Greek Mythology - Easy
What remained inside Pandora’s Box after she opened it?
Hope
Who is the god of bloodlust and war?
Ares
What was the downfall of Icarus?
flying too close to the sun, wax melted
Turkey
What did Perseus promise he would bring King Polydectes as a gift?
The head of Medusa
You hear a prophecy that your children will grow more powerful than you and overthrow you, do you:
A) Act on the prophecy and swallow your children
B) Ignore the prophecy and dutifully raise your children to be powerful gods while cherishing them dearly
A) -400
B) +400
Where do the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
How did Zeus punish Prometheus?
He chained him to a rock and each day an eagle swooped down and pecked away at his liver
What is Hermes the god of?
travelers, messengers
How was Athena born?
From the head of Zeus
The author of the Illiad?
Homer
Hades has offered you a tempting gift of untold power...Do you:
A) Embrace it completely and use your new power to destroy your enemies
B) Refuse and curse Hades to return to his dark Underworld where he belongs!
A) Your new power helps you defeat a Nemean lion +300
B) Hades curses you with a forever blocked nose -500
What is Zeus' weapon?
Thunderbolt
What does polytheistic mean?
Believing in many gods
Who is the wife of Zeus?
Hera
According to greek mythology, how was fire given to humans?
The noble sacrifice of Promethus
What is Apollo's weapon?
Bow and arrow
You forgot to make your annual sacrifice to Poseidon!
quickly choose how many goats you will sacrifice next year!
Pick a number from 1 - 15
Doesn't matter! Poseidon is FURIOUS and curses your country with a drought!
-800
How many Olympian gods are there?
12
Is Mt. Olympus a real place?
Poisedon is the god of floods, d_____________ horses?
droughts
What was inscribed on the golden apple given to Paris Prince of Troy?
For/to the fairest
Which god created Pandora at Zeus’ command?
Hephaestus
yes -1000
no +1000
Who is the god of celebration and festivities?
Dinoysus
What is a diety?
A God
Where does Hades live?
The Underworld
Describe which greek myth explains the natural phenomena of the seasons.
The myth of the Abduction of Persephone by Hades explained the seasons. To the ancient Greeks, spring and summer signified the six months when Persephone returned from the Underworld, and her mother Demeter made the earth bloom and grow bountiful after her absence. When Persephone left the company of the gods and returned to the Underworld, Demeter’s loss was expressed in the barrenness of autumn and winter.
Grandfather of Zeus AND the father of Zeus?
Two names
Chaos yawned and Gaia (Earth) was born
Gaia gives birth to Uranus (the Sky and GRANDFATHER to Zeus)
Cronos is born from Uranus and Gaia (Uranus defeated)
Cronos and Rhea give birth to Olympian gods (Zeus)
Give the golden apple to
A) Athena
B) Hera
C) Aphrodite
Athena +700
Hera -800
Aphrodite +200
The brother of Prometheus
Epimetheus
How did Hercules kill the Lernaean Hydra?
He hit and burnt each of the hydra’s heads with the help of his nephew Iolaus
The name of the Ferryman of the Underworld
Charon
The name for the River of the Underworld
The River Styx
Orpheus was a master of which instrument?
Lyre
Do you swear allegiance to the Trojans or Greeks?
Trojans (Paris had doomed you from the minute he stole Helen away! -700)
Greeks (sneaky sneaky, steal 300 points from a team....)