THE MINOANS
This island was the center of Minoan civilization.
What is Crete?
This fortified Bronze Age civilization developed on mainland Greece.
Who were the Mycenaeans?
This mountain was believed to be the home of the major Greek gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
The Spartan princess taken from Sparta by the Trojan Prince Paris. It is said her face launched a thousand ships.
Who was Helen of Troy
This Greek hero spends more than ten years struggling to return home after the Trojan War.
Who is Odysseus?
This enormous Minoan palace complex became associated with the legend of the Labyrinth.
What is Knossos?
This strongly fortified city became one of the most famous centers of Mycenaean civilization.
What is Mycenae?
This king of the Olympian gods wielded the thunderbolt.
Who was Zeus?
This nearly invulnerable Greek warrior became the central hero of the Iliad.
Who was Achilles?
This island kingdom is the home Odysseus desperately tries to reach.
What is Ithaca?
This legendary creature was said to live within the Labyrinth beneath King Minos’s palace.
What is the Minotaur?
This writing system used by the Mycenaeans represents the earliest known written form of Greek.
What is Linear B?
This god ruled the sea and was famous for carrying a trident.
Who was Poseidon?
The legendary defender of Troy, who was killed by Achilles in a duel.
Who was Hector?
This one-eyed giant traps Odysseus and his men inside a cave.
Who is Polyphemus?
These colorful wall paintings provide important evidence about Minoan religion, society, and daily life.
What are frescoes?
This famous entrance to the citadel of Mycenae is decorated with two monumental stone animals.
What is the Lion Gate?
The youngest son of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky) and the leader of the Titans. He overthrew his father and devoured his children, but was ultimately toppled by his son Zeus and the Olympians.
Who was Cronus?
This Greek poet was traditionally credited with composing both the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who was Homer?
These dangerous creatures lure sailors toward destruction with irresistible songs.
Who are the Sirens?
This undeciphered writing system was used by the Minoans.
What is Linear A?
This period of disruption around 1200 BCE contributed to the collapse of Mycenaean palace civilization.
What is the Bronze Age Collapse?
The massive mythological war between the Titans and the Olympians that resulted in the imprisonment of the Titans deep underground in Tartarus and the beginning of the rule of the Gods.
What was the Titanomachy?
This Greek warrior was a dear friend of Achilles' who was killed in battle wearing his armor. This filled Achilles with guilt, sorrow, and "rage," causing him to return to the fighting.
Who was Patroclus.
This faithful wife of Odysseus delays her suitors while awaiting his return.
Who is Penelope?