God and Goddesses
Greek Olympic games
Warfare
Heroes
Poetry
100
Who is the mother of the god Zeus?
Rhea
100
Why were Olympic games held?
They were held to honer the gods
100
What was the most feared city-state in Greece?
Sparta
100
What is the name of the creature that was half-man and half-bull?
Minotaur
100
Who is Homer?
He was a poet
200
Who is the king of the gods, who was his father and brothers?
The king of the gods is Zeus, his father is Cronus, his brothers are Poseiden and Hades
200
What were the Equestrian games?
They were the games that included chariot racing, horse racing, mule racing
200
How did the Greeks mainly battle?
They usually traveled by the sea in large amounts of vessels
200
Who is the warrior that fought for the Trojans in the Trojan war? (Hint: He was the prince)
Hector
200
Who is the
Homer
300
Who is Apollo? What were his specialties?
He was the god of the sun, and his specialties are poetry, healing, music, and archery
300
Name all the Olympic games
Combat, Running, Equestrian, Pentathlon
300
Who won the Trojan war and how?
The Spartans won the Trojan war, they built a gigantic horse made of wood, then the Trojans took it in their city. But they did not realize that the Greeks were hiding inside the horse
300
What is the monster Hydra's power?
Whenever a head was cut, two more heads grew back out
300
Who is the one who wrote Odyssey?
Homer
400
Who is Ares? Describe him
He is the god of war, and he is very short tempered and was usually acting instead of thinking
400
Who entered the Equestrian events and why?
Only the rich could afford chariots so only the rich people entered the games
400
How long was the Trojan war and who likely caused it?
The Trojan was was 10 years long and the Trojan prince Paris and Princess Helen
400
Who is the man who killed Hydra?
Hercules
500
Who was Demeter's daughter and who was the god that kidnapped him? Say all the names.
The Demeter's daughter is Persephone and the god who kidnapped her is named Hades or Pluto
500
When was the first Olympics held?
776 B.C.
500
What was the Trojan war called? Who were the main warriors?
The Trojan war was called the Iliad, and the two great warriors were called Hector and Achilles
500
Who killed the Medusa and who is his father?
Perseus killed Medusa and he is the son of the god Zeus
500
What is the epic poet Iliad about?
It is about the Trojan war