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King of the Gods |
Zeus/Jupiter |
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Ruler of the Underworld |
Hates/Pluto |
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Goddess of wisdom |
Athena/Minerva |
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God of marriage |
Hera/Juno |
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Goddess of the moon/hunt |
Artemis/Diana |
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Blacksmith of the Gods |
Haphaestus/Vulcan |
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God of thieves/Messenger god |
Hermes/Mercury |
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God of War |
Ares/Mars |
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Goddess of love and beauty |
Aphrodite/Venus |
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Goddess of home and hearth |
Hestia/Vesta |
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God of the sun and music |
Apollo |
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God of the sea |
Poseidon/Neptune |
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Goddess of Agriculture |
Demeter/Ceres |
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God of wine & tragedy |
Dionysus/Bacchus |
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Goddess of Springtime |
Persephone/Prosperine |
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God of Love |
Eros/Cupid |
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Symbols: doves & sparrows |
Aphrodite |
Venus |
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Symbols: bident, death, darkness |
Hates |
Pluto |
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Symbols: eagle, thunder bolt |
Zeus |
Jupiter |
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Symbols: pomegranate, peacock |
Hera |
Juno |
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Symbols: olive tree & owl |
Athena |
Minerva |
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Symbols: cornucopia, sheaf of grain |
Demeter |
Ceres |
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Symbols: anvil, hammer |
Haphaestus |
Vulcan |
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Symbols: grapes, wine |
Dionysus |
Bacchus |
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Symbols: caduceus, helmet, winged shoes |
Hermes |
Mercury |
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Symbol: bow & arrow (Diana) |
Artemis |
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Symbols: lyre, Sun chariot |
Apollo |
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Symbols: sword, dogs |
Ares |
Mars |
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Symbols: trident, dolphin, horse |
Poseidon |
Neptune |
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Symbol: fire |
Hestia |
Vesta |
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Symbol: flowers |
Persephone |
Proserpine |
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Symbol: bow & arrow (Cupid) |
Eros |
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Who married Gaea? |
Uranus |
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Uranus is... |
Heaven/sky |
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Uranus & Gaea had 2 kids who were..? |
Cronus & Rhea |
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How was Aphrodite born? |
From sea foam! |
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How was Athena born? |
Born from the head of Zeus |
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The only twins in Greek mythology |
Apollo & Artemis |
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Who is the Goddess of the Rainbow, or female messenger God? |
Iris |
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Who did Hera throw off a cliff? |
Hephaestus |
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Who burst into flames having seen Zeus's true form? |
Human Princess Semele |
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Prometheus gave ______ to humans against Zeus's wishes |
Fire |
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Prometheus & his brother were responsible for doing this for all creatures |
Giving gifts like claws, wings, strength, etc |
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What happened to Prometheus after giving humans fire? |
Zeus chained him to a rock to have his liver ripped out and eaten by a vultures every day |
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Who eventually saved Prometheus from his punishment? |
Hercules |
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Who worships Demeter mostly? |
Farmers |
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Demeter is Persephone's... |
Mother |
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Hades asked ____ to marry Persephone |
Zeus |
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Hades trapped Persephone by.. |
Tempting her with a strange flower, driving her off in a golden chariot, and pulling her into the under world |
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Persephone had to _____ Hades against her will |
Marry |
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After Persephone was captured, she ate ____________ which caused her to have to remain in the Underworld 7 months of each year |
7 pomegranate seeds |
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Demeter was so sad when Persephone was gone that she caused a _____ |
Famine |
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Where does Persephone live when she's not with Hades? |
The island of Crete |
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How does Eurydice die? |
She gets bit by a snake |
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Why does Orpheus go to the underworld? |
To bring back his dead love Eurydice |
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Orpheus gets through the river Styx by... |
Playing his lyre & charming the boat operator |
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Hades tells Orpheus he will be reunited with Eurydice if he.... |
Leaves the underworld without looking back |
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How do Orpheus and Eurydice get to be together? |
Orpheus is beaten to death by angry drunk women who wish he'd continue playing his music |
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Phaethon is Apollo's... |
Son |
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Epaphos makes fun of Phaethon because... |
He doesn't think Apollo is his father |
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What does Apollo say to Phaethon when they meet? |
He said he'll grant him any wish to prove he is the son of Apollo |
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What was Phaethon's wish? |
To drive Apollo's Sun chariot |
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What happened during Phaethon's ride? |
He couldn't drive the chariot and he was causing the sun to set fire to everything so Zeus threw a lightning bolt at him and killed him |
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Phaethon's mother, _______, was turned into a poplar tree to relieve her of her sadness. |
Clymene |
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Icarus's father |
Daedalus |
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King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus because.... |
Daedalus built King Minos's labyrinth wrong |
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How did Daedalus & Icarus escape? |
Daedalus made wax wings |
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How did Icarus die? |
He flew too close to the sun, so his wings melted, then he fell into the ocean and drowned |
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Who made the lyre? |
Hermes |
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What did Hermes do to Apollo? |
He stole his cattle |
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How did Apollo get the lyre? |
He gave Hermes a golden staff & his cattle |
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How was the caduceus made? |
Hermes twined 2 snakes around his golden staff |
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A young nymph who fell In love with Apollo and eventually turned into a Sun flower |
Clytie |
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Apollo fell in love with ____ |
Daphne |
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Daphne was turned into a ______ because her dad was trying to save her from Apollo |
Laurel tree |
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Echo distracted her so Zeus could get back to Mt. Olympus |
Hera |
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What was Echo's punishment? |
She couldn't speak unless she was repeating what someone else said |
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Echo fell in love with ______ |
Narcissus |
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This God punished Narcissus for rejecting Echo |
Aphrodite |
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What happened to Narcissus? |
He fell in love with himself and died by a lake side, still looking at himself. He turned into a Narcissus flower |
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This God didn't want Ceyx to go away on a dangerous voyage |
Alcyone |
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What happened to Ceyx? |
He died at sea |
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How did Alcyone find out about Ceyx's death? |
Somnus, god of sleep, sent his son, Morpheus, to give Alcyone a dream telling her about Ceyx |
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What eventually happened to Ceyx & Alcyone? |
They were turned into birds so they could be together |
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What was special about Arachne? |
She was really good at weaving |
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Arachne thought she was better at weaving than Goddess ______ |
Athena/Minerva |
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Who warned Arachne that she shouldn't challenge Minerva/Athena? |
Athena in the form of an old woman |
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What did Minerva weave a picture of? |
The ancient quarrel between her & Neptune/Poseidon. |
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What did Arachne weave a picture of? |
All the crimes of the gods |
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What did Minerva do to Arachne once she realized she was beat? |
Beat her up & turned her into a spider |
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Why does King Midas receive the golden touch? |
He took care of Silenus |
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When does King Midas realize his power isn't so great? |
When all the flowers he touches in his garden turn to gold |
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How does King Midas get rid of his power? |
He washes himself in a river |
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What happened to King Midas's daughter? |
He turned her to gold, but she eventually was turned back. |
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Uranus & Gaea had 3 "species" of children... which species & how many? |
3 cyclopes, 12 titans, 3 hecatoncheires (100 arms, 50 heads) |
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Hermes's parents |
Zeus & Maia (titan) |
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Apollo & Artemis's parents |
Zeus & Leto |
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Dionysus's parents |
Zeus & Semele |
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Persephone's parents |
Zeus & Demeter |
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Ares & Hephaestus's parents |
Zeus & Hera |
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Chaos's kids |
Gaea (mother earth) & Eros (love) |
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Cronus did this to his kids to avoid his destiny of being defeated |
Ate them! |
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How did Cronus eventually stop eating his kids? |
Rhea fed him a stone instead of Zeus, and she hid Zeus away at an island |
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Cronus & Rhea had 6 kids who were... |
Hades, Demeter, Hera, Zeus, Hestia, & Poseidon |
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Gaea had 1 child, _______. |
Uranus |
Heaven/sky |
