Greek Mythology - Easy
Who is Zeus' favorite daughter?
Athena
Who is the god of war?
Ares
Hera is the goddess of marriage and ______?
childbirth
Which god represents the female ideal for the Greeks?
Athena
Who turns Pygmalion's statue, with whom he has fallen in love, into a real woman?
Aphrodite
Where do the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
Which gods are twins?
Apollo and Artemis
What is Hermes the god of?
travelers, messengers
What ugly and lame god is the god of the Forge?
Hephaestus
Who are the parents of the original six gods?
Cronus and Rhea (Saturn and Ops)
Which symbol of Zeus' can also be used by him as a weapon?
Thunderbolt
What did Prometheus steal from the gods to help mankind?
Fire
What is one of Artemis' symbols?
Bow and arrow/cypress tree/woodland animals/deer or stag
Poisedon's weapon is the ___________?
Trident
What does Daphne's father turn her in to in order to escape Apollo?
A laurel tree
How many Olympian gods are there?
12
Why did Orpheus lose his wife Eurydice when he was permitted to bring her back from the underworld?
He turned to look at her to early.
Apollo
Who is Ares' and Aphrodite's son?
Eros/Cupid
Who are the three virgin goddesses?
Hestia, Athena, and Artemis
Who is the god of wine and celebration?
Dionysus
What is a demigod?
A person who is the offspring of a god and mortal; half god and half human
Who is the Queen of the underworld?
Persephone
This talented deity is the god of light, prophecy, music, and healing, among other things.
Apollo
What is the name of the woman sent by the gods to mankind as a "gift" but who ends up letting loose many ills on the earth?
Pandora