They used myths to explain the unexplainable. They used them them to say how things came to be, why world is the way it is.
100
Demeter is the Goddess of the __________.
Harvest
100
Persephone is the maiden of ________.
Spring
100
Read the following sentence and, using your vocabulary words, identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
"In his chariot drawn by coal-black steed he rose up through a ___________________ in the earth, and grasping the maiden by the wrist set her beside him"
chasm
200
Name Zeus' two brothers and where they ruled.
Poseidon - ruled the ocean
Hades - ruled the Underworld
200
What are "Natural Myths"? Give examples.
"Natural Myths" are myths that explain things in nature or the natural world. Examples: Myth of Persephone and Demeter explains the changing of the seasons, Narcissus explains how the flower narcissus came to be, Echo explains why we hear echos in caves and empty rooms.
200
Why did Demeter leave Mt. Olympus and how did she disguise herself on Earth?
She left Mt. Olympus because she felt betrayed that the other Gods did not tell her what happened to her daughter. When she came to earth she disguised herself as an old woman.
200
Who kidnapped Persephone and where did he take her?
Hades kidnapped Persephone and brought her to the Underworld to be his wife.
200
Read the following sentence and, using your vocabulary words, identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
"In her __________ wanderings she came to Eleusis and sat by the wayside near a well."
desolate
300
Part One:
True or False - The Gods were perfect beings.
Part Two:
If False, give two examples.
False - Zeus cheats on his wife constantly, Hera is vengeful and is blinded by her anger, Hephaestus is ugly, Ares is a coward
300
What is the most important death ritual to the ancient Greeks and why?
The most important death ritual is placing two gold coins on the eyes or in the mouth of the dead. Without the coins the dead cannot pay Charon, the boatman in the Underworld, to take them across the river Styx. If they cannot cross the river they can never reach their final resting place.
300
Why was Demeter insulted by Metaneira?
Demeter was insulted when Metaneira took back her child from Demeter.
300
Who ordered Hades to let Persephone return to her mother?
Zeus ordered Hades, but Hermes personally delivered the message.
300
Read the following sentence and, using your vocabulary words, identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
"And the child grew like a young god, for daily Demeter ________ him with ambrosia and at night she would place him in the red heart of the fire."
anointed
400
Identify the following Gods/Goddesses:
1. Hera
2. Hermes
3. Ares
4. Aphrodite
1. Hera - queen of gods and wife to Zeus
2. Hermes - messenger to the Gods
3. Ares - god of war
4. Aphrodite - goddess of love
400
Who are the only gods or goddesses that can enter and return from the Underworld without having to die?
Hades, who rules the Underworld, and Hermes to guides the souls of the dead.
400
Why was the town of Eleusis told to build a temple?
They were told to build a temple for Demeter to win back her favor after she was insulted by Metaneria.
400
How was Persephone tricked into returning to the Underworld?
Hades asked her think fondly of him after she left and gave her three seeds to eat as a gift, but because she ate the seeds she must return the Underworld for 3-4 months.
400
Read the following sentence and, using your vocabulary words, identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
"Then she showed herself the goddess __________. Beauty breathed about her and a lovely fragrance; light shone from her so that the great house was filled with brightness."
manifest
500
In Greek Mythology, the majority of problems within the stories are due to....
Zeus cheating on his wife Hera or Hera thinking Zeus is cheating with someone.
500
To the ancient Greeks, the stories about the Gods and Goddesses where their ___________.
A. source of entertainment
B. religion
C. ways to express their greatness to other countries
B. religion
To the Greeks, the mythology was their religion. They prayed daily and built many temples to the Gods and Goddesses.
500
Name the two themes of the myth and explain how that theme relates to the story.
Theme: Sorrow - Demeter's depression over her daughter's yearly death explains why we have winter and why the crops die each season.
Theme: Loss of Innocence - Persephone loses her childhood innocence when she is kidnapped by Hades and forced to die each year to return to him in the Underworld
500
Why do the Greeks have so much respect for Persephone?
Hint: It relates to her loss of innocence.
The Greeks respect Persephone because she must die every year to return to the Underworld and then come back to life for all eternity.
500
Read the following sentence and, using your vocabulary words, identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
"She asked instead for barley-water flavored with mint, the cooling draught of the reaper at harvest time and also the ________ cup given to worshipers at Eleusis."