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Greek Creation Myth Questions
1. Cronus swallowed each of his children as
they were born to ensure that one would not
kill him.
2. The youngest child of Rhea and Cronus was
Zeus. To save him, she gave Cronus a rock
wrapped in a blanket. He ate it thinking it
was Zeus. Rhea gave birth to Zeus in a cave
and gave Zeus to Gaea to make sure he
would be raised without Cronus knowing he
was alive.
3. Zeus saved his siblings by giving his father a
potion which made him vomit them up. Zeus
then banished his father to the ends of the
earth.
4. The Titans and Gods were fighting because
they were upset that their brother was
banished.
5. They battled for 10 years.
6. The Cyclopes gave Zeus his mighty
thunderbolt.
7. The Cyclopes, the Monsters, and the other
Gods helped Zeus battle the Titans.
8. Zeus punished the Titans by chaining them
up and throwing them into the depths of the
earth.
9. Atlas’ punishment was to hold up the
earth/heavens forever.
10.
Menoetius’ punishment was to have
Atlas stand on his back for eternity.
11.
Zeus’ area of the world to control was
the earth and sky. He made his home on Mt.
Olympus.
12.
Poseidon was supreme god of the seas
and oceans.
13.
Hades was in charge of the Underworld
(where all dead people go).
14.
Hera married Zeus and became goddess
of marriage and childbirth.
15.
This was ironic because Zeus was a
cheater (a playa!).
16.
Demeter became goddess of harvests
and crops.
17.
Hestia became goddess of hearth
(fireplace) and family.
18.
The children of Zeus and Hera were Ares
and Hephaestus. Ares was the god of war
and was angry and nasty. Hephaestus was
the god of blacksmiths and the forge. He
was the only “ugly” god and was deformed.
19.
Athena’s parents were Metis (wisdom)
and Zeus. Zeus ate Metis and Athena came
out of his head fully grown and wearing
armour. She is the goddess of wisdom (and
war too).
20.
Apollo (boy) and Artemis (girl) are the
twin gods. Their parents are Zeus and Leto.
Apollo is the god of music and light. Artemis
is the goddess of the moon and the hunt.
21.
Hermes is the messenger of the gods.
His parents are Maia and Zeus.
22.
Aphrodite is the goddess of love and
beauty. Her parents are Dione and Zeus.
23.
Dionysis’ parents are Semele (a human)
and Zeus. He is the god of wine and
merriment.