Who was?
According to Myth
Definitions
Fill in the Blank
Say it Another Way
100

Who was the god of the underworld?

Hades

100

How many gods/goddesses were said to live on Mount Olympus?

12

100

pleasantly funny or entertaining


Word Bank: amusing, myth, flattered, proof

amusing

100

Holding up the sky would be a ___________ task.

A. Amusing

B. Guidance

C. Herculean

C. Herculean

100

Zeus went to the underworld to bring back Persephone.

What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?

Word choices: labyrinth, flattered, retrieve, aimlessly

retrieve

200

Who was a genius inventor that made a labyrinth for King Minos and figured out a way to make wings for himself and his son to escape a tower?

Daedalus 

200

What did Pandora's box contain?

Negative things like worry, fear, sadness, and despair.

200

evidence that something is true


Word Bank: myth, proof, guidance, resist

proof

200

My teacher ________ that I do my homework.

A. Resist

B. Insisted

C. Aimlessly

B. Insisted

200

I am absolutely terrified of spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks!

What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?

Word choices: mythical, arachnids, labyrinth, Herculean 

arachnids 

300

Who was the goddess of farming and the harvest and loved her daughter very much?

Demeter

300

Why did Arachne get turned into a spider?

Arachne got turned into a spider because she boasted that she was a better weaver than the goddess Athena.

300

stories with supernatural beings or heroes that explain events in nature or teach people how to behave

Word Bank: unraveling, myth, arachnids, Herculean

myth 

300

I was very _______ when she complemented my shirt.

A. Flattered

B. Insisted

C. Amusing

A. Flattered

300

A loose thread from Mrs. Talbott's scarf got caught on the doorknob, and before she knew it the whole thing was quickly coming apart.

What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?

Word choices: aimlessly, proof, retrieve, unraveling

 

unraveling

400

Who completed different labors assigned to him by King Eurystheus?

Hercules

400

What did the story Demeter and Persephone help the ancient Greeks explain about the world?

This story explains why there are different seasons.

400

advice or help

Word Bank: guidance, retrieve, proof, insisted

guidance

400

Did you see all those _________ at the football game?

A. Spectators

B. Arachnids

C. Herculean

A. Spectators

400

The boy wandered without a purpose or a plan until his teacher found him in the hallway.

What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?

Word choices: guidance, labyrinth, aimlessly, myth

aimlessly

500

Who didn't listen to their father and flew too close to the sun, melting his wings and plummeting to Earth?

Icarus 

500

Why did Prometheus get punished by Zeus?

Prometheus got punished by Zeus for giving humans fire. 

500

to turn down or say no to something

Word Bank: aimlessly, insisted, retrieve, resist

resist

500

The minotaur was a _________ creature that was half bull and half man.

A. Herculean

B. Mythical

C. Amusing

B. Mythical

500

On Halloween I found myself in a maze made out of corn, it took me forever to find my way out!

What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?

Word choices: guidance, unraveling, aimlessly, labyrinth 

labyrinth