Gods
How many gods had chairs in the Hall Of Truth on Mt.Olympus?
12; Zeus, Hera, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Demeter, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus
Who was Athena's mother?
Metis, goddess of prudence
Poseidon was called ____ because sometimes, when he got angry and struck the ground with his trident, the earth trembled and split open.
Earthshaker
What tradition/event did the ancient Greeks create that we still have today?
The Olympics
Who was the city of Athens named after?
Athena, goddess of Wisdom and War
Zeus had 2 brothers, Poseidon and Hades. What were they the gods of?
The sea (Poseidon) and the dead (Hades)
Who were Aphrodite's parents?
Nobody, Aphrodite was born out of sea foam
cattle
What food traditionally found a way into nearly every Ancient Greek dish?
Olives
Why was the city of Athens named after Athena?
Because to see which god the city would be named after, they held a gift giving competition in which the city became named after Athena because she beat the gift Poseidon gave with her olive tree.
What was Hephaestus the god of?
He was the god of smiths and fire
Who was Ares's sidekick?
Eris, spirit of strife
Eos was the goddess of gentle _____.
dawn
Panathenaea was a festival in Athens that celebrated whom?
The goddess Athena.
(Fun fact: everyone was allowed to go to the festival except slaves)
What was the Parthenon?
It was a temple dedicated to Athena and sat atop Athens.
What did Artemis do to the mortal who stumbled across her bathing in a lake with her nymphs?
She turned him into a stag and let his own dogs tear him apart.
Which mortal did Eros fall in love with because he pricked himself on one of his arrows of love?
Phsyche
Eris, the spirit of ____, had an opposite who's name was _____.
strife, Harmonia
What were the performances (the main part of the festival) during the festival of Dionysus of?
They were performances of tragedies or comedies
How tall was the statue of Athena in the Parthenon in Athens?
It was estimated to be about 12 meters 0r 39 feet.
Who did Zeus turn into a cow for fear of Hera's wrath upon the girl as well as him?
Io, the lovely maiden he had fallen in love with
What what did Eris yell before she threw the apple that Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite quarreled over?
"The fairest of the goddesses shall have it!"
Zeus struck down _____, son of ______, for trying to drive the sun chariot and nearly destroying the earth.
Phaeton, Helios
What was the festival of Lenaia?
It was an annual festival with a dramatic competition.
In what year did the greek government appoint an archeological committee to help restore the city of Athens and the Parthenon? (Hint: it was a more recent year)