symbols
Peacock
Which god/goddess?
Hera
Hestia
Goddess of the Hearth
Demeter and Persephone explain why ______________ take place because Persephone, kidnapped by Hades, ate pomegranate seeds and remains in the Underworld for half of the year.
SEASONS
Three goddesses who vowed to never marry?
Hestia, Athena, Artemis
Food of the god
ambrosia and nectar
caduceus and winged sandals
which god/goddess?
Hermes
God of War
Ares
Hermes bored Hera's servant to death so....
Io, Zeus' loves turned into a cow, could escape and run to Egypt. She became a queen there- worshipped by her subjects.
Hermes is full of mischief- name two pranks we have learned about so far...
boring Argus, Hera's servant
stealing Apollo's cows
Eros vs Eris- who is who?
Eros= Cupid- Aphrodite's sidekick- or child- depending upon the myth you read (boy)
Eris= Ares' sidekick- apple of discord (girl)
chariot drawn by swans
python
oracle at Delphi
Apollo
God of the Forge and God of Smiths
Hephaestus
Name at least three gods we studied already who DO NOT sit on the thrones at Mt Olympus.
Bonus- who made the thrones?
Hestia, Dionysus, Hades, Persephone, Selene
Hephaestus made the thrones
Selene fell in love with a mortal- and instead of having him die...
He was granted eternal sleep and turned into a grasshopper
Which god would a bank robber worship/pledge allegiance to in ancient Greece?
Hermes- god of travelers, thieves
Lunar headband
Selene or Artemis:)
God of wine and theatre
Dionysus
Arachne was turned into a spider after boasting to ________________ about her ______________
Bonus- whom did this goddess battle for the right to call Athens home?
Athena about her weaving
Athena battled Poseidon- her olive branch won!
Three gods/goddesses who had bizarre births
Athena- full grown from Zeus's head
Aphrodite- floated in on sea foam
Dionysus- sewed into his father, Zeus's, leg
Zeus- hidden in cave after birth
If you needed a marriage certificate- to whom might you sacrifice something?
Hera- Goddess of marriage
Hestia- Goddess of family
Aphrodite- Goddess of love
Cape of invisibility
Cerberus
Hades
Goddess of wisdom, military strategy, skills, diplomacy, and the list goes on and on:)
Athena
Cronus was a member of the ____________
Zeus was the ruler of the _________________
Cronus' wife, __________, gave her husband a _______________ instead of feeding him _______.
Zeus' wife, __________, gave Cronus an herb to make him vomit.
Cronus= Titan
Zeus= Olympians
Cronus's wife= Rhea- she gave a rock
Zeus' wife= Metis
What do you need in order to rest in peace in the ancient Greek world?
safe passage to the underworld with a coin, the ferryman Charon, and Hades' welcome.
If you were working on an invention for a science fair, with which god would you like to partner?
Hephaestus!!