Vocabulary
god and goddesses
Mortals
Myths
Reason for Myth
100
giving something to the gods to keep them happy.
What is a sacrifice
100
Zeus
Who is the most powerful of all gods?
100
Who needed to complete 12 tasks to rid himself of guilt?
Hercules
100
Where do all the gods and goddesses live?
Mt. Olympus
100
Besides the flower Narcissus , what other thing in nature did the myth explain?
How Echos came about
200
A story told in ancient times to explain a natural event or to teach a lesson.
What is a myth?
200
Hades
who is the god of the underworld?
200
Who would turn people to stone if they looked at her?
Medusa
200
Who is the horse with wings?
Pegasus
200
What lesson did the Ancient Greeks want to teach when they told the story of Pegasus?
To be satisfied with what you have.
300
A person who can live forever.
What is an immortal
300
Poseidon
Who is the god of the sea?
300
Who killed Medusa?
Perseus
300
How is a myth handed down to the next generation?
By word of mouth
300
What myth explains why a spider weaves a web?
Arachne
400
A person who will eventually die.
What is a mortal?
400
Athena
Who is the goddess of crafts and an excellent weaver?
400
What mortal was an excellent weaver?
Arachene
400
Why do some myths change?
They are not written down.
400
What lesson did the myth Daedalus and Icarus teach?
Listen to your parents
500
A person who has one parent that is a god or goddess and the other parent a mortal.
What is a hero?
500
Hera
Who is the wife of Zeus and very jealous.
500
Who tried to reach Mt. Olympus on the back of Pegasus?
Bellerophon
500
Are all, most, or no myths true?
NONE myths are made up
500
What lesson did the myth Pandora teach?
Don't be to curious or listen to rules.
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