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Mythology - what/spread/end?
Chaos
Mother Earth
Uranus
The Titan King/ Zeus
100

Did the people of Ancient Greece really believe in Greek Mythology?

yes

100

Which came first? Chaos or animals on Earth?

Chaos

100

Another name for "Mother Earth" in Greek Mythology is.....

Gaia

100

Uranus can also be referred to as Father _______

Heaven

100

Cronos castrates his father using what weapon?

A sickle

200

  • Greek mythology is a collection of _______, legends, and myths that originate from ancient Greece. 

stories

200

Chaos refers to a formless and empty ________

void
200

Gaia represents the physical and fertile aspects of _______

the world/ Earth

200

Gaia and Uranus had children, first there were the 12 ______

Titans

200

Cronus goes on to marry _______, who is his ______ (must answer be correct to get points)

Rhea/ Sister (gross)

300

Name 2 ways that Greek Mythology spread

options:

- oral tradition

- literature

- art

- colonization

- interaction with other cultures

300

Chaos "gave birth" to which THREE deities? 

Gaia, Tartarus, Eros

300

She brought order to Chaos by creating land, seas, and ________

mountains

300

Where did Uranus hide his children that he was afraid of?

Inside Gaia

300

The Titans & Olympians fight for 10 years, a war called ________

Titanomachy

400
Name 2 reasons why Greek Mythology ended/ phased out

possible answers:

- rise of Christianity

- Roman Influence

- decline of paganism

- philosophical/ intellectual developments

- cultural changes

400

Chaos was the _____ primordial deity to come into existence. (think #) 

1st

400

When Night and Erebus get together, they create/ give birth to ________

Day

400

Even though Uranus was hateful, Gaia continued to bare him children, two more groups called ______ and ________

Cyclops & 100 handed/ 50 headed monsters

400

How does Rhea hide Zeus from Cronus? Be specific

Gave Cronus a rock to swallow/ hid Zeus on the island of Crete

500

  • Roman Influence: With the Roman conquest of Greece in the 2nd century BCE, Greek culture and mythology continued to influence Roman society. However, the Roman pantheon absorbed and merged with Greek deities, leading to the development of a syncretic religion. This shift _______ the lines between traditional Greek beliefs and Roman interpretations.

  • Think Robin Thicke

blurred

500

Chaos is an essential part of the natural order and the cyclical nature of _________ and _________

Creation & Destruction

500

Who does Gaia choose for a Husband?

Uranus

500

All of his children were afraid of Uranus, except ______, the youngest Titan

Cronos

500

Only Zeus is able to defeat Gaia's last child. Their name is....

Typhon