Gods & Goddesses
The king of the gods, husband of Hera
Zeus
The city-state of Troy is known as the site of the....
Trojan War
The most famous Gorgon in Greek Mythology
Medusa
Known for his physical strength
Hercules
This hero is credited with winning the Trojan War for the Greeks
Odysseus
The Goddess of Wisdom
Athena
Who is Poseidon?
The God of the Sea
The Capital city of Greece
Athens
A Pegasus is what animal?
winged horse
Sailed between Scylla and Charybdis
Odysseus
This wooden animal tricked the Trojans
a horse
The Goddess of the harvest
Demeter
The God of War
Ares
Odysseus is King of the island...
Ithaca
A half man, half horse
a centaur
Achilles' weakness ended up being...
his heel
"The Face That Launched 1,000 Ships" belongs to what woman?
Helen
The God of Music
Apollo
The Goddess of Wine
Dionysus
Sparta, Troy, Thebes & Athens were all known as Greek____________
City-States
A half goat, half man
satyr
Hercules' wife was named
Megara
Achilles killed what Trojan prince?
Hector
Aphrodite
Goddess of the Moon
Artemis
The river that takes you to the Underworld
The River Styx
A 3 headed dog who guards the entrance to the Underworld
Cerebrus
The Three Fates controlled peoples' ________
destiny/death
This Trojan Prince "stole" a Greek wife, starting the Trojan War
Paris
Zeus's father is a Titan named:
Cronus
The Goddess of music, art and literature.
The Muses
The Gods and Goddesses were said to live on:
Mt. Olympus
A creature with many, regrowing heads
Hydra
A person with one parent who is human and one who is a god/goddess
The story of the Trojan War is called:
The Iliad
The God of the Sun
Helios
The Messenger God
Hermes
Hades is the ruler of what area?
The Underworld
A cyclops is known to have one _____
eye
The belief in many gods is known as
polytheism
Odysseus killed ________ men who were in his house.
118
The God of the Wind
Aeolus
The God of fire and metal working
Hephaestus
People went to ___________ to worship the gods
temples
Poseidon created what land animal?
horses
The poet known for writing The Odyssey
Homer
The ruler of ______________ told Telemachus his father was dead
Sparta
This goddess was helpful to Odysseus during his journey home.
Athena
Cupid's parents:
Aphrodite and Ares
The sea surrounding most of Greece is:
Aegean Sea
Hera sent two __________ to try to kill Hercules as a baby.
snakes/serpents
The food and drink consumed by the gods (two answers)
Ambrosia & nectar
Troy is supposedly located in modern-day _____________
Turkey
If you are struck by Cupid you will...
fall in love