Gods
Culture and Government
Athens vs Sparta
Mythology
Mythology 2
100

The god of the sea

Who is Poseidon?

100

This type of government had a single, powerful ruler

What is a tyrant or tyranny?

100

Women were treated much better if they were born in this city

What is Sparta?

100

This guy had wings made by his father, but flew a little too close to the sun

Who is Icarus?

100

This is the ancient king of Crete/the Minoans who had the labyrinth built

Who is King Minos?

200

This is the goddess of love

Who is Aphrodite?

200

A group of wealthy landowners

What are aristocrats?

200

Boys were taught about art, music, and writing in this city

What is Athens?

200

This three headed dog guards the underworld for Hades

Who is Cerberus?

200

This creature was like a many headed giant snake. Every time you cut off one head, two more sprouted out of the stump

What is the Hydra?

300

This is the god of the forge and blacksmithing

Who is Hephaestus?

300

This is the very large sea south of Greece

What is the Mediterranean?

300

This is what slaves were called in both Athens and Sparta

What are helots?

300

This goddess was kidnapped by Hades and forced to be his wife

Who is Persephone?

300

This lady was only able to repeat what other people said to her

Who is Echo?

400

This is the god of music, the arts, and sometimes the sun

Who is Apollo?

400

This is the city in Egypt that was home to the largest library in the ancient world

What is Alexandria?

400

This is the number of kings that ancient Sparta had

What is 2?

400

This is the guy who created the Trojan Horse and then spent 10 years trying to get back home

Who is Odysseus?

400

This guy holds up the sky for all eternity

Who is Atlas?

500

This is the God of Death (like the Grim Reaper, but lame)

Who is Thanatos?

500

This is an ancient temple to Athena, still there today in Athens

What is the Parthenon?

500

This is the number of soldiers that Sparta sent to fight at Thermopylae

What is 300?

500

This guy designed the labyrinth on Crete

Who is Daedalus?

500

This Titan was the father of the big three gods: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades

Who is Cronos?