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Major Gods and Goddesses Activities #2
Nomen: ______________________
I. Match the god/goddess to his/her epithet. The gods/goddesses can be used more than once.
Aphrodite | Zeus | Poseidon | Ares | Hades | Apollo | Athena | Hera | Hermes
1. ___________________ cloud-gathering
9. ___________________ battle-stirring
2. ___________________ white-armed
10. ___________________ the way-finder
3. ___________________ delighting in arrows
11. ___________________ gold-wreathed
4. ___________________ the earth-shaker
12. ___________________ aegis-bearing
5. ___________________ far-shooting
13. ___________________ lord of all beneath the earth
6. ___________________ golden-helmeted
14. ___________________ man-destroying
7. ___________________ grey-eyed
15. ___________________ cow-eyed
8. ___________________ dark lord of the dead
II. Answer the following multiple choice questions.
1. What were the female followers of Dionysus called?
a. Muses
b. Graces
c. Maenads
d. Eumenides
2. Hermes used these to trick Apollo.
a. Stick
b. Sandals
d. Tortoise shells
c. Peacocks
3. Hephaestus trapped these two gods in a net.
a. Apollo & Hermes b. Aphrodite & Ares c. Zeus & Hera
d. Artemis & Apollo
4. Some myths say Aphrodite is the daughter of Cronus. Which god is also said to be her father?
a. Uranus
b. Atlas
c. Zeus
d. Chaos
5. This creature hounded poor Leto as she searched for a place to give birth.
a. Argus
b. Python
c. Tantalus
d. Cerberus
6. This god was born fully grown and fully armed from the head of Zeus.
a. Apollo
b. Ares
c. Aphrodite
d. Athena
7. Who was the offspring of Zeus and fire-consumed Semele?
a. Pentheus
b. Prometheus
c. Ixion
d. Dionysus
8. He eternally pushes a boulder up a steep hill in Hades.
a. Sisyphus
b. Ixion
c. Cerberus
d. Tantalus
9. This god is the only one other than Zeus who wears the aegis.
a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. Hera
d. Ares
10. Hermes stole these from Apollo.
a. Lyres
b. Sandals
c. Cattle
d. Pipes
11. Whom did Zeus swallow?
a. Semele
b. Athena
c. Dionysus
d. Metis
12. The sea-god Poseidon rules the waters along with his spouse. What is her name?
a. Amphitrite
b. Aphrodite
c. Tethys
d. Thetis
13. The story of Demeter and Persephone explains which of the following?
a. the weather
b. Mother Nature
c. the seasons
d. geology
14. Ixion, a mortal, dared to fall in love with this goddess and so was eternally punished.
a. Hera
b. Demeter
c. Hestia
d. Aphrodite
15. Which one was NOT found in Tartarus?
a. Amalthea
b. Sisyphus
c. Tantalus
d. Ixion
16. Python was slain by the arrows of Artemis and Apollo. What sort of creature was it?
a. a bull
b. a snake
c. a tortoise
d. a fly
17. The small island of Delos gave refuge to this goddess as she was about to give birth.
a. Maia
b. Leto
c. Metis
d. Themis
18. This god was twice hurled from Olympus to earth.
a. Hades
b. Hephaestus
c. Ares
d. Poseidon
III. Answer the following questions.
1. Draw a cartoon of one (or all!) of the following in
the box to the right:
 Metis transforming herself into water and/or
fire, a boar, a lion, an insect, etc.
 Zeus swallowing Metis, pregnant with Athena
 Zeus’ splitting headache
 The birth of Athena
2. Athena was said to have been Zeus’ favorite child.
Zeus loved her mother, Metis, and he also needed her
very much, keeping her within his head. What does
this myth reveal to you about Greek priorities and
values? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Label as many deities as you can in the depiction below of the council of the gods.
IV. Match the “Olympian” words to their definitions.
1. _____ Aegis
a. Hardened/strengthened by fire
2. _____ Jovial
b. Protection
3. _____ Martial
c. Wealthy ruler
4. _____ Plutocrat
d. A mountain formed from lava and escaped gas
5. _____ Volcano
e. War-like
6. _____ Vulcanized
f. Jolly