Greek Myths

Vocabulary A

100

I really want someone to do something so I ______.

Insist

200

When I walk around with no purpose or plan I walk ________.

Aimlessly

300

I feel so good about my art work when I get compliments.  I feel ________.

Flattered

400

When I go and get something I ____ it.

Retrieve

500

When I think something is funny, I think it is _____.

Amusing

Vocabulary B

100

When I watch a football game I am a _________.

Spectator

200

When I know exactly how to do a particular job I am ________.

Skilled

300

I ask for help and advice when I need to make an important decision.  I ask for ______.

Guidance

400

Theseus went through a maze which is also known as a _________.

Labyrinth

500

Athena turned Arachne into the first spider.  Spiders are called ____.

Arachnids

Greek Myth Characteristics

100

I am literature that is created.

Fiction

200

Athena, Zeus, and Hades are examples of _______.

Immortal characters

300

The character in Greek myths that saves the day. ____

Hero

400

Greek myths try to explain something connected to ____.

Nature

500

Greek myths teach a lesson or _________.

Moral

Greek Myths

100

This Greek myth took place in Athens and Crete.

Theseus and the Minotaur

200

This Greek myth took place in a field and the underworld.

Demeter and Persephone

300

The mythical creature in this Greek myth was the Sphinx.

Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx

400

This Greek myth a character who was really angry but eventually learned to control his anger.

Hercules

500

One of the main characters in this Greek myth was thought to be the fastest runner.

Atalanta and the Golden Apples

Ancient Greek gods/goddesses

100

This goddess turned Arachne into a spider.

Athena

200

This god helped retrieve Persephone.

Zeus

300

This god has a dog named Cerebrus.

Hades

400

This god stole fire from Mt. Olympus.

Prometheus

500

This goddess gave Hippomenes some golden apples.

Aphrodite