Myths
What is the relationship between Persephone and Demeter?
Mother and daughter
Which animals did the Greek people typically use to show their worship?
Goats, Pigs, Farm animals
What is Eros the god of?
love, passion and desire
How long did it take for Hercules to complete his labors?
12 years.
Why did Hercules have to do the 12 labors?
Hercules killed his family under the spell of insanity cast by Hera.
What do Greek people say while spitting?
Ftou
How does Persephone's abduction relate to the four season?
She had to stay in the underworld for four months (winter) and returns to earth for six months (spring, summer)
What are the 3 most common themes seen in Greek mythology?
War, love, power
How many tasks did Psyche have to complete to prove herself to Aphrodite?
Three
Why is Greek Easter on a different day than Easter?
Greek churches go by the Julian calendar, not the Gregorian.
Which god cursed Hercules into killing his family? Why?
Goddess Hera. She disliked him as he was the baby created by one of Zeus's affairs.
How does Hera try to kill Hercules as a baby?
Hera sent snakes to kill him.
Which of the three tasks that Psyche had to complete differs in each variation of the myth?
The second task
When does the Carnival begin?
Ten weeks before Greek Orthodox Easter.
Who is the god of Sun and Poetry
Apollo
What did average Greek households consist of?
Oldest male (head), wife, children/grandkids, unmarried daughters, slaves
What was Hercules fourth labor?
Bring the Erymanthian Boar alive
What belief has a word known as matiasma associated to it?
Evil eye.
Who advised Psyche's father for her marriage life?
The Oracle of Delphi