Who was?
Who was the god of the underworld?
Hades
How many gods/goddesses were said to live on Mount Olympus?
12
pleasantly funny or entertaining
Word Bank: amusing, myth, flattered, proof
amusing
Theseus defeats what mythical creature?
The minotaur
What does mythical mean?
imaginary, based on a myth
Who was a genius inventor that made a labyrinth for King Minos and figured out a way to make wings for himself and his son to escape a tower?
Daedalus
What did Pandora's box contain?
Negative things like worry, fear, sadness, and despair.
labryinth
Who are the two characters that helped Theseus?
Ariadne and Daedalus
What does insisted mean?
Demanded
Who was the goddess of farming and the harvest and loved her daughter very much?
Demeter
Why did Arachne get turned into a spider?
Arachne got turned into a spider because she boasted that she was a better weaver than the goddess Athena.
stories with supernatural beings or heroes that explain events in nature or teach people how to behave
myth
How does Theseus escape from the labryinth?
He ties a golden thread around the handle of the gate and unwinds the rest as he goes through the maze.
What does proof mean?
Clues to prove something
Who completed different labors assigned to him by King Eurystheus?
Hercules
What did the story Demeter and Persephone help the ancient Greeks explain about the world?
This story explains why there are different seasons.
advice or help
Word Bank: guidance, retrieve, proof, insisted
guidance
Who created the labryinth that held the mintoaur?
Daedalus
What does resist mean?
To say no to something
Who didn't listen to their father and flew too close to the sun, melting his wings and plummeting to Earth?
Icarus
Why did Prometheus get punished by Zeus?
Prometheus got punished by Zeus for giving humans fire.
A super strong task. Like holding up the sky.
Herculean
Who was Theseus's father?
King Aegeus
What does retrieve mean?