Gods & Goddesses
The king of the gods who controls thunder and lightning.
Zeus
Autobiography, Biology, and biography have this (Greek) root word.
Bio
Prometheus is famous for giving humans this.
Fire
Hercules had to complete this many labors.
Twelve
A traditional story that explains beliefs or nature.
Myth
A thunderbolt, or lightening bolt is the symbol of this greek god.
Zeus
This goddess is the wife/sister of Zeus and the goddess of marriage.
Hera
This (Latin) root word means "see".
Vis
Zeus punished Prometheus because he did this.
Disobeyed
This monster grew two heads when one was cut off.
Hydra
A mortal is different from a god because mortals can do this.
Die
This three-tipped weapon represents Poseidon.
Trident
This god is connected to earthquakes because of his power over water.
Poseidon
That does the root word "therm" mean?
Heat
Pandora opened the box because of this human trait.
curiosity
In the Disney movie Hercules was trying to be killed by Hades, the god of the underworld. In the story we read in class, who was the one that was trying to kill Heracles?
Hera
An immortal character often represents this human wish.
living forever
This animal is a symbol of Athena and represents wisdom.
An Owl
This goddess represents wisdom and strategic war rather than violence.
Athena
The root geo means earth. This word means “the study of Earth.”
Geology
What was the last thing in Pandora's box?
Hope
The Nemean Lion was hard to defeat because of this feature.
Impenetrable skin, or thick skin, could not be pierced by the sword.
Myths often include heroes to teach this.
Moral lessons
The pet of Hades’ that helps guard the underworld.
Cerberus
This god rules the underworld but is often misunderstood as the god of death.
Hades
The root word chron appears in words like chronology and comes from Kronos (Cronus), the Titan and Zeus' father. What was Kronos the titan of?
Time
This myth explains why humans experience this in the world.
suffering/problems or disease/sickness
The labors show Hercules is strong and also this quality.
determination
The divine food or drink of the gods, granting them immortality, eternal youth, and the ability to heal.
Ambrosia
This symbol represents a god connected to music, poetry, and prophecy, showing how art and knowledge were powerful in Greek culture.
The Lyre