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The Olympic Council Greek to Latin What is Mythology ? The EpicThe Oral Tradition The Trojan War
The king of the gods is ______. A 100
Zeus A 100
The god of war is _________. A 200
Ares A 200
The patroness of maidens is ____________. A 300
Artemis A 300
The god of fire and workers in metal is ___________. A 400
Hephaestus A 400
The goddess of agriculture is ________________. A 500
Demeter A 500
B 100 Zeus
Jupiter/Jove B 100
Poseidon B 200
Neptune B 200
Hera B 300
Juno B 300
*Daily Double* Hephaestus B 400
Vulcan B 400
Pallas Athena B 500
Minerva B 500
C 100 True or False: Every major culture has its own myths.
True C 100
The Greek poet who collected myths in the 8 th century B.C. C 200
Hesoid C 200
True or False: Myths were first written down and then told by word of mouth. C 300
false C 300
The __________ gods were more animated and full of life than the _________ gods. C 400
Greek; Roman C 400
Which modern day term comes from the Muses? C 500
Music C 500
An epic is a long, narrative _________ that tells the adventures of larger-than-life heroes. D 100
poem D 100
True or False: Epics are sometimes called heroic poems. D 200
True D 200
An epic must have a _______ setting. D 300
Vast D 300
What was significant about the audience of an epic? D 400
They could not read or write. D 400
A formula story has much _______________ to help the audience remember the story and give the minstrel time to think. D 500
repetition D 500
True or False: Some people think there may have been two Homers. E 100
True E 100
E 200 We credit ___________ with writing down the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Homer E 200
E 300 Explain the oral tradition.
Minstrels traveled from town to town telling stories and bringing news. E 300
E 400 What does “rhapsode” mean?
Singer of tales E 400
E 500 The Iliad and the Odyssey are set around ______________.
1200 B.C. E 500
F 100 Whose wedding caused the war?
Thetis and Peleus F 100
F 200 The most famous Trojan warrior was _____________.
Hector F 200
F 300 Explain what Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite each offered Paris.
Hera – king of the world; Athena – great victories and wisdom; Aphrodite – the most beautiful mortal woman in Greece F 300
F 400 Helen’s father decided that she should marry _______________.
Menelaus F 400
F 500 _______________ was the only Trojan to survive the Trojan War, and he went on to found the city of ___________.
Aenaeas; Rome F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is: The Trojan War Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
Who were the king and queen of Troy? Click on screen to continue
King Priam and Queen Hecuba
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