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How well do you know your Greek mythology? Total your points! • 40-50 Major gods • 35-39 Minor gods • 30-34 Heroes • 20-29 Mere mortals • 0 - 19 What’s mythology? 1)The messenger to the gods •Hermes 2) The generation of gods that were born to Gaea and Uranus were called… • The Titans 3) According to the creation story, Uranus was the god of… • The sky 4)The greatest creation for Daedalus while in prison was… • Wings to escape 5) Phaethon was taunted by ________ who told him that his father wasn’t really a god. • Epaphos 6) The goddess of love •Aphrodite 7) The god of the sea • Poseidon 9) The father of Zeus •Cronus 9) The wife of Zeus •Hera 10) The home of the 12 major gods •Mt. Olympus 11) His mother took him to the River Styx to cover him in a protective coating, but failed to cover one part. •Achilles 12)The two names for the ruler of the underworld •Hades •Pluto 13) The Greek name for Cupid •Eros 14) The nothingness before the gods came into existence •Chaos 15) The first god to appear from the nothingness •Gaea 16) Husband of the first god to appear from nothingness •Uranus 17) He lived on Crete and sentenced many to death. • King Minos 18) The son of Apollo •Phaethon 19) He chose to be sent to defeat the Minotaur •Theseus 20) He built a labyrinth for a king •Daedalus 21) This group was bound and buried deep in Tartarus by Zeus •Titans 22) What does Phaethon want to borrow from his father? •The golden chariot 23) Phaethon crashed to earth. This created … •The Sahara Desert 24) This couple was separated when she was taken to the underworld. He went after her but failed to bring her back. • Orpheus and… • Eurydice 25) In order to honor his son’s death, Daedalus named an island… • Icaria 26)The only reason the hero who killed the Minotaur was able to find his way out was because… • He followed the string to the entrance 27) The minotaur slayer’s father died because the slayer forgot to do this •Put up the white sails 28) By watching these, Daedalus got the idea to fly •Sea gulls 29) Why did Zeus want to punish Prometheus? • He stole fire from Hephaestus 30) Why was it a good idea to open Pandora’s box after the first time, when horrible things were released? •It released hope 31) This sea was named for the father of the hero who slayed the Minotaur. •Aegean Sea 32) This lesser god played music in the forests and meadows that caused some to get nervous. • Pan 33) He was known as the blacksmith of the gods. • Hephaestus 34) How does Prometheus convince people to use fire on Earth? • He cooks food for them. 35) These three brothers drew lots to determine who would rule what region. • Zeus • Poseidon • Hades 36. He is the god of enjoyment and wine • Dionysus 37. Persephone must return here for part of the year. • The Underworld 38. The only way to get to Hades palace is to… • Pay the ferry boat driver a certain type of money 39. While at Camp Half-Blood, demigods are trained by… • Chiron 40. Hades brings Percy’s mother to the Underworld by… • Sending a minotaur to get her 41. Theseus leaves this person on an island after escaping from King Minos. • Ariadne 42. Zeus gave his father this in order to trick him. • A potion to make him vomit 43. Uranus did not like the looks of his children, the Cyclopes, so he banished them to… • Tartarus 44. Pandora was a gift from… • Zeus 45. What thing about the natural world is explained by the myth “Orpheus & Eurydice”? • Shadows 46. What is the moral or lesson of “Icarus and Daedalus”? • Obey your elders 47. In the myth “Phaethon, Son of Apollo”, what stops the chariot from destroying more of the earth? • Zeus hurls a lightning bolt at Phaethon 48. One of the two Greek poets responsible for the origin of Greek Mythology • Homer • Hesiod 49. Homer’s two epic poems were entitled… • The Iliad • The Odyssey 50. Hesiod’s book was entitled… • Theogony Total your points! • 40-50 Major gods • 35-39 Minor gods • 30-34 Heroes • 20-29 Mere mortals • 0 - 19 What’s mythology?