Greek Gods
The Lord of the Gods
Who is Zeus?
Goddess of beauty and love
Who is Aphrodite?
It happened between the Greeks and the Trojans and lasted 10 years
What is the Trojan War?
What is Sparta?
This capital city of Greece was as important to ancient Greece as it is to modern Greece.
What is Athens?
God of the Underworld
Who is Hades?
Goddess of wisdom and war who sprang full-grown and armed from her father's forehead
Who is Athena?
Troy's greatest warrior who was killed by Achilles
Who is Hector?
The Greek society that believed mental prowess and reasoning skills were more important than fighting and war.
What is Athens?
The Country of Greece is located on this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
God of the sea
Who is Poseidon?
Goddess married to her brother, Zeus, whose symbol is the peacock feather
Who is Hera?
Trojan prince who killed Achilles
Who is Paris?
The name of the festival held in honor of the god of wine
What is the Festival Dionysa?
Because Greece is surrounded on three sides by water, it is known as this type of land feature.
What is a peninsula?
God of war
Who is Aires?
Goddess od the hearth and hunt
Who is Artemis?
The name of the war fought between Athens and Sparta
The Peloponnesian War
What form of government was formed in ancient Greece where every male had a vote and was expected to perform his civic duty at the Assembly?
What is democracy?
According to Greek mythology, the god Zeus was born on this island, the largest island in Greece.
What is Crete?
God of the forge (blacksmith's fire)
Who is Hephastus?
Goddess of growth, fertility, and love as well as Queen of the Underworld
Who is Persephone?
The many Greeks who visited this prophetic site include Creon, Alexander the Great, and Socrates.
What was the Oracle at Delphi?
The name of the ship on which Jason and his Argonauts sailed
What is the Argo?
This is the second largest city in Greece.
What is Thessaloniki?