gods
Who did Zeus marry/ who was his most known and favorite wife?
Hera (and many many other women)
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite
Who is Eros referred to as?
Cupid
How do the Greek myths explain winter versus spring/summer
When Persephone has to go to Hades, it becomes winter because her mother Demeter makes nothing grow. When she returns, it is spring and warm again!
Hope
Who is the god of the underworld?
Hades
Which goddess has a twin?
Artemis
Who is Charon?
The ferryman of the underworld who rowed people on the river styx.
How do the Greek Myths explain Orion's Belt and the scorpion constellation?
Orion's body was thrown into the night sky along with the scorpion that ended his life. They are never seen in the sky at the same time.
What was a special request that Artemis made to her father Zeus?
To never make her marry anyone
Who is the god of music?
Apollo
Persephone refused at first to eat what food in the underworld?
A Pomegranate
Who was Io?
Zeus's wife who was turned into a cow by Hera.
How do the Greek myths explain sins?
The miseries were released from Pandora's jar!
What did Hermes create that Apollo wanted?
A lyre
Who was the husband of Aphrodite?
Hephaestus
Which goddess turned someone into a spider?
Athena
Who was in charge of making the animals on earth?
Epimetheus
How do the Greek myths explain the eyes on the peacock?
Who built the palace on Olympus for the gods?
The cyclopes
Apollo and Hermes
Which mortal woman was granted entrance and life on Olympus?
Semele, mother of Dionysus.
Who was Zeus's first wife, who tricked Cronus into eating an herb?
Metis
How do the Greek myths explain war? What follows war?
Ares leads war and after him follows strife, pain panic, famine, and oblivion.
Dionysus