Greek Goddesses
How many fates were there?
3.
What does Tellus mean? (Hint, she was a lot like the Greek Goddess Gaea)
Earth, or Earth Goddess.
Which came first, Roman or Greek mythology?
Greek Mythology.
True or false, the God Shai created a fabric like the Fates that controlled all human‘s lives.
False, he predetermined every human’s life at birth.
Who was mother/goddesses of the world?
Gaea.
The Norns were a lot like the Fates, but where did they live?
At the roots of Yggdrasil (pronounced IG-druh-sil).
Both the Fates and Parcae made what material that controlled the future?
They made fabric, or thread.
Is Heqet closely related to Hecate?
No, despite the names being similar, they are quite different.
Hecate was the goddesses of keys, crossroads, and…
Witchcraft.
Odin and Athena were similar in their knowledge and…
Strategies in combat.
Athena and Minerva shared many similarities, except Minerva wasn’t the goddesses of…
Warfare.
What is one similarity between Athena and Neith?
They both weave, and are Goddesses of war.
Why was Athena called the goddess of wisdom, or knowledge?
she was born out of Zeus‘s head.
Who was the Norse Goddess of the underworld, like Hecate?
Hel was the underworld Goddess, primarily of thee sick and old.
Both Hecate and Trivia were Goddesses of what?
Crossroads.
Who is Gaea’s Egyptian, male counterpart?
Geb.
What were the names of the three fates?
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
Who is Iðunn (Goddesses of eternal youth, and keeper of the golden apples of immortality) married to?
Bragi.
Who was shown with more emotion, Gaea or her Roman counterpart, Terra?
Terra was often shown as more serious, Gaea more relaxed.
Which mythology focuses more on the Afterworld, the Egyptians, or Greeks?
The Egyptions.