Lesson 1 and 2
What do you call people who watch an event?
Spectators
What word means to rescue or bring back?
Retrieve
If someone gives you a compliment you might be what?
flattered
What word means to unwind or come apart?
Unraveling
What word means evidence that something is true?
Proof
According to Greek myths, who created humans?
Promethus
What is Demeter's daughter's name?
Persephone
Who thought she was a better weaver than Athena?
Arachne
Who sailed from Crete to Athens every 9 years to take 7 girls and 7 boys?
King Minos
Who did King Minos put in the tower for helping Theseus escape?
Daedalus and Icarus
What did Prometheus steal for the humans?
Fire
Who spirited Persephone away?
Hades
When Athena arrived at Arachne's studio, did she come as herself?
No, she came as an old woman
What was the name of the beast in the labyrinth?
Minotaur
What did Daedalus and Icarus ask for when they were in the tower?
Books and candles
Who did Zeus send as a punishment to the humans?
Pandora
Why couldn't Persephone leave the Underworld forever?
She ate 6 pomegranate seeds
What did Arachne propose to find out who the best weaver was?
A weaving competition between her and Athena
Who volunteered to fight the minotaur?
Theseus
How did Daedalus and Icarus escape?
They built wings of feathers and wax, and used the currents to fly down to the graound.
What was the one good thing that came out of Pandora's box?
Hope
What in nature does the story of Demeter and Persephone explain?
The seasons
When Arachne lost the weaving competition she didn't want to weave anymore. What did Athena do?
Said you have a gift that should not be wasted. Turned her into a spider so she could weave forever.
Who helped Theseus escape the labyrinth?
Princess Aridne and Daedalus
What did Daedalus warn Icarus not to do and why?
Fly too close to the sun because the wax in his wings would melt and he would fall.