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32 Cards in this Set
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Describe two sets of children of Mother Earth and Uranus.
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1. Cyclopes and Monsters
2. Titans |
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How did Rhea and Mother Earth fool Cronus?
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They gave him a rock instead of a baby.
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Describe the palace of the gods and name its builder.
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On Mt. Olympus, Concealed in clouds and built by the Cyclopes
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Who was Zeus’ first wife?
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Metis
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What was Atlas’s, the strongest of the Titans, punishment?
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To hold the vault of the sky upon his shoulders for all of eternity.
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Who were the two monsters Mother Earth brought forth to fight Zeus?
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Typhon and Enchida.
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Who was the queen of the gods?
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Hera
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Which goddess had neither a mother nor father? How did she come to be “born”?
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Aphrodite. No one knows where she's from. She came from the sea on a cushion of foam, and the west wind blew her ashore.
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What did Cronus do to all of his children (except Zeus)? Why?
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Swallowed them. he was afraid of being overthrown.
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What were the weapons the Cyclopes made for Zeus and his brothers?
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For Zeus; Thunderbolts
For Poseidon; a Trident For Hades; a cap of invisibility |
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Describe the monsters, Typhon and Echidna.
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Typhon had a hundred heads,was immensely strong and violent.
Enchida was hideous. |
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What gift did Mother Earth give Hera as a wedding gift? Where did she keep the gift?
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A tree with golden apples. In the garden of the Hesperides.
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Why was Arachne turned into a spider?
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She scorned the gods and claimed she was a better weaver than Athena.
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Name the gods and goddesses who sat on the Twelve Golden Thrones. in (), the other 2
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Zeus
Hera Hephaestus Ares Aphrodite Athena Apollo Artemis Hermes Poseidon Demeter Dionysus (Hades) (Hestia) |
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Name the king of the gods. What was his weapon?
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Zeus. Thunderbolts.
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Name the god of the sea.
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Poseidon
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Name the god of the underworld.
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Hades
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Name the queen of the gods.
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Hera
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Name the goddess of the hearth.
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Hestia
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Name the goddess of the harvest.
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Demeter
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Name the god of smiths and fire.
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Hephaestus
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Name the god of war.
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Ares
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Name the god of light and music.
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Apollo
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Name the goddess of the hunt.
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Artemis
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Name the goddess of wisdom.
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Athena
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Name the goddess of love and beauty.
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Aphrodite
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Name the herald of the gods.
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Hermes
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Name the god of wine.
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Dionysus
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What is Tartarus?
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The deepest, darkest pit on Earth
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Who are the Titans and Titanesses?
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The first children of Uranus and Gaea.
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Describe what happened to anyone who saw Medusa?
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They turn to stone
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Describe how Perseus killed Medusa. What sprang from her neck upon death?
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Cut off her head. The winged horse Pegasus.
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