Vocabulary
What word means 'spider' and is named after the Greek Weaver who lost in a contest to Athena?
arachnid
Which God/Goddess turned Arachne into a spider (arachnid)?
Athena
Myths are made up stories the Greeks used to explain an occurrence in nature or to teach life lessons.
True - myths are fictional stories
Why did Daedalus tell Icarus not to fly too close to the sun?
The wax on the wings would melt and he would plummet to the ground/water below.
Would a herculean task be challenging or easy to do?
challenging
Fill in the blank:
Theseus walked through a ____________ to face the minotaur.
labyrinth
Aphrodite
Who completed 12 difficult tasks for King Eurystheus?
Hercules
Oedipus solved the riddle of what mythical creature?
The Sphinx
If you forget something at the beach on your vacation and you never go back to get it, is that retrieving?
No, retrieving means to go back and get. Like a dog retrieves a ball you throw.
Unraveling means to tie up in knots.
False - unraveling means to unwind.
Which God/Goddess punished Prometheus for stealing fire to give to the humans?
Zeus
Who opened a box and unleashed terrible things like disease, anger, and terror onto humans and the world?
Pandora
Athena insisted that Arachne continue to do what? (this is why she turned her into a spider)
weave
Amusing: Did Zeus find the humans that Prometheus created to be amusing?
No, Zeus said the humans were boring and not entertaining to him. The animals were much more amusing.
What do you call the people who WATCH a sport or show?
spectators
Which God/Goddess spirited Persephone away from her mother, Demeter?
Hades
Where did people believe that the Gods and Goddesses lived?
Mount Olympus
True or False? All Greek myths have Gods/Goddesses in them and no other characters.
False
True or False:
Mythical creatures are creatures that are real and can be proven to be real.
False, mythical means to be made up or imaginary. The Minotaur, Sphinx, and Lion of Nemea are all examples of mythical creatures.
Yes, she loved hearing that people thought her work reminded them of Athena's.
Which God/Goddess gave guidance to Hercules to help him to learn how to control his temper?
Apollo
What creature did Theseus find and defeat in the middle of the labyrinth?
The Minotaur
What do the Greeks believe is created by Demeter when Persephone is taken to the underworld for 6 months?
The seasons
Mrs. Burns likes to walk around aimlessly at Target. What does aimlessly mean?
Aimlessly means to do something without a plan or purpose.