Titans
Name five of the Titans
Theia, Themis, Tethys, Pheobe, Mnemosyne, Rhea, Oceanus, Krios, Crius, Hyperion, Iaptus, Kronos.
Zeus's roman name
Jupiter
Aphrodite is the Goddess of? Name two.
Beauty, love, seduction, desire, fertility, procreation, etc.
Who was the mortal Athena turned into a spider in a weaving contest?
Arachne.
Cerberus. Looks a bit like Fluffy from Harry Potter.
Who did Kronos marry
Rhea, the goddess of Motherhood.
Hera's roman name
Juno
Who are Hermes's parents?
Maia, daughter of Atlas, and Zeus, cheating like always
Why did Athena come out of Zeus's forehead?
Zeus swallowed his first pregnant wife (isn't he a great husband), and Metis gave birth to Athena in his forehead. Which meant that Athena was born out of Zeus's forehead when Hephaestus split Zeus's skull.
Who did Perseus, the slayer of Medusa, marry?
Andromeda
Why did Kronos swallow his children?
Because he was scared his children would overthrow him. Nice guy.
Roman god of war
Mars
Name two of Hera's sacred symbols.
Lotus, cow, cuckoo, peacock, pomegranate, crown and scepter
What was Hera's reaction to baby Hephaestus?
She threw him off Mount Olympus.
Who was Atalanta raised by?
A she-bear.
How many children did Gaea, the Goddess of the Earth, have with Ouranous?
18 children. Two sets of triplets and then twelve twins. Not in that order.
Equivalent to Hermes, is also a planet.
Mercury
Name three minor deities and what they're the god of.
Answers may vary.
How did Zeus punish Hera for rebelling against him?
He dangled her from the sky in chains over Kaos.
How did Atalanta get her husband?
She did a foot race, where she would race her suitors. If the suitor won, he got to marry her. If she caught up with the suitor, she would kill him. However, Hippomenes got hold of these golden apples given by Aphrodite that he threw in her path so she would have to pause to pick them up.
How did Kronos kill Ouranous?
He cut him up with a scythe.
This roman goddess of wisdom and war corresponds with Athena.
Minerva
Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hades, Hermes, Poseidon, Athena, Hephaistos, Aphrodite, Dionysus/Hestia, Artemis, Apollo
Kallisto was a follower of Artemis and was tricked/seduced by Zeus. However, the followers of Artemis have sworn off love, and so, Artemis punished Kallisto by turning her into a bear. Zeus later turned Kallisto into a constellation.
What was the Minotaur's real name?
Asterion.