Mythology Review ½ Jeopardy ½ 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)