Greek Landscape and Government
How you get from one place to another. Examples of said thing is flying, driving, and walking.
What is travel?
The god of the sky, king of the gods.
Who is Zeus?
The place where plays (or dramas) or other performances happen. Example: Actors perform in a _____.
What is a theater?
The god of time, and the old king of the gods, he was the leader of the Titans.
Who is Kronos?
The place where the Olympics had their roots, it hosted the first of the ancient Greek Olympic games.
What is Olympia?
It is a well-known sea to the east of Greece, and it was named for Theseus' supposed father, who lept into the sea upon believing that Theseus was dead.
What is the Aegean sea?
The goddess of the hearth. Daughter of Kronos and Rhea, sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Demeter.
Who is Hestia?
The poet who wrote many famous Greek literature pieces, including The Odyssey and The Iliad.
Who is Homer?
The son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, husband of Tritonis, father of Pallas. He was a merman, and known as "Prince of the sea."
Who is Triton?
A race run by humans with no external help (no chariots, no horses).
What is a footrace?
A large body of water, part of an ocean. Hint: what Poseidon rules over.
What is a sea?
The most famous children of Gaia and Ouranos, they ruled from Mt. Othrys until the Titanomachy, which they lost to the gods.
Who are the Titans?
Where plays were performed. The antonym of indoors.
What is the outdoors?
The children of Tartarus and Gaia, they were created to overthrow the gods. Some myths state that each was designed to be the exact opposite of some Olympian.
Who are the Giants?
Laws are a type of this thing. In Ancient Greece, these in sports events were enforced with violence.
What are event rules?
It is a government which is very popular among many countries. Example: For the people, by the people, and of the people. It is the kind of government that the US uses.
What is a democracy?
The primordial deity and embodiment of the earth. Mother of the Titans, etc. Wife of Ouranos.
Who is Gaia?
An ancient Greek practice, although found all over the globe, even in modern times. It included astronomy, mathematics, and logic. Its practitioners were known for being thought to be insane.
What is philosophy?
The primordial deity and embodiment of the Greeks' version of hell, in the Underworld. He and Gaia together were the parents of the Giants.
Who is Tartarus?
Named for Olympia, its birthplace. They were originally funeral games. They are currently the most famous and prestigious games in the world. They happen every four years.
What are the Olympics?
A kind of government that involves a small group who makes all the decisions. The kind of government that Sparta had.
The old god of the sea, replaced by Poseidon after the Titanomachy.
Who is Nereus?
A Greek philosopher, known for insanity, like almost all other philosophers at that time. He believed that an uninvestigated life was a life that wasn't worth living. His name started with "s"
Who is Socrates?
The primordial deity and embodiment of the ocean. Son of Gaia.
Who is Pontos?
A violent sport played with large gloves named for the sport. They originated in Greece, although then it was much more similar to wrestling.
What is boxing?