2nd Grade Greek Myths

Vocabulary

100

What is a myth?

a story to explain why or how things happen

200

The maze in Theseus and the minotaur is called

labyrinth

300

Which games are from Greece

Olympics

400

Someone who cannot die

immortal

500

Where did the Gods and Goddesses live?

Mt. Olympus

Mythical Creatures

100

A Minotaur is half man and what other animal?

bull

200

What creature did Arachne get turned into?

spider (arachnid)

300

What is the God of the underworld?

Hades

400

What creature lived in the labyrinth?

Minotaur

500

What creature has snakes for hair

Medusa

Greek Gods

100

Which God rules the sea

poseidon

200

Why did Zeus punish Prometheus?

Giving fire to humans

300

Which goddess turned Aracne into a spider

Athena

400

Which goddess did Arachne boast she was a better weaver than?

Athena

500

Who are the two gods Persephone lives with and what seasons happen when she is with them?

Demeter-summer/spring Hades-winter/fall

Myths

100

What did Icarus do that went against his fathers warning?

Flew too close to the sun

200

How many labors did Hercules complete?

twelve

300

What came out of the box Pandora opened?

All the evils of the world and things that cause sorrow.

400

What magical fruit did Hercules need to get

the golden apples

500

How did Theseus get out of the maze

he used yarn