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Greek Religion / Myth Work Sheet CHW3M 1. Who is our main ancient source for Greek gods? Give the name of two texts that he wrote. 2. According to Greek legend the first rulers of the earth was the _____Titans_____, ___________Cyclops, and _____________Giants. 3. _____________Cronus and ________________Rhea gave birth to the modern Olympians. However, _______________Cronos feared he would one day loose power to his children and began to ____________devour them. The only child saved was ___________Zeus. 4. The Olympians were saved by ____________Zeus and by joining forces with _____________Zeus the Olympians would defeat the _______________Titans in a huge battle. 5. The Olympians would make their home on Mount _____________Olympus with ______________Zeus as the head ruler. 6. The largest and most impressive sanctuary of Zeus was located at ____________Olympia. 7. The city of _________________Eleusis had the most famous mystery cult which celebrated the goddess _____________ Demeter. Her daughter _______________Persephone was abducted and taken to the under world by _______________Hades. Through a deal struck by Zeus, Persephone would stay in the underworld for 3 months during the year. This would lead to the creation of the seasons. When Persephone was on land this would represent which seasons? When Persephone was in the underworld what season would this be? - 8. What would be the penalty for revealing the secrets of the mysteries? 9. _______________ Dionysus was the god of wine and ecstasy. 10. The god with the largest following was _________________ Apollo. He was the god of _____________Light, _______________ Music, and ______________Prophecy. His sister was ______________Artemis goddess of wildlife 11. In the city of _________________Delphi Apollo killed a python with his arrows. To celebrate this the people created a sanctuary dedicated to Apollo. People would travel far distances to talk to the _________________Pythia on many different subjects. 12. Asclepius is the god of __________________Healing and was a _____________Hero because his father was god and his mother was a mortal. His sanctuary is located in ________________Epidaurus. 13. Zeus' wife _________________Hera is said to have helped individuals on the battlefield. 14. __________________ Aphrodite favorite activities included weaving love affairs between gods and mortals alike. She was married to ________________ Hephaestus patron god of ______________ Laborers 15. Zeus feared that ________________ Athena would be more powerful then himself. She would symbolize ______________Justice, __________________ Wisdom, and ________________ Warfare. She would be the supreme divinity of _______________Athens. 16. __________________ Heracles is one of the few examples of a human / hero becoming a god. He would have to complete the 12 _____________ Labors. * Keep a running list of gods and the symbols/phrases associated with them for your Ancient Greek god project that I will introduce in the following class. ** Think about a god that you would like to do an in-depth study on for a presentation / research paper. Example: Zeus – Example: Hera – Demeter – Grain and Hades Thunderbolt Marriage and Family everything that grows. Symbol grain of wheat Dionysus – god of wine Apollo – Light/ music / ecstasy and Artemis – goddess of wildlife Hygia – goddess of preventative medicine Aphrodite – beauty love Hephaestus – Laborers and desire Athena – bravery, wisdom, Virgin Poseidon – Trident Heracles Asclepius – god of healing Ares – god of war