In The Beginning...
Greek Gods
Greek Goddesses
Vocabulary
What the heck?
100

This is Mother Earth's name

What is Gaea

100
God of thunder, king of Olympus

Who is Zeus

100

Goddess of women and marriage, Queen of Olympus

Hera

100

This is the term for small statues that were worshipped in the ancient pre-Greek times.

What are idols

100
How did Chronus try to stop his children from overthrowing him?

By swallowing them whole

200

Mother Earth united with this god of the sky to create life on earth

Who is Uranus

200

God of War, son of Zeus

Ares

200

Goddess of beauty, has no mother or father, arrived to Olympus on a bed of sea foam

Aphrodite

200

This term means impossible to kill or unable to die

What is immortal

200
When Hera found Zeus in a cloud with a cow, how did she know that Zeus was fooling around?

The cow was too attractive to be a normal cow

300

This Titan overthrew his father, the god of the sky

Who is Chronos

300

God of music, poetry, medicine, and the sun

Apollo

300

Goddess of strategy and wisdom, has an owl on her shoulder

Athena

300

This is a curved weapon used in farming; Chronos used one to kill his father

What is a sickle

300

How did Hephaestus lose the use of his legs?

His father Zeus grabbed him by the leg and threw him so hard he flew through the air for 24 hours before crashing down on an island

400

These monsters smithed weapons and thunderbolts for Zeus

Who are the Cyclopses

400

God of wine and parties; the youngest of the Olympians

Dionysus

400

Goddess of the hunt, twin of Apollo

Artemis

400
Name either the food or the drink of the gods

Nectar and Ambrosia

400

How did Hermes kill the guard Argus?

Bored him to death with a story that had no beginning and no end

500

This "mother of monsters" was spared by Zeus and sent to a cave to nurture other monsters to test future heroes and gods

Who is Echidna

500

God of the Forge, inventor of robots

Hephaestus

500

Goddess of farming and seasons, mother of Persephone

Demeter

500

What do the gods have in place of blood?

Ichor

500

Hephaestus made magic underwear for this goddess, his wife. It was supposed to protect her from other men, but it only made her more attractive to them.

Aphrodite