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Greek Mythology Assignment #10: Pp. 178-180
Directions: Circle the correct answer for the choices of each numbered question below. Fill
in any blanks with the correct wording. If a True/False question is false, reword it so it is true.
1. True/False:
Atalanta loved many men.
2. Atalanta had been abandoned by her father because ___________________________
3. True/False:
Atalanta was brought up by a she-bear (mother bear), along with her
cubs.
4. Who eventually saw her racing with wild beasts through the woods? ___________________
5. Atalanta was the daughter of a ____________, and a ____________'s daughter could not be
allowed to run unmarried, so he began a search for a suitable husband for her.
6. Atalanta didn't want a husband. To be left in peace, Atalanta said she would only marry a
man who could do what? ___________________________________________________
7. Eventually, Melanion came to court Atalanta, but he knew he would not be able to be
successful at what she had said (answer in #3), so he sacrificed to which goddess?
a. Hera
b. Artemis
c. Aphrodite
d. Demeter
8. The goddess gave Melanion three golden objects. They were
a. pears
b. fleece
c. rings
d. apples
9. Explain with some detail what Melanion did with the golden objects. _____________
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10. The couple married, and Atalanta loved her husband. But which of the following did
NOT happen? (There can be more than one answer)
a. Atalanta treasured the objects Melanion had given her.
b. The couple lived happily for many years.
c. The couple did not show their respect to Zeus.
d. The couple honored the goddess who had helped Melanion win Atalanta's hand in
marriage.
d. Zeus changed them into a pair of lions.
e. None of the above. They all happened.
f. All of the above. None of them happened.