Gods
God of: The sea, storms, horses
Poseidon
God of: The underworld and dead
Hades
Goddess of: Wisdom and warfare
Athena
Goddess of: The hunt, wilderness
Artemis
What causes Winter in the Origin of Seasons myth?
Demeter refuses to nurture the Harvest due to being sad that Persephone is underground.
God of: The sun, music, prophecy
Apollo
God of: Messages, travelers, merchants
Hermes
Goddess of: The hearth, home, family
Hestia
Titan Goddess of Fertility and Motherhood
Rhea
In the Flight of Icarus, what warning does Daedalus give to Icarus?
Don't fly too high or too low.
God of: The sky and thunder
Zeus
God of: Fertility, wine, celebration
Dionysus
Goddess of: Marriage, women, children
Hera
Daughter of Demeter - the Spring Maiden (Goddess of Spring)
Persephone
Why does Icarus fall from the sky in Flight of Icarus?
He flies too high and the sun melts the wax off of his wings.
God of: War and battle
Ares
The youngest Titan brother who helped overthrow Ouranos and took control during the Titan era.
Cronos
Goddess of: Love, beauty, desire
Aphrodite
Persephone cannot stay above ground 7 months out of the year. Why?
She ate 7 pomegranate seeds and must be Hades Queen in the Underworld
Who imprisoned Daedalus/Icarus AND WHY?
King Minos - he believed that Daedalus revealed the secrets of the Labyrinth and allowed Theseus to escape after killing his Minotaur.
God of: Fire, craftsmen, volcanoes
Hephaesteus
After Chaos, the God of Love, Eros, made what two beings fall in love? These are the first primordial beings. They birthed the Titans.
Goddess of: Agriculture, harvest
Demeter
Why does Hades take Persephone to the Underworld?
He is in love with her.
Explain the Greek Creation Myth, starting from after Gaia and Ouranos (Uranus) had their Titan children.
Gaia plotted with the Titans to overthrow Uranus. Cronos became the leader of the Titans. Cronos married Rhea and swallowed their 5 children.
Rhea had Zeus in secret - hid him on Crete. He grew up and overthrew Cronos by giving him poison, he thew up the other children. They became the rulers and lived on Mount Olympus.