Greek Gods
Who was the king of the gods?
Zeus
Synbol for Zeus
lighning bolt
Who took Persephone to the Underworld?
Hades
Who killed Medusa?
Perseus
What was the famous temple in ancient Athens?
The Parthenon
How was Zeus' wife?
Hera
Symbol for Hera
peacock
What was Arachne turned into?
Spider
Who took Cereberus from the Underworld?
Heracles
Where was the Parthenon situated?
The acropolis
Who was Zeus' father?
Cronos
Hermes was god of...?
messenger & thieves
Who turned his daughter into gold?
Midas
What was Jason's task?
To fetch the Golden Fleece
What took place in the Colosseum?
Gladiatorial games
Who was Zeus' grandfather?
Uranus
What was Demeter god of?
The harvest
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Who was Jason's wife?
Medea
Apart from chariot racing, what took place in the Circus Maximus?
Triumphal parades and galdiatoral games
Who was the husband of Aphrodite?
Hephaestus
The symbol for Hephaestus.
the forge
Who had to roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
What was Heracles 1st Labour?
To kill the Nemean lion
Who commissioned the Colosseum
Vespasian