These twelve brothers and sisters were the first children of the Earth and Sky.
Who are the Titans?
100
The second set of children from Uranus and Rhea, the grotesque giants, Cyclopes, forged these for Zeus in the early days of the world.
What are lightning bolts?
100
Juno
Who is Hera?
100
This unfortunate hunter was turned into a stag by Artemis after stumbling upon the goddess at her bath.
Who is Acteon?
100
This goddess of the hunt is Apollo's twin sister.
Who is Artemis?
200
Tricked by his wife _____, _____ swallowed a stone instead of his sixth child, Zeus.
Who are Rhea and Cronus?
200
In honor of the death of her favorite servant, Argos, Hera made this bird the most beautiful in all the world.
What is a peacock?
200
Ceres
Who it Demeter?
200
Hera planted this wedding gift from Gaea in the garden of Hesperides at the end of the world.
What is the golden apple tree?
200
Ancient Greeks built cairns--piles of pebbles--near roads to honor this god who was thought to protect travelers.
Who is Hermes?
300
These two monsters were the last to challenge Zeus in the early days of his reign as king of the gods, and bore all the creatures that would try the mythic Greek heroes.
Who are Echidna and Typhon?
300
This became a symbol of Apollo after Hermes gave it to him to appease his rage for stealing the god's herd of white cows.
What is a lyre?
300
Jupiter
Who is Zeus?
300
These two gigantic brothers could have overthrown Zeus, but with the help of the twins Apollo and Artemis, they were tricked into killing each other.
Who are Otus and Ephialtes?
300
This god of the forge made Zeus's lightning bolts and may have been the kindest of the Olympians.
Who is Hephaestus?
400
Athena's mother
Who is Metis?
400
Her mother, Metis, made this for Athena while with child inside Zeus's head, and it became one of her most recognizable features.
What is a helmet?
400
Minerva
Who is Athena?
400
Because of her haughty refusal to honor the gods for her talent as a weaver, Arachne was turned into this creature by the enraged Athena.
What is a spider?
400
This goddess of love was unfaithful to her husband with the god of war.
Who is Aphrodite?
500
On the island Delos, she gave birth to the god Apollo, and his twin sister Artemis.
Who is Leto?
500
These four spirits were the constant companion of Ares, god of war.
Who are Pain, Panic, Famine, and Oblivion?
500
Mercury
Who is Hermes?
500
Zeus had many wives; this one was imprisoned and tortured by Hera before finally being chased into Egypt where she became a goddess-queen.
Who is Io?
500
The daughter of this goddess of the harvest was kidnapped by Hades and allowed to return from the underworld once a year, creating the seasons.