In the beginning...
In the beginning, there was....
Chaos
Who held the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
creature that is half man and half horse.
Centaur
King of the gods; ruler of Mount Olympus, Earth, and the sky; ruler of all mortals and immortals.
Zeus
Saturn
Cronus
Who was personified as earth?
Gaia
Which Titan created all the animals, birds and other creatures of the earth and gave them special gifts?
Epimetheus
creature that is half bull and half man.
Minotaur
queen of the gods; goddess of women and motherhood
Hera
Jupiter
Zeus
Who were the first race of the gods?
the Titans
Which titan made man in the gods’ image, made man to walk upright and gave man the gifts of fire?
Prometheus
three sisters with snakes for hair, scaly skin, claws, tusks of a wild boar and golden wings
Gorgons
goddess of wisdom and war
Athena
Neptune
Poseidon
Who were the parents of the Olympian deities?
Rhea and Cronus
Why was Prometheus punished?
Because Zeus got angry that man was so empowered and so similar to the gods.
the three-headed hound that guards the entrance to the Underworld.
Cerberus
Goddess of the hearth and home; protector of the home and orphans.
Hestia
Juno
Hera
Name all of the 6 olympian children. Which child has a different story than the others? Explain.
Hestia, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, Hades and Zeus.
Zeus has a different story.
His mother hid him away with the nymphs to save his life. Instead of handing off her son to Cronus, she offered a stone in his place.
Prometheus was punished by chaining him to a rock on a mountain and sending an eagle to peck and devour Prometheus’ liver every day.
fierce, stinky winged monsters with faces of women, bodies of vultures and sharp claws.
Harpies
god of blacksmiths, crafters, and fire
Hephaestus
Minerva
Athena