In the Beginning
This was the empty, formless beginning from which the first beings appeared.
What is Chaos
This Titan ruled the universe before Zeus.
Who is Cronus
This god became ruler of the Olympians after defeating the Titans.
Who is Zeus?
This god ruled the sea and carried a trident.
Who is Poseidon?
This goddess is often shown with an owl.
Who is Athena?
This goddess represented Earth and was one of the first beings to emerge from Chaos.
Who is Gaia
This Titan was the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia.
Who is Rhea?
Cronus did this to most of his children because he feared they would overthrow him.
He swallowed his children.
This goddess ruled marriage and was the wife of Zeus.
Who is Hera?
Wheat and a cornucopia are symbols of this goddess.
Who is Demeter?
Gaia became the mother of the Titans with this god, who represented the sky.
Who is Uranus
This Titan was punished by being forced to hold up the heavens.
Who is Atlas?
Rhea saved baby Zeus by giving Cronus this object wrapped in cloth.
What is a stone/rock?
This goddess was born from Zeus's head and became the goddess of wisdom and strategy.
Who is Athena?
The lyre, sunlight, and prophecy are connected with this Olympian god.
Who is Apollo?
These powerful beings were the children of Gaia and Uranus and ruled before the Olympians.
Who are the Titans
This Titan gave fire to humans and was punished by Zeus.
Who is Prometheus?
This ten-year war between the Titans and the Olympians decided who would rule the universe.
What is the Titanomachy?
This god was known for fire, metalworking, and making powerful weapons and armor for the gods.
Who is Hephaestus?
This god used winged sandals and carried messages for the gods.
Who is Hermes?
According to the Greek creation story, name three early beings that existed before the Titans.
Any three appropriate primordial beings, such as Chaos, Gaia, Uranus, Tartarus, or Eros.
Cronus overthrew his father Uranus, but later suffered a similar fate. What idea about power does this show in Greek mythology?
Cronus repeated the same cycle as his father. A ruler who gains power by overthrowing someone may fear being overthrown himself. It shows the repeating struggle between generations for power.
Zeus freed these powerful creatures from Tartarus, and they helped the Olympians defeat the Titans by providing powerful weapons.
Who are the Cyclopes?
Name the three brothers who divided control of the universe after defeating the Titans and identify what each ruled.
Name the god or goddess connected with each symbol: peacock, thunderbolt, crescent moon, grapevine, and forge.