English Ii H - Greek Gods And Goddesses

Front 1

Cronos's parents are ______ (______) and ____ (_____)

Back 1

Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (Earth)

Front 2

Cronos in ____ of the gods; a _____

Back 2

king; titan

Front 3

Cronos was married to ___ ______, Rhea

Back 3

his sister

Front 4

Cronus overthrew his father; Uranus told him "...one of your sons will ________ you, for crime begets crime."

Back 4

dethrone

Front 5

Cronos ate hos children (______, _______, ____, _____, and ________) so they could not dethrone him

Back 5

Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon

Front 6

Cronos was eventually overthrown by his son, ____, during a battle between the Titans and Olympians

Back 6

Zeus

Front 7

Zeus' parents are ______ and ____

Back 7

Cronos and Rhea

Front 8

Zeus was king of the gods, lord of the ___

Back 8

sky

Front 9

Zeus was saved from being eaten by his ______ when Rhea went down from Mt. Olympus to give birth to him

Back 9

father

Front 10

Zeus contrived a plan with Rhea to feed Cronos a _____ that made hum vomit up his simblings

Back 10

stone

Front 11

Zeus married his sister, ____, and had three children:

Back 11

Hera; Ares, Hephaestus, and Eris

Front 12

Zeus also had many ________ out of wedlock

Back 12

children

Front 13

Hera's parents are ______ and ____

Back 13

Cronos and Rhea

Front 14

Hera was queen of the gods; goddess of ________

Back 14

marriage

Front 15

Hera was Zeus's sister and ____

Back 15

wife

Front 16

Hera was always angered by Zeus's ____________

Back 16

infidelities

Front 17

Athene's parents are ____ and _____ (________)

Back 17

Zeus and Metis (a titaness)

Front 18

Athene came from Zeus's ____

Back 18

head

Front 19

Athene was goddess of ______

Back 19

wisdom

Front 20

Athene was the best loved god in the ________

Back 20

Pantheon

Front 21

The city of ______ was named after Athene

Back 21

Athens

Front 22

Athene had a weaving contest with a girl named _______

Back 22

Arachne

Front 23

Poseidon's parents are ______ and ____

Back 23

Cronos and Rhea

Front 24

Poseidon was god of the ___

Back 24

sea

Front 25

Poseidon and his brother rolled ____ for their father's empire: Zeus won and chose the sky,; Poseidon chose the sea; and Hades was left with the __________

Back 25

dice; underworld

Front 26

Poseidon chose ______ for his queen

Back 26

Thetis

Front 27

Poseidon was also fond of his sister, _______, and made her a _____ for her; she eventually turned herself into a horse to escape him but he turned himself into a stallion and went after her; from their courtship came a wild horse, _____, and a nymph, ________

Back 27

_______; _____; _____; ________

Front 28

Hades' parents are ______ and ____

Back 28

Cronos and Rhea

Front 29

Hades was god of the __________

Back 29

underworld

Front 30

Hades kidnapped _________ and made her his queen

Back 30

Persephone

Front 31

the dead were judged by _____ judges

Back 31

three

Front 32

________ must always push a huge rock uphill only for it to fall halfway

Back 32

Sisyphus

Front 33

________ is given a burning thirst and set chin deep in a cool, clear stream, but every time he bends to drink, the water shrinks away

Back 33

Tantalus

Front 34

those who were not too good and not too bad went to the ______ __ ________

Back 34

Fields of Asphodel

Front 35

those who were judged as virtuous went to the _______ ______, these spirits had the option to be born again

Back 35

Elysium Fields

Front 36

those who have been reborn _____ times and gained _______ three times lived in the ____ __ ___ _______

Back 36

three; Isle of the Blessed

Front 37

Demeter's parents are ______ and ____

Back 37

Cronos and Rhea

Front 38

Demeter was _______ goddess; lady of growing things; aka Ceres (where we get the word "______")

Back 38

harvest; cereal

Front 39

____ was fond of Demeter and they had 2 children - the girl was named __________ - she took charge of the _______

Back 39

Zeus; Persephone; flowers

Front 40

Persephone's parents are _______ and ____

Back 40

Demeter and Zeus

Front 41

Persephone was kidnapped by _____

Back 41

Hades

Front 42

During the time Persephone was in the underworld, _______ made the earth dry and bare

Back 42

Demeter

Front 43

Finally Zeus decided to restore Persephone to Demeter as long as she had not _____ anything in the underworld

Back 43

eaten

Front 44

Persephone had eaten 6 __________ seeds so she has to stay in the underworld for 6 months of the year

Back 44

pomegranate

Front 45

Demeter told Persephone "For the months that you spend with that _________, no grass will grow, no flowers bloom, no trees will bear. So long as you are below, there will be __________ everywhere." This is why summer and ______ are the way they are

Back 45

scoundrel; desolation; winter

Front 46

Artemis's parents are ____ and the nymph, ____

Back 46

Zeus; Leto

Front 47

Artemis was goddess of the chase; lady of ____ ______

Back 47

wild things

Front 48

Zeus most admires Artemis for her ______

Back 48

beauty

Front 49

Artemis was very spoiled by her ______

Back 49

father

Front 50

Artemis was given the gift of eternal ________

Back 50

chastity

Front 51

Artemis asks the _______ to make her a silver bow and arrow

Back 51

cyclops

Front 52

Apollo's parents are ____ and the nymph, ____

Back 52

Zeus; Leto

Front 53

Apollo was god of the ___

Back 53

sun

Front 54

Apollo was most _________ of the gods

Back 54

beautiful

Front 55

Apollo did many cruel and wanton deeds in his _____

Back 55

youth

Front 56

Apollo killed the ______

Back 56

python

Front 57

Apollo had many ______

Back 57

lovers

Front 58

Hermes's parents are ____ and ____

Back 58

Zeus and Miai

Front 59

Hermes was the _________ god

Back 59

messenger

Front 60

Hermes was very __________ and ____________ child

Back 60

precocious and adventurous

Front 61

Hermes stole Apollo's ____

Back 61

cows

Front 62

Hermes works for _____, leading the dead from Earth to ________

Back 62

Hades; Tartarus

Front 63

______ became the 12th Olympian god

Back 63

Hermes

Front 64

Hermes invented the ________

Back 64

alphabet

Front 65

Hermes and ____ disguised themselves and mingled with _______ when they got bored on Mt. Olympus

Back 65

Zeus; mortals

Front 66

Hephaestus's parents are ____ and ____

Back 66

Zeus and Hera

Front 67

__________ was an ugly child so Hera threw him off Olympus

Back 67

Hephaestus

Front 68

Hephaestus was raised by ______ and made beautiful _____

Back 68

Thetis; jewels

Front 69

Hephaestus returned to Olympus and became the _____ god, or lord of _________

Back 69

smith, mechanics

Front 70

Aphrodite was born from the murder of ______

Back 70

Uranus

Front 71

Aphrodite was goddess of love and ______

Back 71

beauty

Front 72

Her is ____ of Aphrodite and marries her off immediately

Back 72

wary

Front 73

Poseidon tries to claim her by saying "I claim you for the ___... You are sea-born, foam-born, and belong to me... Come with me to be queen of the sea"

Back 73

sea

Front 74

Aphrodite marries __________ because he works late

Back 74

Hephaestus