The Creation of Man
Who punishes Prometheus?
Zeus
The main character in this myth is _____________.
When man is created, he comes from a _______________.
Peapod.
List three characters in the story.
Zeus, Poseidon, Deucalion, Pyrrha, and the oracle.
The Olympian god of the sky and thunder is __________________.
Who is Zeus.
How is Prometheus punished?
Zeus chains Prometheus and sets an eagel to torture him for centuries.
In this myth, woman is created ________________.
As a punishment-woman is Zeus' revenge on man.
Which creature does the Raven create to inspire fear in man?
The bear.
Why is Zeus determined to destroy the race of man altogether?
When evil first came among mankind, people became very wicked: causing war, robbery, treachery, and murder.
The Olympian God of the sea, earthquakes, and storms is _____________.
Who is Poseidon.
Who gave gifts to the animals?
Epimetheus
What singular positive trait came out of Pandora's box?
Hope
What creature does The Raven create at the end of the myth?
Woman.
Who smote the Earth with his trident?
Poseidon
Who creates animals, birds, fish, and man?
What does Prometheus steal?
Fire
Who had been warned by his brother to receive no gifts from Zeus?
Who is Epimetheus.
From which point of view is the myth told?
Third person point of view.
Why did Deucalion and Pyrrha survive when everyone else drowned?
They lived in truth and justice, and were spared by Zeus who floated them to the top of Mount Parnassus.
Who gives the gifts to animals, but counts wrong?
Who is Epimetheus.
Identify two gifts given to the animals
Answers vary
List all the negative traits Pandora revealed when she opened the box.
Hunger, diseases, war, greed, anger, jealousy, toil, and all the griefs and hardships to which man from that day had been subject.
Raven fears that man will eat or kill everything that moves, so he creates the bear for man to fear.
What does the goddess tell Deucalion and Pyrrha to repopulate the earth? What does she actually mean?
The goddess tells Deucalion and Pyrrha to "throw behind you as you go the bones of your mother." She actually means to throw stones from the earth.