Myths and Monsters
_____ is the name of the beings that ruled the earth before the gods.
Who are the Titans?
This is the name of the king of the Greek Gods
Who is Zeus?
Name of the largest city-state, and modern capital of Greece.
Where is Athens?
The Greek version of this hero is Heracles
Who is Hercules?
This is the name of the 3rd largest city in the state of Nebraska?
Where is Grand Island, NE?
_____ is the name of these creatures that represented different elements like water, plants, and earth?
Who are Spirits or Nymphs?
What is the name for the Greek God of earthquakes?
Who is Poseidon?
This city-state was known for is warriors, and for the stand of 300.
(The fictional action movie has the famous quote: "THIS IS _______"
Where is SPARTA?!
The Greek version of this God is Zeus
Who is Jupiter?
In the London Underground subway system, _____ has many different species found across the world, but this type of pest has a unique species only found in the tunnels.
What is the Mosquito?
The Minotaur was the name of the man-eating beast that was the son of what king, and lived in a labyrinth.
Who is King Minos?
Ares is the Greek God of War and what other emotion?
What is Courage or Bravery?
This is the name given to the kingdom just north of Greece, and home to Alexander the Great
What is Macedon or Macedonia?
The Roman version of this God is Mercury.
Who is Hermes?
This is the name of the Greek Island that Odysseus is from.
Where is Ithica?
This is the name of this fruit that was known as the to bind Persephone to the Underworld?
Who is Persephone?
What is the Greek God known for their forging and craftsmanship?
Who is Hephaestus?
The name of the location where the Statue of Zeus was located. This is almost identical in name to the home of the Greek gods.
Where is Olympia?
Who is Kronos?
This is the term used to describe a saying or statement that uses words with opposite definitions?
"freezer burn" "evening the odds" "only choice" "seriously funny" are all examples
What is an Oxymoron?
This is the name of the paradise that the great kings and heroes of Ancient Greece would live once they reached the Underworld.
What is Elysium?
These are the two names of the Greek Gods that were twins ______ and ______, and were they the gods of _____ and ______.
Who is Apollo?-art, music, and light
Who is Artemis?-hunting
This is the name of this location marks the separation between Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.
What is the Hellespont?
The Roman version of this god is Ceres.
Who is Demeter?
This is the name of the Greek poem and author that contains the Odyssey.
What is The Iliad by Homer?