1. Greek Mythology

2. Myth stories about gods and goddesses…involve the religious beliefs of a culture and try to explain natural occurrences

3. Mount Olympus the palace of the gods

4. Zeus the god over all gods

5. Prometheus the god who was the creator of mankind and who gave humans fire

6. Heracles/Hercules the son of Zeus who is said to have extreme strength

7. Theseus a hero and king of Athens who defeats the Minotaur

8. Minotaur a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man living inside the labyrinth Children were sent into the labyrinth each year to act as his food

9. Ariadne the daughter of King Minos who helps Theseus defeat the Minotaur

10. Narcissus a beautiful young man who loved only himself

11. Hera the jealous wife of Zeus

12. Echo a nymph who disobeys Hera and is made to only repeat what she hears

13. Aphrodite the goddess of love

14. Apollo the sun god

15. Phaethon the son of Apollo