |
PANDORA Which gods did what in making Pandora? | Hephaestus created her(modeled after Aphrodite). Athena gave her life. Zeus gave her a jar and told her to to open it (curiosity) |
PANDORA What did Pandora release from the jar? | Evils |
PANDORA Name a few of the evils Pandora let out | Greed. Slander. Envy. Lies. Hatred. Gossip. etc. |
PANDORA What was the only thing left in the jar? | Hope |
PANDORA What did the evils do out in the world? | Bit people turning them bad |
PANDORA What did Zeus do after people turned bad? | Caused a flood |
PROMETHEUS What was the strange thing that happened to humans after they were given fire? | As people lifted their eyes to watch the smoke rise their thoughts rose as well. they started building temples to honor the gods |
PERSEUS How many daughters does King Danaüs have? | 50 |
PERSEUS How many sons does King Aegyptus have? | 50 |
PERSEUS Where does King Danaüs rule after leaving with his daughters? | Argos Greece |
PERSEUS What did King Danaüs instruct his daughters to do? | Kill their husbands when they where alone |