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Study Guide for Greek Myth Test #3
Greek Myth Test #3 will cover your readings in Greek Gods & Heroes pages 3-48, 52-65, 84-93, 93-109, the
foreword in the front of the book, and the Roman gods list in the back of the book.
This is a sample of questions from the test, but there are questions on the test that are not on this guide! You
are not being tested on the movies you have seen. Our answers must come from your readings in your book. Be
sure to study for Monday’s test and also be ready for this week’s study pairs (with your flashcards) and
Jeopardy.
Why did King Acrisius go to the oracle at Delphi?
What god disguised himself as a traveler in order to visit earth and see how mortals were behaving?
Danae had a son Perseus by Zeus. How did she get pregnant by Zeus?
When King Acrisius found out Danae had a child, what did he do?
Rhea & Cronus had six children. Who were they?
Danae and Perseus were saved by who?
Why was Perseus sent to kill the gorgon Medusa? (think of the reading, not the movie)
What two gods helped Perseus in his adventure?
Where did Deucalion’s ark land after 9 days and 9 nights of floating?
Zeus sent a Titan to give Deucalion and Pyrrha a message after he saw that they continued to worship the gods.
What was this message?
Zeus changed Io into an animal to hide his cheating from Hera. What kind of animal did he change her into?
What body part did the Gray Women share?
What three magic gifts did Perseus receive from the nymphs of the North?
What did Perseus do when he returned to King Polydectes and realized he sent Perseus on his adventure to get rid
of him?
How did Perseus fulfill the prophesy/prediction of the oracle?
Who were the mother and father of Heracles?
What creature did baby Heracles kill with his super-human strength?
How many labors did Eurystheus first tell Heracles he had to do to be forgiven by the gods for his sin?
What would King Diomedes of Thrace do with his guests?
What god or goddess was the protector of heroes in battle, leading armies whenever their causes were just?
What titan did Heracles trick in order to fulfill one of the additional labors?
What titan did Heracles save while fulfilling one of the additional labors?
What god was a skilled craftsman and made all of the Olympian thrones, furniture, armor and weapons?
What continent of today has its name based in one of the Greek myths that we read?
Zeus changed himself into an animal and carried off a young maiden to the island of Crete, where she fell in love
with him and gave birth to two of his sons. What animal did Zeus change himself into?
What is the Roman name for the god of war, Ares?
Who was Zeus’s youngest son, god of wine?
Hades had a three-headed dog. What was its name and what was its job?
What is the Greek name for the Roman goddess Juno?
Who watched in wonder and delight as Arachne wove an intricate pattern of rainbow colored threads into beautiful
cloth?
What is the Roman name for the Greek god Zeus?
What is the Roman name for the Greek god Poseidon?
Prometheus, whose name means forethought, was an inventor and very wise. What job did Zeus give him?
Epimetheus, whose name means afterthought, married what woman?
What was Prometheus’ punishment for giving the gift of fire to humans?
What kind of pictures and scenes did Arachne weave into her cloth?
Who won the weaving contest?
What was in the Pandora’s jar that gave people the ability to endure all the evils of the world?
What is fear of spiders called in the modern world?
There are also questions about the nature myths including Pygmalion, Echo,
Narcissus, and Phaethon. 