Gods
Who is the king of the gods?
zeus
who was Alexander the Great?
bonus point: if you can say what he did
the king of Macedonia
bonus point: built a large empire
what happened when icarus flew too close to the sun?
he fell into the sea and drowned
who is the king of the underworld?
hades
what happened to a person who looked directly at medusa?
turned to stone
who is the goddess of the hunt?
Artemis
when were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1896
what is the name of Zeus's father?
kronos
who guards the entrance?
cerberus, three-headed dog
who turned everything he touched into gold?
King Midas
Where did the greek gods live?
mount Olympus
the ancient greeks performed plays about their gods & heroes, what did they call the plays?
tragedies
whose capture prompted the trojan war?
Helen
who is the queen of the underworld?
persephone
what is the name of the hero who completed 12 labors?
hercules
which greek god has the three-pronged spear also known as the trident?
poseidon
the greeks invented a way of thinking deeply about the world and the meaning of life. People can still study this today, what is it called?
philosophy
which god was born from zeus' forehead?
Athena
what is the name of the boatman who takes souls across the river between the living and the dead?
charon
what creature is half-man & half-horse?
centaur
Who was the hero of the trojan war?
achilles
what were the ancient greeks famous for inventing?
democracy and the alarm clock
according to greek mythology, who was the first mortal woman?
pandora
name one of the 3 rivers in the underworld
styx, Acheron, and lethe
what winged creature was born from the blood of Medusa?
pegasus