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Greek Mythology Study Guide (Honors)
I.
Matching – Match the character descriptions (found in Column B) to the correct
character in Column A.
Column A
Column B
_____1. Poseidon
A. Titan, god of the sky, struck his father with a scythe
_____2. Cronus
B. Determined man’s destiny; 3 sisters
_____3. Athena
C. She gave a new meaning to “a splitting headache”
_____4. Hermes
D. Son of Zeus and Hera; god of war
_____5. Apollo
E. Olympian, god of sea with gift of trident
_____6. Hephaestus
F. Had a helmet of invisibility, a gloomy god
_____7. Zeus
G. Titan, encircles the earth in water
_____8. Rhea
H. A wood nymph who faded away for her lover
_____9. Aphrodite
I. Those who haunt sinners
_____10. Hades
J. He was swift, had winged feet, and a caduceus
_____11. Echo
_____12. Furies
L. Locked his children in Tartarus, not a recipient for
“Father of the Year”
M. He would act first then think (a dodo)
_____13. Oceanus
N. The only mortal to be given a place on Mt. Olympus
_____14. Epimetheus
O. She came from the blood of Uranus as it hit the sea
_____15. Ares
P. He had a limp and liked to hang around the forge
_____16. Heracles
Q. Disguised a stone to look like one of her babies
_____17. Atalanta
R. Forgot to thank Aphrodite for the golden apples
_____18. Uranus
S. Supreme Olympian god, but not a faithful husband
_____19. Hippomenes
T. She couldn’t resist those golden apples
_____20. Fates
U. God of sun, day, light, truth and intelligence
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II.
Fill-in the blanks with the best answer.
1. The Titanomachy was a war between the ____________ and _______________________.
2. __________ was the first element; a deep dark abyss.
3. The pomegranate was the ________ of the ________________________ that Persephone had
eaten.
4. The Cerberus is three-headed ________ that guards the gates to the underworld.
5. Greeks believed that a ________ needed to be placed in a person’s ________ to pay the boatman
in crossing over to the Underworld.
6. Disgraced by Athena, ____________ wanted to commit suicide.
7. The Greeks were quick to realize that too much ________ would cause a mortal to be punished by
the gods.
8. The Titan, _________ was punished by Zeus (with a heavy burden) for leading the Titan forces in
the rebellion.
9. The River _________ flows in the underworld.
10. _____________ and _____________ was the food and drink of the gods.
11. The ______________ spread the news that King Midas had donkey ears.
12. Hecatoncheires were monsters born from ________ and Uranus. They had _____ heads and
100 arms each.
13. The ______________“wheel-eyed” monsters were the givers of thunder, lightning and thunderbolt
to Zeus.
14. When __________ daughter was missing, she cursed the earth and goes vegetation to die.
15. Mt. ______________ is the home of the younger, supreme gods.
16. Phil was a __________, half man and half goat.
17. _________ cursed Echo because the wood nymph had foolish tried to trick her.
18. The first age of mankind, the __________ Age was the happiest period.
19. All spiders descend from ________________.
20. ______________________ was a Titan god who took pity on mankind and gave them fire.
21. According to the Greeks, following the flood, mankind descended from ____________ which is
why we have veins.
22. King Midas disliked ___________ the most of all the gods because he gave gold away so freely.
23. The goddess, ________________ punished Echo for her cunning tongue.
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24. _____________ went to the Underworld to bring back his wife.
25. While in the Underworld, ___________________ could be seen sitting rather than toiling with his
rock uphill.
26. The island of _____________ was known to have temple gardens of golden trees sacred to
Aphrodite.
27. The mother of Heracles was __________________.
28. Heracles married _____________________ first, but she was killed by ___________.
29. Heracles went to the temple of ______________, which was in the City of ___________, to seek
retribution.
30. Greek heroes were said to have a character flaw usually known as ___________ or extreme
pride.
III.
Circle the letter of the best answer that best completes each numbered item.
1. Hera was
a. the ruler of the underworld
b. the goddess of the sea
c. more powerful than Zeus
d. the queen of the gods.
2. The oracles, who were very important to the Greeks,
a. were priestesses of healing
c. answered questions about the future
b. gave simple advice about problems
d. were goddesses of poetry
3. In their time the Greek myths were kept alive by
a. oral tradition
c. written stories
b. priests and priestesses
d. folklore
4. Hades initially left the underworld temporarily in order to
a. find a bride
c. examine damage due to an earthquake
b. speak with Zeus about earthquakes
d. seek help from Aphrodite and her son, Eros
5. For giving man fire, Prometheus was punished _____ .
a. with imprisonment in Tartarus
c. with having to marry Pandora
b. with his liver chewed by a bird
d. with pushing a rock uphill
6. King Midas insulted Apollo by
a. calling him a wastrel god
b. severing the head of his servant
c. taking his crown
d. turning his garden into gold
7. The change in King Midas’ ears is an example of
a. myth
c. metamorphosis
b. imagery
d. allusion
8. Arachne’s motivation for challenging Athena is her
a. sense of reverence for the gods
c. excessive pride in her talent
b. desire to please Athena
d. desire to please her father
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9. Aphrodite is motivated to help Hippomenes because
a. he promises to make sacrifices to her
c. she is jealous of Atalanta’s beauty
b. she wishes to trick Atalanta
d. she is moved by his prayer
10. The youth Narcissus and the snow-white flower that he becomes are similar in their
a. pride
c. delicacy
b. smell
d. beauty
11. Heracles originally was told to perform ____ labors.
a. twelve
c. nine
b. ten
d. eight
12. She was said to be the first wife of Zeus; a Titaness of wisdom and daughter of Oceanus.
a. Hera
c. Themis
b. Hecate
d. Metis
13. Daedalus was said to be the most ___________ of all __________.
a. clever; gods
c. clever; mortals
b. strongest; mortals
d. devious; gods
14. Icarus was punished because he _______ .
a. disobeyed his father
c. chose to fly like the gods
b. disobeyed his king
d. A & C
15. Daedalus made the labyrinth know to have a _________ that would eat those trapped in the
maze.
a. minotaur
c. centaur
b. hydra
d. satyr
16. Orpheus loss his love to the Underworld because he failed to _______ the gods.
a. praise
c. pay
b. trust
d. sing another song to
17. ________ was the most famous of the centaurs and said to be a tutor for the Greek heroes.
a. Chiron
c. Charon
b. Aristaeus
d. Pan
18. The __________would lure sailors to their deaths with their mesmerizing voices.
a. furies
c. fates
b. sirens
d. muses
19. If a Greek died and did not have proper payment to be rowed across the River _______; his/her
soul would wander for ______ .
a. of Death; 100 years
c. Oceanus; eternity
b. Styx; 100 years
d. Elysium; eternity
20. The Moirai (Fates) sister, _________, was the spinner of the cloth; Lachesis measured the
thread; and Atropos would ___ the thread of life.
a. Spinster; burn
c. Calliope, singe
b. Clotho; wind
d. Clotho, cut
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