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Study Guide for Part One: “The Gods The Titans and the Twelve
Great Olympians” pgs. 21-52
Directions: Please answer the following questions in short answer format. This
assignment is simply meant to guide you through your reading of this text and help
to solidify your understanding of the gods and goddesses associated with both
Greek and Roman mythology.
Titans:
Who were the Titans?
What happens to them?
What characterizes the Golden Age?
Twelve Great Olympians:
Zeus:
How does Zeus gain power?
Why is he depicted as having so many extramarital affairs?
Who is even stronger than Zeus?
What are some of the objects associated with him?
What is the aegis?
Hera:
Who is she and whom does she protect on earth?
What city/bird/animal are associated with her?
How would you describe her relationship with her husband?
Poseidon:
What does he rule?
Who is his wife?
Where does he live?
What animal does he give to mankind?
What (besides Neptune) is he frequently called?
What is the trident?
Hades:
What does Pluto mean?
Who and what is he king of?
What does his famous cap do to whoever wears it?
Who is his wife?
How would you describe his personality?
Pallas Athena:
Who were her parents?
Over whom is she the protector?
What did she invent?
What was her relationship like with Zeus?
What does Parthenos mean?
Where is the Parthenon?
What is her bird/tree/city?
Phoebus Apollo:
Who were his parents?
Where was he born?
What instrument does he play?
What did he first teach men?
Of what is he the god?
Where was his oracle?
What (besides the oracle) is so special about the site?
How does the oracle work?
Who was Python?
What does Phoebus mean?
What is his tree/animal?
Artemis:
Who are her parents?
Describe her personality (Artemis).
What does she love to do?
What is her connection to the moon?
Aphrodite:
Of what is she the goddess?
How is she born?
Who is her husband?
What are her tree/birds?
How would you characterize her personality?
Hermes:
Who are his parents?
What does he look like?
What is his magic wand called?
What does he invent?
Describe his personality.
Of what is he the god?
What is his function for the realm of the dead?
Ares:
Who are his parents?
Of what is he the god?
What is his personality like?
Who are his companions on the battlefield?
Who is his bird/animal?
With whom does he have an illicit affair?
Hephaestus:
What makes him different from the other gods?
Who are his parents?
What is his job?
Who is his wife?
Who helps him in his tasks?
What is his relationship to volcanoes?
Whom does he protect on earth?
Hestia:
Of what is she goddess?
How does she fit into the Olympian family?
What is her role in founding colonies?
The Lesser Gods of Olympus
Eros:
Of what is he the god?
What is his relationship to Aphrodite?
How is he frequently represented?
Hebe:
Of what is she goddess?
Who were her parents?
Who does she marry?
Iris:
Of what is she goddess?
What is her job?
The Graces:
How many are there?
What do their names mean?
What would they do at banquets?
Muses:
How many?
Who are their parents?
Why are they important?
Gods of the Waters
Who is Triton?
What are Proteus' two useful powers?
Who are the Naiads? How do they differ from the Nereids?
The Underworld
What kind of mood exists in Hades?
How is Hades set up?
What is the role of the three judges?
Who are the Furies?
Through what gate do true dreams come?
The Lesser Gods of Earth
Of what are Demeter and Dionysus, respectively, goddess and god?
Pan
Who is his father?
He's part animal--which animal?
Where does he live?
What instrument does he play?
How would you characterize his luck with the ladies?
What is the relationship between him and our word "panic”?
Describe his personality.
Satyrs
Who/what are they?
Where do they gather?
Describe their appearance.
Sirens
For what are they infamous?