Myth Test 2 On The Gods And The Myths

Front 1

Icarus

Back 1

A boy who didn't listen to his dad and flew too close to the sun.

Front 2

Europa

Back 2

A woman who was taken by Zeus when he was disguised as a bull.

Front 3

Hope

Back 3

Besides all the evils in the world, this, too was in Pandora's jar.

Front 4

Zeus

Back 4

Cronus swallowed all of his children except this one.

Front 5

Pygmalion

Back 5

Falls in love with his own creation, a statue.

Front 6

Hephaestus

Back 6

God of fire/metal forging

Front 7

Apollo

Back 7

God of sun, light, and music.

Front 8

Ares

Back 8

God of war.

Front 9

Dionysus

Back 9

God of wine.

Front 10

Aphrodite

Back 10

Goddess of love and beauty.

Front 11

Demeter

Back 11

Goddess of plants and harvests.

Front 12

Hestia

Back 12

Goddess of the home.

Front 13

Artemis

Back 13

Goddess of the Moon/Hunt.

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Athena

Back 14

Goddess of wisdom and war.

Front 15

Hades

Back 15

He became god of the Underworld.

Front 16

Hades

Back 16

He fell in love with Persephone and kidnapped her.

Front 17

Eros

Back 17

He makes people fall in love with each other by shooting them with his bow and arrow.

Front 18

Orpheus

Back 18

He plays the lyre and charms Hades into giving his wife back.

Front 19

Prometheus

Back 19

He steals fire from the gods and gives it to the humans.

Front 20

Zeus

Back 20

He was frequently unfaithful to his wife, Hera, and appeared in many disguises.

Front 21

Narcissus

Back 21

He was handsome, but vain and hard-hearted. He fell in love with his own reflection.

Front 22

Hermes

Back 22

Messenger of the gods. He had a winged helmet and sandals.

Front 23

Eurydice

Back 23

Gets lost forever when her husband, Orpheus, looks back against Hades' wishes.

Front 24

Persephone

Back 24

She was forced to live 4 months of the year in the Underworld because she ate 4 pomegranate seeds.

Front 25

Hera

Back 25

She was the protector of marriage and women. She often would persecute Zeus' lovers and their children.

Front 26

Demeter

Back 26

She was very upset when her daughter was kidnapped by Hades.

Front 27

Midas

Back 27

The king that asked for the golden touch.

Front 28

Arachne

Back 28

The woman who Athena turns into a spider.

Front 29

Pandora

Back 29

The woman who opened a jar and released all the evils that plague the world.

Front 30

Bird/eagle

Back 30

This animal eats Prometheus' liver.

Front 31

Epimetheus

Back 31

This titan worked with his brother Prometheus to create man.

Front 32

Chiron

Back 32

He agreed to die for Prometheus.

Front 33

Hercules

Back 33

He killed the eagle and unchained Prometheus.

Front 34

Echo

Back 34

She tried to trick Hera so that Hera wouldn't see Zeus with other nymphs.

Front 35

This myth explains the change of seasons.

Back 35

Demeter and Persephone

Front 36

This follower of Dionysus was found by Midas and returned to Dionysus.

Back 36

Silenus

Front 37

This myth shows that one should be careful of what one wishes for.

Back 37

Midas

Front 38

What was Arachne and Athena working on during their competition?

Back 38

Tapestries

Front 39

What was Athena’s disguise when she told Arachne not to say she's better than gold?

Back 39

An old woman

Front 40

What killed Orpheus' wife?

Back 40

a snake bite

Front 41

Who brought Pygmalion's sculpture to life?

Back 41

Aphrodite

Front 42

To which island does Zeus take Europa?

Back 42

Crete

Front 43

Why didn't Icarus want his son to fly too high?

Back 43

The wax might melt.

Front 44

For what did Daedalus initially build the labyrinth?

Back 44

The minotaur

Front 45

Which myth has a theme that states the importance of listening to one's father and being aware of one's limits?

Back 45

Daedalus and Icarus