What does the word mean?
Fill in the blank.
Name that Character
True or False
100

amusing

If something is amusing, it's funny or entertaining.

100
The teacher _____________ that the class stay quiet in the hall since some students were taking a test.

Hint:  The word starts with the letter 'i' and means that you really want someone to do something.  You won't take no for an answer.

insisted

100

This god controlled rain and lightning.

Zeus

100

The Greek myths we read are nonfiction retellings of actual events that took place.

False

200

labyrinth

A labyrinth is a maze.

200

If you need help figuring something out, a grown-up, teacher, or counselor can give you _____________.

Hint:  Mr. Golden is our ____________ counselor.

guidance

200

This mythical creature had to hold up the sky forever.

Atlas

200

"Prometheus and Pandora" is a myth that explains how the first spider was created.

False

Which myth did explain how the first spider was created?

300

resisting

When you are resisting something, you are saying no to it or turning it down.

300

Susan has wanted a pet dog for as long as she can remember.  She _____________ for a dog.

Hint:  This word can also mean a green tree with needles.

pines

300

This Greek goddess stopped tending to the crops because she missed her daughter.

Demeter

300

Most Greek myths have characters who are gods and goddesses.

True

400

aimlessly

When you do something aimlessly, you are doing it without a purpose or plan.

400

Many ____________ and ____________ live on top of Mount Olympus.

gods and goddesses

400

This character couldn't resist opening a box that contained evil and sorrow.

Pandora

400

Hercules defeated the Minotaur.

False

Theseus defeated the Minotaur.

500

arachnid

An arachnid is a class of animal with a two-segmented body, eight legs, no antennae, and no wings.  Spiders are arachnids.

500

Gods and goddesses are ____________ which means they can't die.

immortal

500

This son of Zeus was banished because of his bad temper.

Hercules

500

Apollo is the god of predictions.

True