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Greek Mythology Study Guide - Fluent
I. Matching – match the character descriptions found in Column B to the correct character
found in Column A.
Column A
1. _____ Poseidon
Column B
A. The ferryboat man
2. _____ Cronus
B. Titan, god of the heavens, struck his father
3. _____ Athena
C. Mother Earth, Ge
4. _____ Hermes
D. God of the forge, married to Aphrodite
5. _____ Charon
7. _____ Hephaestus
E. Three sisters who share an eye and determine
death for mortals
F. Goddess of love and beauty, punishes
Narcissus
G. God of war, son of Zeus and Hera
8. _____ Zeus
H. Goddess of marriage and is often jealous
9. _____ Rhea
I. Ruler of the sea, creator of horses
10. _____ Gaea
J. Caused his father to vomit releasing his siblings
11. _____ Aphrodite
13. _____ Cyclops
K. She came from a headache, Goddess of
wisdom
L. A wood nymph who fell hopelessly in love with
Narcissus, lives in caves
M. The wisest Titan
14. _____ Echo
N. Ruler of the Underworld, Persephone’s husband
15. _____ Fates
O. Gave her husband a stone to swallow
6. _____ Apollo
12. _____ Hades
P. Three, one-eyed giants
Q. Messenger god
R. Drove a golden chariot, Roman name is the
same as the Greek
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II. Circle the letter of the answer that best completes each numbered item.
1. Cronus had been the leader of the group of gods known as the _______.
a. monsters
c. Titans
b. giants
d. Titanomachy
2. 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
3. The myth of Demeter and Persephone
a. explains the changing seasons as the result of the actions of gods and goddesses
b. explains how the world began as the result of the actions of gods and goddesses
c. explains how the human condition of dandruff
d. gives a scientific explanation for the changing seasons
4. Apollo gives Midas donkey’s ears because
a. Midas was a foolish man
b. Midas kept saying “what?” too many times
c. donkey’s ears look good on Midas
d. Apollo was cruel and unkind
5. The youth Narcissus and the snow-white flower that he becomes are similar in their
a. pride
c. punishment
b. beauty
d. death
6. Arachne’s motivation for challenging Athena is her
a. sense of reverence for the gods
b. desire to please Athena
c. excessive pride in her talent
d. wish to please her father
7. Aphrodite is motivated to help Hippomenes because
a. he promises to make sacrifices
b. she is moved by his prayer to her
c. she dislikes Atalanta’s beauty
d. she wishes to trick Atalanta
8. Hesiod’s _____ was the creation myth.
a. Theology
b. Theogony
c. Mythos
d. Cosmogony
9. The Titanomachy was a battle that lasted ______ .
a. a century
b. ten years
c. a hundred years
d. one year
10. _____ was a god that never grew to maturity; though the child of Chaos, he became known as
the son of Aphrodite.
a. Hermes
c. Eros
b. Nyx
d. Erebus
11. ______ was known to be a place of punishment; the Hecatoncheires were the guards.
a. The Underworld
c. The Elysian Fields
b. Mount Olympus
d. Tartarus
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12. ________ displayed his patience and willingness to teach mortals as noted in the myth of King
Midas.
a. Zeus
c. Hades
b. Apollo
d. Prometheus
13. ________ was said to be the ugliest of the gods as well as a cripple.
a. Ares
c. Hades
c. A Cyclop
d. Hephaestus
14. The father of Prometheus, Atlas, and Epimetheus was _____.
a. Zeus
c. Iapetus
b. Cronus
d. Uranus
15. The island of ________ was named for the son of Daedalus.
a. Icaria
c. Icarus
b. Crete
d. Cyprus
16. _____ is the favorite of Zeus; a virgin goddess.
a. Artemis
b. Hestia
c. Aphrodite
d. Athena
17. To ask the forgiveness of the gods, one would need to go to ______.
a. Mount Olympus
c. a god’s temple
b. church
d. Gaia
18. Arachne displayed her ________ with the goddess Athena.
a. obstinacy
c. kindness
b. quiver
d. respect
19. When ______ kidnapped Persephone, her _______ fell to the ground.
a. Eros, quiver
c. Demeter, flowers
b. Hades, girdle
d. the nymphs, girdle
20. Hermes had a _______, which was his staff and has become a symbol of health.
a. shepherd’s pole
c. lyre
b. caduceus
d. winged helmet
21. These two were twins born of Zeus and Leto.
a. Ares and Hephaestus
b. Artemis and Athena
c. Apollo and Artemis
d. Ares and Artemis
22. _____ was dropped from Mount Olympus.
a. Hermes
b. Hephaestus
c. Heracles
d. Dionysus
23. The god/goddess _____ created Pandora from clay.
a. Prometheus
b. Epimetheus
c. Hephaestus
d. Aphrodite
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III. True and False. Write out the correct word for each of the following statements.
_____1. All Greek mythology is fiction.
_____2. Though many of the myths that the Greeks created were entertaining, they usually taught
a valuable lesson.
_____3. The pomegranate was the fruit of the gods on Mt. Olympus.
_____4. Mt. Othrys was the home for the Titans.
_____5. Heracles and Dionysus assisted in the Gigantomacy.
_____6. According to the Greeks, only gods could be heroes.
_____8. We have come to know of the many Greek myths from images that were drawn on vases.
_____9. During the Titanomachy, the Hecatoncheires sided with the Olympians and helped to
conquer the Gaea and her band of monsters.
_____10. A scythe is a musical instrument created by Hermes.
_____11. Cronus is more commonly known as Father Time.
_____12. Hephaestus was one of the few gods who had a job.
_____13. Titan means fast.
_____14. According to Hesiod, the first element in the universe was Chaos.
_____15. Hera emerged from the blood of Uranus when it fell into the sea.
_____16. The Greeks believed the world was round.
_____17. An immortal can live forever.
_____20. Narcissus was a wood nymph.
_____22. Trident was used to help sweeten the breath of the gods.
_____23. King Midas stated that he liked Hermes the least of all the gods.
_____24. Ares is the least liked by all the gods and goddesses.
_____25. The Titaness Metis was swallowed by Zeus.
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