Download Webquest Activity 2 - The Odyssey Webquest

Name:
Period:
The Odyssey
Greek Gods and Goddesses Webquest
Activity Handout 2
1. How many total Olympian gods and goddesses were in existence in Greek history?
2. Which god/goddess was the ruler of all Olympian gods and goddesses and held enormous power
and almost absolute authority?
3. List the additional eleven gods and goddesses, and their purposes. One example have been given
for you.
Names:
Aphrodite
Purposes:
Goddess of love and beauty
4. List the symbols of each god and goddess. An example has been done for you.
Names of god/goddess:
Aphrodite
Symbol(s) of god or goddess:
Sceptre, myrtle, dove
5. Name the location that was the legendary home of the gods and goddesses where they ruled the
universe.
6. Name the ruler that was over thrown, which enabled the Olympian gods to come to power. Name
the god/goddess who over threw that ruler and state the relationship that god/goddess had to the
former ruler.
Over thrown ruler:
God who over threw that ruler and their relationship to the former ruler:
7. It is evident Greek and Roman mythology, Zeus had multiple affairs numbering in the hundreds
with both goddesses and mortal women. Name three goddesses and three mortals that Zeus had
affairs with. An example has been done for you.
Name of goddess:
Metis
Name of mortal:
Alcmene