Mythology Review

½ Jeopardy½ True/False

Before the earth and sky were created, there was this, and from this, all Greek gods were born

CHAOS

He is the sky father who is eventually knocked out of the sky by his own son

URANUS

She is the earth mother who with the sky father had twelve children

GAEA

• These are the twelve sons and daughters of the earth mother and sky father

• TITANS

• These are the one-eyed children that the sky father buries in the earth

• CYCLOPS

• Gyges, Cottus and Briareos are the first children of the earth mother and sky father. They are shut up under the earth because of this strangeness about their heads and arms

• 50 HEADED/100 HANDS

• This god swallows all of his children except one because he fears they would overthrow him

• CRONUS

• She tricks her husband into swallowing a stone so she can save her son from being swallowed

• RHEA

• He is the one his mother saves who comes back to save his swallowed brothers and sisters

• ZEUS

• He is the son of Lapetus who creates man and gives him fire. His name means one who thinks before

• PROMETHEUS

• He is the son of Iapetus who gives the animals their strength and speed. His name means one who thinks afterward

• EPIMETHEUS

• She is a gift from Zeus to Epimetheus. She brings sorrows to the world by opening her box

• PANDORA

• These two survive a flood that Zeus uses to cleanse the earth and together they start the new race of people

• DEUCALION & PYRRHA

• She is the keeper of the hearth on Mount Olympus who gives up her throne to Dionysis

• HESTIA

• She is the goddess of marriage and is the queen of Olympus

• HERA

• He is the king of Olympus and rules the earth and the heavens and uses a thunderbolt to rule

• ZEUS

• He is the god of the seas and rivers whose weapon is a trident

• POSEIDON

• He is the ruler of the underworld who watches over all the dead souls

• HADES

• She is the goddess of all useful fruits, grasses and grains whose daughter is kidnapped

• DEMETER

• She is the “brainchild” of Zeus; she popped out of his head dressed for battle

• ATHENA

• He is the god of goldsmiths, jewelers, blacksmiths, masons, and carpenters who built all the thrones on Olympus

• HAPHAESTUS

• She is the goddess of love and beauty who wears a magic girdle to attract the attention of other gods and men

• APHRODITE

• He is the cruel, handsome brother of Hephaestus who loves fighting and who sits on a throne of human skin

• ARES

• He is the god of music, poetry, medicine, archery and young unmarried men. Many believe he carries the sun across the sky every day.

• APOLLO

• She is the goddess of hunting and unmarried girls. She is very attached to the Cerynean Hind that Hercules captures in one of his tasks

• ARTEMIS

• He is Zeus’ son and the god of merchants, bankers, thieves and fortune-tellers and heralds. He is the messenger of the gods.

• HERMES

• These women decide how long each mortal should live: spinning a linen thread, measuring so many inches and feet for months and years, and then snipping it off with a pair of shears.

• THE FATES– CLOTHO, LACHESIS, ATROPOS

• This is an uncooked mixture of honey, water, fruit, olive oil, cheese, and barley that is the food of the gods.

• AMBROSIA

• She is the daughter of the goddess of grains and fruits who is kidnapped by the god of the underworld

• PERSEPHONE

• He is the son of the goddess of love who uses his magic arrows to make others fall in love and prove his mother’s powers

• EROS

• He is the son of a nymph and a river who dies of unrequited love since he was in love with his own reflection

• NARCISSUS

• She is in love with a beautiful youth but cannot begin a conversation with him. She is cursed by Hera for being Zeus’ lookout and can only repeat what others say.

• ECHO

• He is the son of Smyrna who is born out of a tree. He is beautiful and is loved by Aphrodite. He spurns her love, is killed by a boar, and from his dead body grow the first anemones

• ADONIS

• He is the god of wine who is widely worshipped by women who go crazy and kill to honor him.

• DIONYSUS

• He is the son of the sun/sun god who begs his father to drive the sun chariot across the sky. He loses control, scorches the earth and is killed Zeus’ thunderbolt

• PHAETHON

TRUE or FALSE????

• Artemis was the god of the sea • FALSE (Poseidon)

• Dionysus is the god of wine• TRUE

• Hermes was the messenger of the gods• TRUE

• Apollo’s emblem was the wild boar • FALSE(Ares emblem, Apollo was a mouse)

• Aphrodite was the Queen of the Gods and the Goddesses

• FALSE(Hera)

• Chaos is the heaven and earth • FALSE(dark and formless void)

• Zeus was part of the older generations of Gods• TRUE

• Athena was part of the older generation of Gods

• FALSE(born from Zeus head)

• Gaea was the goddesses of the sun• FALSE (Apollo)

• Hades was part of the older generation of gods

• TRUE

• The myth of Ceres and Proserpine ended with an explanation of seasons

• TRUE

• Eros brought mother earth and sky father together in love

• TRUE

• Demeter was part of the older generation• TRUE

• Hades was the god of the underworld• TRUE

• Aphrodite refused her husbands proposal for 300 years

• FALSE (Hera)

• Pandora’s Box contained happiness• FALSE (world’s sorrows)

• Artemis protects women who are having babies

• TRUE

• Gyges, Cottus, and Briareos were hundred headed and fifty handed monsters

• FALSE (the opposite)

• Demeter gave up her seat to a newcomer• FALSE (Hestia)

• Ares is the god of fire • FALSE(Hephaestus)

• Rhea is the mother of Cronus • FALSE (wife)

• Apollo is the god of light, music, and healing• TRUE

• Athena is the goddess of wisdom• TRUE

• Prometheus mixed rainwater with earth to create man

• TRUE

• King Midas’ touch turned everything to silver• FALSE (gold)

• Hestia is the goddess of the grain and harvest• FALSE (Demeter)

• Hephaestus is the god of metalwork and fire• TRUE

• Zeus overthrew his father Cronus• TRUE

• Artemis is the god of hunting, childbirth, and the moon

• TRUE

• The last of Gaia’s children were the twelve Titans

• TRUE

• Cronus was one of the older gods• FALSE (He was Gaia’s son, a Titan)

• Ares is the god of war• TRUE

• Zeus emblem was the eagle and the woodpecker

• TRUE

• Hera was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter• FALSE (wife)

• Hera, Hestia, and Aphrodite were part of the older generation of Gods

• FALSE(Demeter)

• Epimetheus created the worst punishment for man, woman

• FALSE(Zeus created women)

• Athena, Persephone, and Artemis were part of the younger generation of gods

• TRUE

• Ares is the ugly, lame son of Hera and Zeus• FALSE (Hephaestus)

• Hestia is the goddess of the hearth/Home• TRUE

• Artemis and Apollo were twins• TRUE

• Echo could only repeat words and only speak after someone else spoke first after Hera cursed her

• TRUE

• Narcissus loved everyone the same• FALSE (only himself)

• Adonis died from a bear wound • FALSE(wild boar)

• Hades and Demeter were married• FALSE (Hades married Demeter’s daughter)

• Eros is the messenger of the gods • FALSE(he is love)

• Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon were older generation gods

• TRUE

• Mount Olympus is known as the underworld• FALSE (heaven)