What does the word mean?
amusing
If something is amusing, it's funny or entertaining.
Hint: The word starts with the letter 'i' and means that you really want someone to do something. You won't take no for an answer.
insisted
This god controlled rain and lightning.
Zeus
The Greek myths we read are nonfiction retellings of actual events that took place.
False
labyrinth
A labyrinth is a maze.
If you need help figuring something out, a grown-up, teacher, or counselor can give you _____________.
Hint: Mr. Golden is our ____________ counselor.
guidance
This mythical creature had to hold up the sky forever.
Atlas
"Prometheus and Pandora" is a myth that explains how the first spider was created.
False
Which myth did explain how the first spider was created?
resisting
When you are resisting something, you are saying no to it or turning it down.
Susan has wanted a pet dog for as long as she can remember. She _____________ for a dog.
Hint: This word can also mean a green tree with needles.
pines
This Greek goddess stopped tending to the crops because she missed her daughter.
Demeter
Most Greek myths have characters who are gods and goddesses.
True
aimlessly
When you do something aimlessly, you are doing it without a purpose or plan.
Many ____________ and ____________ live on top of Mount Olympus.
gods and goddesses
This character couldn't resist opening a box that contained evil and sorrow.
Pandora
Hercules defeated the Minotaur.
False
Theseus defeated the Minotaur.
arachnid
An arachnid is a class of animal with a two-segmented body, eight legs, no antennae, and no wings. Spiders are arachnids.
Gods and goddesses are ____________ which means they can't die.
immortal
This son of Zeus was banished because of his bad temper.
Hercules
Apollo is the god of predictions.
True