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Greek gods
Greek goddesses
Mythic heroes
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Messenger god/thief
Who is Hermes?
100
goddess of marriage
Who is Hera?
100
killed the Minotaur
Who is Theseus?
100
games held every four years
What are Olympic games?
100
human
What is mortal?
200
Blacksmith god
Who is Hephaestus?
200
goddess of beauty
Who is Aphrodite?
200
battled cyclops, fought in the Trojan War, and angered Poseidon in Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey."
Who is Odysseus?
200
a journey
What is an odyssey?
200
a mortal hero with supernatural powers
What is a mythic hero?
300
King of the gods
Who is Zeus?
300
goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
300
a demi-god; battled Medusa
Who is Perseus?
300
a change or transformation
What is a metamorphosis?
300
a traditional or legendary story
What is a myth?
400
god of War
Who is Ares?
400
goddess of grain
Who is Demeter?
400
tackled the "Twelve Labors" and on his deathbed was granted immortality by the gods.
Who is Hercules?
400
a maze
What is a labyrinth?
400
having eternal life; the gods were this
What is immortal?
500
god of the sea
Who is Poseidon?
500
goddess of the hearth
Who is Hestia?
500
best Greek warrior in the Trojan War; his heel was the only place on him that was vulnerable to attack.
Who is Achilles?
500
a beginning
What is an origin?
500
the villain or monster
What is an antagonist?