Domains
What is Zeus the god of?
Sky, thunder, and lighting
Bonus points: Hospitality
Name one of Zeus' children
Dionysus, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Heracles, Ares, and Hephaestus, etc.
Who kidnapped Persephone?
Hades
What happened the Arachne after the weaving contest with Athena?
Who gave humanity fire?
Prometheus
What is Poseidon the god of?
Sea, storms, and horses
Bonus points: earthquakes
Who is Zeus' father?
What did Athena and Poseidon compete over?
The patronage of Athens
What did Demeter do to the mortal world when Persephone was kidnapped?
There was devastating famine and constant winter.
Name 2 members of Oedipsus' family?
Jocasta, Antigone, Creon, Polyneices, and Eteocles
What is Demeter the goddess of?
Harvest/agriculture
Who is Apollo and Artemis' mother?
Leto
Why is Hephaestus disabled?
Hera threw him off Mount Olympus at his birth.
What happened to Io?
Turned into a cow guarded by Argus
Who gave their blessings to Diomedes and Odysseus?
Athena
How did Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus decide who would become the god of the underworld, the sea, and the sky?
They drew lots: Shortest - Underworld, Medium - Sea, Longest - Sky
Who was Athena's parents? (NAME BOTH for points)
Metis and Zeus
How was Hermes introduced to the gods?
He stole Apollo's cattle and was brought to Zeus.
What did Dionysus do to punish Pentheus, the king of Thebes, who banned the worship of the god?
Dionysus caused all the women of Thebes to go into a frenzy that led them to Mount Cithaeron. Then, he convinced Pentheus to go to the mountain, where he was torn apart by the women, including his mother.
What did Dionysus do to the sailors that kidnapped him.
They get turned into crazed dolphins.
What is Hermes the god of? (Name 2) (Additional)
Merchants, thieves, travelers, crossroads, and animals: Birds of omen, lions, boars, dogs, sheep.
Who are Aeneas' parents?
Aphrodite/Venus and Anchises (Trojan prince)
Who does Aphrodite have no power over?
Athena, Artemis, and Hestia
What did Hera promise Aeolus in return of wrecking Aeneid's fleet?
Deiopea, the loveliest/most beautiful nymph's marriage
Who was the baby that Demeter took care of while mourning the abduction of her daughter, Persephone?
Eleusis / Son of the king of Eleusis (technically never named)