Titans and Olympians
Another name for the underworld.
What is Tartarus?
Diomedes
Who is Heracles's nephew?
Prometheus loved them, but Zeus did not.
What are humans?
Why was Midas so friendly with Silenus?
Midas knew that Bacchus would offer a reward for Silenus's return. (Bacchus is a god and, therefore, powerful)
The goddess of hunting, the moon, and birth.
Who is Artemis?
The names of at least 6 Titans.
Who are Helios, Selene, Oceanus, Cronus, Rhea, Atlas, Prometheus? (must name at least 6)
Reason Hercles had to complete the 12 labors.
What is to cleanse himself from killing his wife and children?
The chain reaction of fire (with at LEAST four elements).
What is
Fire = blacksmithing = boats, tools, spears, chariots = agriculture = war
What did standing in the River Pactolus's waterfall do?
This took away Midas's wish.
The Roman name of the goddess of love?
Whos is Venus?
Refused to release his brothers from the underworld.
Who is Cronus?
Labor where Heracles turned master farmhand.
What is cleaning the Augean stables? Only a day to clean up after 30,000 head of cattle whose stable had been poorly maintained.
Zeus's reason to allow humans to keep the fire.
What is the belief that humans would eventually destroy themselves.
The gods Midas saw in the forest playing music.
Who are Pan and Apollo?
The four themes in mythology from the notes at the beginning of the unit.
What are love, hubris, fate, and killing relatives?
Poisoned his father.
Who is Zeus?
The guard of the underworld.
Who is Cerberus?
Prometheus's punishment.
What is being chained to the top of a mountain where a vulture eats out his liver every day but it grows back because Prometheus is immortal - thus, daily Prometheus must endure great pain?
The person who ultimately told Midas's secret to the world.
Who is Midas's barber?
Boat driver in the underworld.
Who is Charon?
Reason Prometheus escaped punishment from Zeus.
What is Prometheus helped Zeus in the battle against the Titans?
Eventually killed Heracles.
What is centaur blood on his robe that Deinira put there to make him fall back in love with her?
The basic story of Io.
What is Io is a mistress of Zeus's who Zeus changed into a cow to disguise her from a jealous Hera?
The two lessons to take from the King Midas story.
What are the lessons:
1. Do not be greedy.
2. Understand your audience and act accordingly.
The four ways to study mythology from notes at the beginning of the unit.
What are history, culture, religion, nature?