Vocabulary
What does insisted mean?
To firmly demand or request.
What does it mean to give guidance?
To give advice or lead someone in a certain direction.
Where do gods live?
Mt. Olympus
True or False: A myth is nonfiction and tells about things that did really happen.
False: They are fiction.
Who was the god of the sea?
Posiden
An arachnid is a ______.
Spider
What does unraveling mean?
Unwinding, coming apart.
How many gods and goddesses were there?
12
Who had to complete 12 labors to be free?
Hercules
Who is the leader of all the gods?
Zeus
What is the name of a maze that is tricky or complicated?
Labyrinth
What does terrifying mean?
Frightening, Scary
Who do ancient greeks worship at a temple?
Gods and Goddesses
How are characters in greek myths alike?
Usually have gods/goddesses or mythical creatures.
Who must hold up the sky forever?
Atlas
What does it mean to have proof of something?
evidence helping to establish a fact or the truth.
The child walked around aimlessly. What does aimlessly mean?
Without purpose or direction.
What are two ways gods are not like humans?
They have supernatural powers.
They are immortal. (Do not die.)
Which myth tells about the opening of a special box that lets out evil things.
Prometheus and Pandora
Who is the god that took Demeters daughter?
Hades
What does it mean if something is amusing?
causing laughter and providing entertainment.
He pined for chocolate ice cream on the hot day. What does pined mean?
To really want something.
What did Prometheus take from Zeus to give to the humans that made him very mad?
Fire
What are three important things that happened in Atalanta and the Golden Apples?
Atalanta's parents wanted her to get married.
She raced men to beat them and not marry them. Hippomenes distracted her with golden apples. Atalanta married Hippomenes.
Which goddess stopped helping crops grow when her daughter was missing?
Demeter